USA

AJC fosters Cyprus, Greece, U.S., Israel ties

NEW YORK (Press Release) — An American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership delegation just concluded a two-day visit to Nicosia. The trip’s highlights included a private luncheon at the Presidential Palace hosted by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and the First Lady, and attended by the Minister of Defense and other top officials. In addition, the group met […]

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International, Middle East, USA

News priority: sex scandals or U.S. – Israel discord?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Two separate issues are competing for media attention. Our most senior cops, except, hopefully, the Chief of Police and maybe a few others, are having trouble keeping their pants zipped. About half of the most senior officers (Deputy Chief and Heads of Major Departments and Regional Commands) have resigned, been

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Jewish museum offers spots for 4 interns

PHILADELPHIA (Press Release)–The National Museum of American Jewish History is pleased to announce that it has received a $16,000 grant from The Weinberg Family Internship Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation to support full-time internships for four students during Summer 2015. The grant will provide stipends for qualified undergraduate students enrolled full time at a four-year

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

ADL confers Pearl awards on Foley, Sotloff

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday, Feb. 6,  recognized two conflict journalists who, despite the inherent risks of their chosen profession, remained tirelessly committed to “finding the humanity behind the headlines” in Syria and Iraq before their lives were horrifically ended by members of the Islamic State terrorist group. Journalists James Foley and

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Middle East, USA

Jewish news briefs: February 6, 2015

    Poll: More Americans support than oppose Netanyahu’s Congress speech (JNS.org) More Americans support than oppose Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech before a joint session of Congress on the Iranian nuclear threat and radical Islam, a new poll released by Rasmussen Reports revealed. Forty-two percent of respondents agreed that Netanyahu “should

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International, Middle East, USA

24 Jewish groups press AG Harris for ruling

SANTA CRUZ, California (SDJW)–Twenty four Jewish organizations have sent a joint letter to California Attorney General Kamala Harris asking that she respond to questions raised about whether professors at public colleges and universities may use the facilities and resources of those institutions for the purposes of anti- Israel propaganda. A request for comment from San

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Happy birthday you tree, here’s a hug!

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Some trees at Mission Trails Regional Park received hugs and a special birthday song on Wednesday, February 4, from elementary school-aged Hebrew School pupils studying with Chabad of East County. The occasion was Tu B’Shevat, also known as the birthday of the trees. Normally, students at the Chabad school, taught by

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA

Internet neutrality and privacy measures advance

Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, proposed rules on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to keep the Internet “neutral,” meaning that wealthy users could not gain preference or priority by paying more to their providers. The FCC’s chairman’s proposal — which now goes to a vote of the full Federal

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

Senate moves to prevent veterans’ suicides

Compiled by Donald H. Harrison The U.S. Senate unanimously adopted, by a vote of 99-0 the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which provides for peer support and community outreach programs to assist veterans to transition from military to civilian life.  It also calls for independent consultants to evaluate efforts by the Department

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Donald H. Harrison, USA