Published by Reuters By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania teenager who sued after a profane social media post got her banished from her high school’s cheerleading squad in a closely watched free speech case, but it declined to outright ban public schools from regulating off-campus […]
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Advocates for the Palestinians exerted their terrorism talents in or near two prominent American cities 3,000 miles apart in recent weeks. First they prevented a privately-owned Israeli ship from unloading its cargo in Oakland, California, across the bay from San Francisco. On Sunday, they succeeded in canceling a food festival in the Kensington section of Philadelphia because the organizers dared to allow an Israeli food truck to participate. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Business & Finance, Middle East, Travel and Food, USA
In sports, which can serve as a microcosm of our society, we saw over the past few days the ugly and the beautiful.
The ugly came following a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) regional championship basketball game between Coronado High School of the City of Coronado and Orange Glen High School of the City of Escondido. At the end of the hard-fought game, which Coronado narrowly won, some of its players “celebrated” by tossing packages of tortillas at the Orange Glen team, whose players are predominantly Mexican-American. Coronado High School, in contrast, is predominantly White. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USA
The Jewish Agency for Israel and The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington on Tuesday announced their collaboration to bring former Member of Knesset Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh (Yesh Atid/Blue and White), the first female Druze member of Israel’s Parliament, to Washington, DC as a senior shlicha (Israeli emissary). She will also support Israel engagement efforts on North American college campuses working closely with Hillel International. [Jewish Agency for Israel news release]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
While this book was published prior to the election by which Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States, there is much in it that remains of interest — particularly for people like myself who are interested in the relationships between American presidents and the Jewish community. [Donald H. Harrison]
Political Biography Includes Anecdotes About Biden and Jews Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA
In the June 20, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
[Michael Ordman]
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Published by PopCrush One of the First Dogs has passed away. On Saturday (June 19), President Joe Biden announced that his dog, Champ, died at home. The German shepherd was thirteen years old. “He was our constant, cherished companion during the last 13 years and was adored by the entire Biden family,” the President wrote
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Published by Reuters By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Ebrahim Raisi’s record of fierce loyalty to Iran’s ruling clerics helped explain why the senior judge had been expected to win Friday’s presidential election, a contest the authorities limited almost exclusively to hardline candidates like him. The win for Raisi, 60, an implacable critic of the West
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Middle East, USA
Published by Al-Araby The United States is set to radically reduce weapons systems and troops in the Middle East, mostly in Saudi Arabia, as it refocuses its attention to potential threats from China and Russia, an official has revealed. It is believed Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I was delighted to learn that Congress, by an overwhelming vote, has decided that Juneteenth should be a federal holiday. President Joe Biden subsequently signed the Juneteenth bill into law. Marking the June 19, 1865 date when U.S. Army Major General Gordon Granger abolished slavery in Galveston, Texas,
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Donald H. Harrison, USA
Published by Reuters By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians vote on Friday in a race likely to hand the presidency to a judge sanctioned by Washington for alleged involvement in executions of political prisoners, a result that would cheer the clerical leadership but stir Western human rights concerns. Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi, an ally and
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(June 16, 2021 / JNS) The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Truman Library Institute announced a new cooperative agreement in which they will work together to increase education and awareness of the history and legacy of President Harry S. Truman’s support for the creation of the State of Israel. The two entities will
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Middle East, USA
By Yaakov Lappin (June 16, 2021 / JNS) A large-scale joint combat drill underway in Italy, involving F-35 squadrons from Israel, Italy, the United States, and Britain, represents a major learning opportunity for all involved, an Israeli fighter-jet pilot taking part in the exercise told JNS in recent days. The squadrons are stationed at the
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International, Middle East, USA
By Yori Yalon (June 16, 2021 / Israel Hayom via JNS) Some 5,000 new immigrants from the United States and Canada are scheduled to immigrate to Israel by the end of 2021, according to new data published by the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization in conjunction with Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Ministry, The Jewish Agency for Israel,
North American immigration to Israel spikes after pandemic’s ‘year of challenges’ Read More »
Middle East, USA