International

House votes anti- missile, anti – tunnel aid to Israel

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for authorizing a total of $500 million for U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation and continued authorization of up to $50 million for U.S.-Israel counter-tunnel cooperation in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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Middle East, USA

119 House members call for anti- Semitism envoy

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release). — Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Kay Granger (R-TX), and Marc Veasey (D-TX), co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism, were joined by 113 bipartisan Taskforce members in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to quickly

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International, USA

A little bit of Indonesia aboard Dutch ship

Editor’s Note: This is the twelfth in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego.  Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 By Donald H.

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Israel video contest announced

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) —The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation announced the details of its third annual “Inspired by Israel” video contest, which it launched this week in partnership with the 12Tribe Films Foundation. Hosted on Israelvideonetwork.com, the contest will ask entrants to submit videos that entertain, educate and inspire people about Israel. A

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

300 women protest gender gap in health care

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Over three hundred women from across the country gathered  last week for the second annual Women’s Health Empowerment Summit. The Summit, which took place on May 16 during National Women’s Health Week, advocated for women’s health to be a national priority. This year’s second annual summit, hosted by Hadassah, The

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

BGU offers graduates micro- grants

BEER-SHEVA, Israels (Press Releaser) — Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) President Prof. Rivka Carmi has announced a $1 million BGU Entrepreneurship Fund (BEF), the first of its type established by an Israeli university. The student-led fund will provide students and recent graduates with micro-grants to jump-start innovative technologies and concepts. The Fund was announced

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Tel Aviv scientists report step in ALS fight

TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study identifies a previously unknown mechanism involved in the development of Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The research focuses on a specific microRNA whose levels were found to decrease as a result of ALS-causing muscular mutations. The study highlights, for the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Church move to honor Hlond ‘concerns’ AJC

NEW YORK (Press Release) – In a letter to the Vatican, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has expressed profound concerns regarding the Pope’s announcement recognizing Cardinal August Hlond, the Polish Primate during World War II, as having “heroic virtues” – a stage towards being made a saint. Moving forward with the canonization process “will be

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International, Jewish History, USA

Louisiana takes strong stand against BDS

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Press Release)  — StandWithUs applauds Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards who issued an executive order  on May 22 prohibiting Louisiana state government from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. Louisiana proudly takes its place with 24 other states and numerous municipalities that have enacted similar legislation and executive orders. Edwards’ executive order specifically

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Middle East, USA