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MIT, BGU agree on student exchange, joint research

June 3, 2014

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have signed an agreement to create a new seed fund to finance joint research collaborations and student exchanges. The MIT-Israel – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Seed Fund is part of MISTI Global Seed Funds. MISTI will […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel will boycott new Palestinian gov’t, but U.S. will continue doing business with it if Hamas not involved

June 2, 2014

-San Diego Jewish World roundup- Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu at his Cabinet meeting on Sunday, June 1, urged the world to refrain from recognizing the new unity Palestinian government, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in the new government’s members anyway. In a blow to Israel, the U.S. State Department on June 2

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Middle East, USA

Future Israelis march in NYC parade

June 1, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) — More than 80 Jews from around New York who are planning to make Aliyah in the coming months marched alongside the NefeshB’Nefesh float in this year’s Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City on Sunday, June 1. The prospective Olim included families and their children, young professionals and retirees. The parade’s 50th

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Middle East, USA

Comparing democracy in Israel, U.S. and Egypt

May 31, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Democracy is an icon of those who aspire to the best of political and civil rights. Like other icons, however, it is tricky to sort out the symbol from the realities. Virtually all countries describe themselves as democracies, but few measure up. Political scientists who concern themselves with the nature

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Conservatives, Reform debate J Street role

May 31, 2014

By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. (JNS) — Members of Reform and Conservative synagogues have signed on to recent full-page advertisements in Jewish newspapers around the country, blasting their denomination’s leaders for supporting the (eventually failed) bid of the self-labeled “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby J Street to join the Conference of Presidents of Major American

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Middle East, USA

Engel: Alternative energy for government vehicles

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Eliot Engel’s amendment requiring the mandatory use of alternative fuel vehicles in the federal fleet was adopted into the FY2015 the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The Congressman is a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The amendment codifies the

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Cantor: House cuts budget, provides essential services

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) released the following statement applauding passage of the FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill: “With the passage of the FY2015 Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations bill this morning (May 30), the House is continuing its work to ensure that tax dollars are

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Boxer: Help families prevent gun violence

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – In the wake of the tragic shootings in Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara last week, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) on Friday, May 30, announced that she will be introducing legislation soon to help provide families and close associates of a potentially dangerous person with new

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House funds background checks for gun buyers

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In response to the House of Representatives’ passage of the Thompson-King Amendment to provide $19.5 million to improve background check records related to gun purchases, Rachel Laser, Deputy Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: “The scars of gun violence are present in too

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House passes federal ‘shield law’ for journalists

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) – Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Florida) introduced legislation on Thursday, May 29, to protect reporters and journalists from being compelled to reveal confidential sources. Grayson’s measure was added to H.R. 4660, the ‘Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act’, and prohibits the Department of Justice from using funds to force journalists to

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Cicilline: Keep guns away from mentally disturbed

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-Rhode Island), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, on Friday, May 30, introduced legislation that would help keep guns away from dangerously mentally-ill individuals. Specifically, the End the Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act would ensure lifesaving information is submitted into the Federal

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Nadler: Keeping Gitmo Prison open is irrational

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), a veteran Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered a statement on the House floor on closing the Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba. He said: “I understand that there is an irrational fear of bringing Guantanamo detainees into the United States, even though we

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International, USA

Nat’l Parks to honor historic LGBT sites

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) on Thursday, May 30, applauded Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Tim Gill, founder of the Gill Foundation, for creating the first-ever study by the National Park Service to identify historical sites and events integral to the civil rights struggle of lesbian, gay, bisexual,

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Shinseki resigns as V.A. Secretary; Congress reacts

May 30, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Barack Obama announced the resignation of Veterans Administration Secretary Eric Shinseki, and reaction and advice from Capitol Hill was quick to follow. Here is a partial transcript of the news conference in which the President announced the resignation: * THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. A few minutes ago, Secretary Shinseki and

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

MIT, BGU agree on student exchange, joint research

Israel will boycott new Palestinian gov’t, but U.S. will continue doing business with it if Hamas not involved

Future Israelis march in NYC parade

Comparing democracy in Israel, U.S. and Egypt

Conservatives, Reform debate J Street role

Engel: Alternative energy for government vehicles

Cantor: House cuts budget, provides essential services

Boxer: Help families prevent gun violence

House funds background checks for gun buyers

House passes federal ‘shield law’ for journalists

Cicilline: Keep guns away from mentally disturbed

Nadler: Keeping Gitmo Prison open is irrational

Nat’l Parks to honor historic LGBT sites

Shinseki resigns as V.A. Secretary; Congress reacts

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