International

Poland’s leader condemns anti-Semitism, praises Israel

The powerful head of Poland’s governing right-wing party denounced anti-Semitism and hailed Israel at a ceremony Monday honouring Poles who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, widely regarded as Poland’s de facto decision-maker, made the comment after the European Jewish Congress (EJC) voiced “grave concerns” over an increase in anti-Semitic acts under the government

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International

Israel’s Jewish population tops 6.5 million Israel”s Jewish population grew 2.3% percent from September 2016 to September 2017, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported Monday, rising to approximately 6,523,000. Out of a total population of 8,743,000 people, Jews make up 74.6% of Israel”s population – a slight decrease compared to 2016, when Israel”s 6,377,000 Jews

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Middle East

In shadow of Israel-Diaspora Western Wall crisis, PM meets US Jewish leaders

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday afternoon met with eight senior leaders of the American Jewish community to talk about a broad range of issues including Israel-Diaspora relations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran. The meeting took place on the backdrop of an ongoing crisis between the Israeli government and Diaspora Jewry over

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Wiesenthal Center demands action for Rohingya

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) reacts with horror to the ongoing attacks against the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar. “We are witnessing a human tragedy of three hundred thousand souls driven from their homes to an uncertain future. And there are serious reports of a campaign of murder, rape, and burnt villages,” said Rabbi

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International, USA

Serbia’s lesbian PM joins Belgrade Pride Parade

Serbian gay right activists marched with their first openly lesbian prime minister through the streets of Belgrade on Sunday, amid tight security. Holding balloons and a banner reading “For change,” hundreds of participants gathered for the parade, which was was cordoned by riot police, while a helicopter flew low overhead. “Serbia respects diversity. My message

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International

Jaws dropped when Stephen Colbert invited a special guest to the Emmys stage

Emmys host Stephen Colbert delivered a ton of jabs to President Trump in his opening monologue of this year’s award show. The host taunted the president many times, reminding the audience of several tweets he made about previous award shows. Colbert joked with previous Emmys host Seth Myers about the tweet Trump sent that accused

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Two Israelis convicted of attacking ambulance carrying Syrians

Two residents of the Druze village of Hurfeish in the Golan Heights were found guilty Sunday of involvement in an attack in 2015 on wounded Syrians being treated in Israel. The Haifa District Court convicted Kamal Amer, 24, and Yusuf Sharif, 55, of chasing a military ambulance transporting Syrian patients and blocking the road to

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Middle East

Nikki Haley: ‘North Korea will be destroyed’ in U.S. strike

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley warned Sunday that “North Korea will be destroyed” if the United States is forced to defend itself from the increasingly aggressive rogue state. Days before President Trump’s first speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Ms. Haley said that “we’ve pretty much exhausted all the things we can do

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International, USA

How San Diego Is Combatting Its Hepatitis Outbreak

San Diego health officials have implemented many measures to combat the city’s deadly hepatitis A outbreak, including power-washing the streets with a bleach solution and vaccinating more than 19,000 people. On Saturday they added yet another emergency measure: bathrooms with 24-hour security. Four new portable restrooms and a handwashing stations were added to an area

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Iran’s supreme leader warns US against making ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Sunday that Iran would respond strongly to “any wrong move” by the United States on the multilateral nuclear deal struck in 2015. President Donald Trump has threatened to declare Iran in violation of the landmark agreement next month, which could pave the way for additional U.S.

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International, Middle East, USA

IDF looks to quit selling cigarettes on army bases

Beginning November 1, cigarettes and other tobacco products will disappear from the shelves of stores in dozens of military bases around the country as the army steps up its fight against smoking, the Israel Defense Force’s manpower chief said Sunday. The ban on cigarette sales on those 55 bases — 65 stores, in total —

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education