Students from the Arabic Club at the public high school in the city of Medford, about a 15-minute drive north of downtown Boston, wanted to participate in “World Hijab Day” early this semester. The annual event was created in 2013 to promote awareness and understanding of Muslim women who wear the headscarf as an expression […]
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USAThe Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, headed by MK Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud), on Wednesday held a hearing on “American Jewry as a strategic asset to Israel’s security”. MK Nachman Shai (Zionist Union), chairman of the Israel-US relations Lobby, opened the hearing. “American Jewry is the bridge which forms the basis for the US-Israel relationship,”
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Middle East, USABernie Sanders has spent this entire election season making a progressive case against Hillary Clinton, and now, the Vermont senator has secured enough momentum to shove the entire Democratic National Convention to the left. The Clinton and Sanders campaigns worked in conjunction with the Democratic Party to strike a deal allowing each candidate to choose
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By Ken Stone A British newspaper is quoting Orange County activists as predicting violence at Donald Trump’s rally Wednesday in Anaheim — two days before at least six groups protest his visit to San Diego. A Donald Trump pinata greeted Democratic caucus-goers in May. Photo by Chris Stone The Guardian said Tuesday: “Gustavo Arellano, …
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Ken Stone, USASANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – In light of the pervasive anti-Semitism allowed to fester at the University of California Irvine (UCI), 36 Jewish and civil rights groups on Wednesday, May 25, demanded UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman immediately implement the recently passed Regents Statement of Principles Against Intolerance. “Jewish students report that UCI administrators have consistently
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Prominent in all the noise focused on the recent deals to expand Bibi’s government are the accusations that we’ve gone over the edge in the direction of fascism, and that Israeli politicians are being especially nasty to one another. In other words, an extremism of policy is about to come
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USARepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump is hesitant on the issue of a possible visit to Israel, despite reports last week that Republican Jews are laying the groundwork for such a trip in the coming weeks, The Jewish Insider reported Monday. A trip to Israel would not be a good idea “at this moment,” Trump was
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Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The French government seems to be falling over itself to undo its craven vote in favor of a UNESCO resolution accusing Israel — referred to as the “Occupying Power” in Jerusalem — of destroying historic structures on the Temple Mount: Prime Minister Manuel Valls apologized. “This UNESCO resolution contains unfortunate,
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International, Middle East, USADonald Trump has won over several prominent Jewish Republicans to his candidacy, but the announcement of their support came with a reminder of the awkward dance Republican Jews have been forced to perform in 2016. Throughout the primary season, many Republican Jews debated whether to fall in line behind their party’s rising star or distance
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C– Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, lost a 17-29 vote on her amendment to the FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill that would have blocked known or suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms. “It is common sense that individuals involved in terrorist activity should not be permitted to purchase
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Middle East, USAForeign policy drives a deep wedge between the Sanders and Clinton supporters. According to a new report from Pew Research Center, voters on both sides of the new Democratic divide disagree on a plethora of prominent issues in the international arena. With six primaries and three caucuses remaining in the Democratic nomination process, and both
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — In response to the announcement of Senator Bernie Sanders’ five nominations for the Democratic Party platform drafting committee, including BDS-supporter Cornel West, American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) President Jack Rosen issued the following statement: “Of all the social activists that Senator Sanders could have nominated to help advance his message, we
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Middle East, USAA red swastika was spray-painted at a synagogue in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, reports the local WPRI-TV. According to the report, the graffiti was found on Sunday and was widely condemned by local and state leaders. Pawtucket Police have opened an investigation into the vandalism. “This is the kind of thing that makes your whole body
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USARobert Allen Zimmerman was born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minn. He’s better known as Bob Dylan, the man who changed popular music with his words, voice and vision. In honor of Dylan’s diamond jubilee birthday on Tuesday, we offer 25 things to know about rock’s greatest songwriter. 1. He lived his first six
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