Science, Medicine, & Education

Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 24, 2018 (3 items)

DonorBox removes BDS funding campaign from its site Shurat HaDin announced it has “achieved another important legal victory against the BDS movement as we finish the year! We managed to shut down a vital crowdfunding channel for the central boycott organization, the BDS National Committee (BNC), located in Ramallah. Last week, we sent urgent cease

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 20, 2018 (5 items)

Protection against Iran and Hezbollah needed after U.S. withdraws from Syria — AIPAC The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Thursday issued the following statement concerning President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. “With the decision announced yesterday to immediately withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, it is imperative that Iran and Hezbollah

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, John McCormick, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 18, 2018 (7 items)

Butterfly Project striving to memorialize each of 1.5 million children lost in the Holocaust Cheryl Rattner-Price, co-founder and executive director of the Butterfly Project, said 212,238 butterflies have been painted and exhibited around the world in an effort to represent the 1.5 million children who were murdered in the Holocaust. The non-profit organization hopes to

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 17, 2018 (6 items)

Child survivors of the Kindertransport to receive compensation 80 years later Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced Monday that as a result of ongoing negotiations between the Claims Conference and the German government, an agreement was reached on the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport, to provide

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 13, 2018 (3 items)

Ten UC chancellors condemn academic boycott efforts against Israel In reply to a letter from 101 organizations and calls from thousands of concerned citizens, the University of California (UC) became the first university to issue a statement of condemnation against any attempts by faculty to implement an academic boycott of Israel on campus. “As chancellors

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Battling anti- Israel bias in high schools

By Charles Jacobs BOSTON — The well-known hostility to supporters of Israel on campus is rapidly expanding into American high school classrooms where anti-Israel and anti-Western “lessons” often morph toward the anti-Semitic. There are increasing reports of Jewish students being silenced, intimidated, or bullied in high schools, which are becoming gateways to campus Jew-hatred. In

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 12, 2018 (2 items)

Coalition seeks pledge against Israel boycotts from university leaders In response to recent attempts by faculty to implement an academic boycott of Israel on campus and thwart student rights in the name of politics, thousands of parents, students, faculty, rabbis, educators and stakeholders have called on university leaders to sign the “University Leaders Statement Against the

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 11, 2018 (7 items)

House of Representatives adopts measure punishing use of human shields in combat The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has commended the U.S. House of Representatives for adopting the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (H.R. 3342). This critical and timely legislation mandates new sanctions against Hamas, Hezbollah and foreign state agencies

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Global meetings weigh mass migration alternatives

By Yossef Ben-Meir and Manon Burbidge MARRAKECH, Morocco — December 2018 is gearing up to be a pivotal month for migration on the world stage, and the epicenter is here, in Marrakech, Morocco, with two high-level fora taking place concerning development and migration. However, in order for the discussions that take place at these conferences

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Yossef Ben-Meir

Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 7, 2018 (3 items)

World Jewish Congress hails EU’s declaration on anti-Semitism The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Thursday welcomed the adoption of a declaration by the Council of the European Union on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to protect Jewish communities and institutions in Europe. The declaration, agreed by ministers of

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Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 5, 2018 (4 items)

U.S. leaders call for a strong Israel The Fifth Annual IAC (Israeli-American Council) National Conference concluded Sunday with remarks from a high-profile lineup of speakers headlined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-C.A.), wrapping up a four-day display of bipartisan support for the State of Israel over the

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