Published by Reuters By Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A wave of kidnappings is sweeping Haiti. But even in a country growing inured to horrific abductions, the case of five-year-old Olslina Janneus sparked outrage. Olslina was snatched off the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince in late January as she was playing. The
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States will send up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine abroad, officials announced Monday, as President Joe Biden pledged to “be there” for India in its hour of need. Critics have accused Washington of “hoarding” the British-developed vaccine, which is not authorized in the
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Congregation Adat Yeshurun is preparing for the historic installation of Rabbi and Rebbetzin Daniel and Brooke Reich from April 30-May 2, cementing the milestone of the synagogue’s first rabbinic transition in its 34-year history. [Jacob Kamaras]
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Jacob Kamaras, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
What if Iran doesn’t actually plan to use a nuclear weapon? What if Iran wants, as various of its officials have said over the years, to prevent being toppled the way Saddam Hussein was, or Moammar Gaddafi or Hosni Mubarak? To prevent a 20-year U.S.-led invasion like that of Afghanistan? [Shoshana Bryen]
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
Is Bibi finished? Not yet, but the signs indicate that his end may be near. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Conversations Between Colleagues has a personal, useful and informative festschrift flavor that honors the profession of American Jewish History, which in 50 years grew from a minor field of study in a handful of universities to a burgeoning academic growth field. [Oliver B. Pollak]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, USA
Published by DPA Eighty-two people died in a fire that swept through a hospital in south-eastern Baghdad early Sunday, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. Some 110 others were injured in the blaze at the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, which cares for Covid-19 patients, Iraq’s state news agency INA quoted the ministry as saying. The ministry doubted
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday the US government will focus on helping Central American farmers affected by climate change in an effort to address a root cause of migration. Harris has been tasked with spearheading President Joe Biden’s bid to resolve the long-running problem of uncontrolled migration over
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‘The True Sea’ is a gem of a novel, but like Mark Twain’s ‘Huckleberry Finn’ before it, schools and libraries may ban it because it uses the “N-Word” in portraying relationships between Whites and Blacks in the Florida Keys in the early 20th century. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, USA
NETANYA, Israel — In the April 25, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–Over 80% of Israeli adults have now been vaccinated against Covid-19.
–Israeli optical breakthrough allows for early detection of skin cancer.
–Israel marks Earth Day with national clean-up and new sustainability center.
–New Israeli-developed microchips are the fastest ever.
–Israel signs hi-tech agreement with one of the world’s largest carmakers.
–Discovery in Israel of the oldest example of alphabetic writing. [Michael Ordman]
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Business & Finance, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Michael Ordman, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, The World We Share, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USA
The bystander credited with saving a wounded man’s life following Thursday night’s Gaslamp Quarter attacks said modestly on Saturday that he deserves only half the credit. “My friend also helped,” said Shai Gino, 28, a former captain in the Israel Defense Force now married to an American and studying for U.S. citizenship. His friend, who served in a “special unit” of the IDF, is Dvir Benesh, 26. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
Published by USA Features Media (USA Features) The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that fines levied against people who came illegally into the U.S. will be canceled and that fines levied against illegal immigrants during the Trump administration will be tossed out as well. The announcement was made by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas who
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Published by Reuters By Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police and Palestinians scuffled outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls overnight into Sunday as tensions flared during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed for calm. Hundreds of police officers in riot gear deployed around the Old City after nightly clashes
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Published by Reuters By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, a historic declaration that infuriated Turkey and further strained frayed ties between the two NATO allies. The largely symbolic move, breaking away from decades of carefully calibrated
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