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US Democrats push Biden administration over civilian toll in Israel’s Gaza campaign

Dozens of President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats signed a letter on Friday urging his administration to reaffirm that the U.S. strongly opposes “the forced and permanent displacement” of Palestinians from Gaza. The letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, led by U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Jamie Raskin, was signed by 60 Democratic House of Representatives members, reflecting concern, especially on the left, over the steep toll on Palestinian civilians of Israel’s campaign against Hamas. [Reuters]

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Biden says Palestinian state still possible after Netanyahu call

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden said Friday it was still possible Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could agree to some form of Palestinian state, after the two leaders spoke for the first time in nearly a month amid tensions over the Gaza war. Their call came a day after Netanyahu said

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Biden speaks with Netanyahu after almost a month, discusses two-state solution

Published by ANI News Washington DC [US], January 20 (ANI): Amid growing tensions over Israel’s war against Hamas, US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after nearly a month and reiterated his vision of a ‘two-state solution’ while guaranteeing Israel’s security. The US President also discussed the

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: Turning the Grading Tables on Local Universities

The shoe will be on the other foot for San Diego State, UC San Diego, Cal State San Marcos, the University of San Diego and other 4-year colleges and universities throughout the nation. The Anti-Defamation League has announced it is “developing a new tool to evaluate the climate of antisemitism on individual campuses.” [SDJW staff]

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Likud lawmakers to government: Keep Palestinian workers out

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], January 18 (ANI/TPS): Palestinian laborers from Judea and Samaria should not be allowed to return to work across the Green Line inside Israel’s pre-1967 territory, a dozen Likud lawmakers wrote in a letter to Cabinet members made public on Wednesday. “The time has come to say explicitly that

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: Leaping Into Marriage?

Have you ever met a couple who say, with a smile, that this is their tenth wedding anniversary, but in actuality have been married 40 years.  They are not lying, just bending the truth a little bit.  These are the couples who were married on February 29, which comes around only once in four years — the leap year. [SDJW staff]

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President Herzog says Israel has lost confidence in peace processes

Published by DPA International President Isaac Herzog has said that Israel must work hard to find new ways for dialogue with the Palestinians. “Israelis lost trust in the peace processes because they could see that terror is glorified by our neighbours,” Herzog said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss ski resort of

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Commentary: South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is rank hypocrisy

Published by Chicago Tribune South Africa made history when it took Israel to the International Court of Justice — the United Nations’ highest court — and accused it of waging genocide against Palestinians while asking the court to order an immediate cease-fire. It might turn out to be the worst decision the country has ever

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Coalition of Jewish Groups Urge Investigation of UC Santa Cruz Department

Citing newly released evidence that faculty at the University of California campus here are using their official faculty positions and resources to promote anti-Israel propaganda, in violation of University policy and California law, 115 non-profit advocacy organizations called on the University of California Regents to investigate. [Press Release]

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Israel’s Bell Pepper Crop Picked by International Corps of Volunteers

Mojja joined a group of 22 Jewish volunteers from a diverse group of countries including Brazil, France, Uruguay, Spain, U.S, Germany and Argentina. The volunteer experience really brought them together as friends. “Most volunteers knew English but we taught some to whoever didn’t know.” Mojja recalled with a laugh, “Even the Russian and the Ukrainian got along well!” [Shoshana McKinney]

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OpEd: Disrupters Should Be Prosecuted to the Full Extent of the Law

Those who blocked the Brooklyn Bridge would have prevented ambulances getting through to the hospital on an already congested highway. A motorist waiting there could have a heart attack. In Pennsylvania, a suspect could be charged with reckless endangerment.
[Bruce S. Ticker]

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Our Shtetl San Diego County:  Israel-bound Rabbi ‘Zucky’ Returns to San Diego

Zuckerman’s last trip to Israel was in October.  On that occasion, he visited an IDF reserve unit near the Lebanese border, which had no trucks to move around the reservists’ gear. He promptly contributed $2,000 for the unit to purchase a trailer for hauling its equipment. [SDJW staff]

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Hostages in Gaza sent medicine as part of Qatar-brokered aid deal

Published by DPA International Medicines could soon be on their way to Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip under a Qatar-mediated deal that also provides for more aid to Palestinians in the territory. Two planes carrying food and medicine from Qatar and France landed in the Egyptian coastal town of al-Arish on

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American University in D.C. Accused of Violating Civil Rights of Jewish Students

According to the complaint, AU was fully aware of the pervasive and hostile environment for Jewish students, and not only ignored it, in some cases, it chose to subject Jewish whistleblowers to harassment and disciplinary proceedings. [Press Release]

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