“The Witness” finally closed his eyes last night OCEANSIDE, California — Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles died on Tuesday evening, April 26, in Memphis at the age of 81. For the last 48 years of his life, he had been both burdened and motivated by his personal witnessing of a most barbaric act. Kyles directly beheld the […]
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Obituaries & memorials, USAIs Bernie Sanders angling to become vice president? Up until now, he has adamantly denied that he is interested in being Hillary Clinton’s running mate, and earlier in the day, he floated his own possibilities for the second slot, should he become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. The message seemed clear: he is not interested
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Middle East, USA
See previous story: The candidates on Israel: https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2016/04/26/maryland-senate-race-two-democrats-vary-israel/ BALTIMORE—Chris Van Hollen, a former state lawmaker who has risen rapidly through the ranks of the Democratic leadership in Washington, won the party’s nomination for Maryland’s open Senate seat Tuesday, emerging from a spirited primary to become the front-runner to succeed retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski. The
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Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, will be the featured speaker at a free Love of Israel brunch sponsored by the Jewish National Fund on Sunday, May 1. The event, to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Del Mar Marriott, 11966 El Camino Real,
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Middle East, San Diego County, USA
A group of self-described “progressive” Jewish students at Harvard Law School has rallied behind Husam El-Qoulaq, a Students for Justice in Palestine activist who smeared former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni as “smelly”, during a panel discussion earlier this month. During the event, which included guest speakers Dennis Ross and MK Livni (Zionist Camp), El-Qoulaq
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, April 26, Maryland Democratic voters will choose between two hopefuls running to replace retiring US Senator Barbara Mikulski, the longest-serving female senator in American history. While Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards each hold similar, if not the same, positions on most issues, they differ dramatically on one particular
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Middle East, USAAn overwhelming majority of US senators signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to reach an agreement with Israel over a new defense aid package as soon as possible. “In light of Israel’s dramatically rising defense challenges, we stand ready to support a substantially enhanced new long-term agreement to help provide Israel the resources it
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Middle East, USABy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) criticized Senator Bernie Sanders for comparing socio-economic conditions in Baltimore to Palestinian communities in the West Bank. “What do the serious issues Baltimore’s leadership and population are confronting have to do with daily Palestinian life in the West Bank?” stated AJC CEO David Harris. “Inserting
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Middle East, USAMost Israelis think the next US president — whoever that may be — will be better for Israel than Barack Obama has been, and while a majority would prefer to see Democratic candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton in the White House over Republican candidate Donald Trump, most believe he would get along better with Prime Minister
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Middle East, USA
BOSTON – On a late spring day nearly 100 years ago, Louis D. Brandeis arrived home from his law office and was greeted by his wife Alice with the words, “Good evening Mr. Justice Brandeis.” The announcement of the confirmation of the first Jewish associate justice to the US Supreme Court came earlier that afternoon,
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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
The graduate student workers union at New York University (NYU) last Friday voted to support the BDS movement boycotting Israel, and asked that NYU cuts its ties with Tel Aviv University (TAU) for its “discrimination” – even though the university has many Arab students. NYU’s Graduate Student Organizing Committee (GSOC) is a labor union representing
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAUS President Barack Obama’s visit to the UK last week in which he gave unsolicited advice pressuring Britain to stay in the European Union (EU) has raised fury among Britons, but also disbelief among American Jewish leaders given Obama’s apparent double standards. Several top British politicians last Friday suggested Obama is pressuring the UK to
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International, Middle East, USA
Many bar- and bat-mitzvah kids mark their special day by doing something to “give back” to the community – volunteering in a soup kitchen, or raising money for a new TV at a senior citizen’s center. Raising $76,000 to establish Israel’s first mobile printing lab, replete with brand new 3D printers and other equipment, would
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)—Members of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism sounded the alarm on Wednesday, April 20, about a troubling surge in anti-Semitism on American college campuses. In a letter to the Secretary of Education, the Taskforce asked the Secretary about the Department’s planned response to the issue. Additionally, the co-chairs
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA