Hamas official details possible prisoner swap with Israel (JNS.org) Hamas and Israel may be on the verge of signing a deal that would involve the release of top Hamas officials and operatives in exchange for the remains of fallen Israeli soldiers. According to a post on Hamas official Mushir al-Masri’s Facebook page, the terrorist organization […]
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) – The American Jewish Committee (AJC_ hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address on Monday, Sept. 29, to the UN General Assembly. “Prime Minister Netanyahu powerfully spoke truth to power to the other 192 members of the United Nations,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. Netanyahu warned that Iran is proceeding on
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Travel and FoodUNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (WJC) — In his speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, Abbas said Israeli “war crimes” in Gaza should be punished. He claimed that the scale of damage in Gaza was unprecedented and surpassed that of earlier wars. “This last war against Gaza was a series of absolute
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NEW YORK (Press Release) – EL AL Israel Airlines and JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) on Monday, Sept. 29 filed with the United States Department of Transportation seeking approval to codeshare. Subject to government approval, EL AL plans to place its “LY” code on select JetBlue-operated flights to/from New York (JFK/Newark), expanding options for EL AL customers throughout the
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Travel and FoodBiden’s new national security advisor scrutinized over policy on Israel, Iran (JNS.org) Dr. Colin Kahl, Vice President Joe Biden’s newly appointed national security advisor, has come under the microscope for his positions on Israel and Iran’s nuclear program. Kahl previously served as the top civilian Pentagon Middle East advisor for former defense secretaries Robert Gates
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Anyone who has taken piano lessons for any length of time has put his hands to Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer”. It takes hours of dedicated practice to master. But once you get the feel of it, it’s a lot of fun to play. Spawned in the honky tonks
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC called Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s address to the UN General Assembly a rhetorical cocktail of hatred, deceit and distortion. Once again, as in his previous UN speeches, Abbas undermined prospects for advancing peace. “President Abbas today offered no fresh ideas, indeed no hope for peace,” said AJC Executive Director
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LEEDS, England (Press Release) –A major international research project led by the University of Leeds in the UK has attracted significant funding to shine new light on forgotten works by Jewish artists. Performing the Jewish Archive has been awarded £1,534,076 (US$2.5 million) by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) under its Care for the
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Jewish woman markets ‘cootie booties’ SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –While walking barefoot through airport security a couple years ago, local Jewish Rancho Santa Fe resident, Adria Cammeyer, looked down at the dirty floor and filthy feet of the person in front of her and had an epiphany, Cootie Booties. Cootie Booties are a cute and
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Travel and FoodPalestinians riot on Temple Mount before Rosh Hashanah (JNS.org) Dozens of masked Palestinian youths shot fireworks at police officers at the Mughrabi Gate as the Temple Mount was opened for visitors on Wednesday morning before Rosh Hashanah,Israel Hayom reported. The Israel Police Special Patrol Unit and Border Police rounded up the rioters in an effort
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) – Hadassah Magazine has announced that Helene Wecker, author of the acclaimed novel The Golem and the Jinni, is the winner of the 2014 Harold U. Ribalow Prize for Jewish fiction. For the past 30 years, Hadassah Magazine has awarded the Ribalow prize annually to an author who has created an outstanding
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Travel and FoodHamas terrorists who kidnapped and murdered Israeli teens killed in Hebron (JNS.org) Hamas terrorists Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisheh—who kidnapped and murdered Israeli teens Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach, and Naftali Frenkel in June—were killed Tuesday in a joint Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Police, and Shin Bet security agency operation in Hebron. The bodies of
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