NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today criticized remarks made by Glenn Beck on his radio program, in which he compared Reform Judaism to radicalized Islam, as “highly offensive and outrageous.” During his February 22 radio show, Beck described Reform rabbis as “generally political in nature. It’s almost like Islam, radicalized Islam […]
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– As popular protests unfold across the Middle East, U.S. international broadcasting faces increased satellite signal interference and a web Domain Name System (DNS) attack. “Our broadcasters are at the forefront of reporting the most tumultuous events we have seen unfold since 1989,” said Walter Isaacson, Chair of the Broadcasting Board of
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Travel and FoodMUNICH (WJC) — John (Ivan) Demjanjuk, who is accused of helping to murder tens of thousands of Jews at the Nazi death camp Sobibor in occupied Poland, will go on a hunger strike unless the court allows him to present evidence that could exonerate him, his attorney Ulrich Busch has said. The 90-year-old Demjanjuk is
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Travel and FoodBRUSSELS (WJC)–David Cronin, a Brussels-based Irish journalist and pro-Palestinian campaigner, has been expelled from the EU Council building after attempting a ‘citizen’s arrest’ of Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. As Lieberman entered the press conference room in the EU Council building in Brussels to give his views on a meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council
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Travel and FoodSUEZ CANAL, Egypt (WJC) — Two Iranian warships entered the Suez Canal on Tuesday morning, according to media reports. The two vessels are on their way to Syria. It is the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution that Tehran has sent military ships through the waterway, which connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
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By Lynne Thrope SAN DIEGO–El Vitral (The Stained Glass) is aptly named because of its retractable south-facing glass wall with an expansive view of Petco Park as well as for its brightly colored glass signage on J Street. Both speak volumes of the gentrification that is taking place in San Diego’s East Village. But, it
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Travel and FoodAMSTERDAM (WJC)–A bill that would ban kosher slaughter (shechita) in the Netherlands is set to be debated in parliament soon. The European Jewish Congress (EJC) called on Dutch lawmakers to reject the planned ban as it went against the principle of freedom of religion. Shechita was permissible under European law and guaranteed by the EU
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Travel and FoodMONTREAL, Canada (WJC) — A municipal court ruled that a Jewish cab driver must not display religious artifacts and other objects in his taxi. Arieh Perecowicz, 66, lost his when a court upheld several fines against him for having too many personal and religious objects in his car. He was ordered to pay US$ 1,300, half of it
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Editor’s Note: In this column, Dov Hartuv, a new correspondent in Sha’ar Hanegev municipality, Israel, introduces himself. Sha’ar Hanegev, alongside the border of Gaza, is the partnership region of the Jewish Federation of San Diego, By Dov Hartuv KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, Israel– It must be in our genes. We have always been nomads. Since the
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of Treasuryon Thursday designated Bank Refah for providing financial services to the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). In recent years, Bank Refah has facilitated millions of dollars of weapons-related purchases by MODAFL. These purchases included missiles and
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Travel and FoodBEER-SHEVA, Israe; (Press Release)– Robotics researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have received a $1.3 million grant (977,840 €) to develop intelligent sensing and manipulation algorithms for robots that can sense and pick high value crops. The project is part of the European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP7) “cRops” (Clever Robots for Crops). cRops
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said Thursday it was deeply troubled by the dozens of violent attacks on journalists covering pro-democracy protests in Egypt and in other countries in North Africa and the Middle East. Scores of reporters were subjected to violent beatings, detentions, assaults and equipment seizures during the protests in Egypt.
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Travel and FoodRAMAT GAN, Israel (Press Release)– Professor Chaim Breitbart of Bar Ilan University has been studying the biochemistry of sperm cells for over 30 years. His research has led him to groundbreaking knowledge which he is trying to apply to making the first male birth control pill. By jamming the biochemical machinery of sperm, an Israeli
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – As American businesses continue to invest in Iran’s energy sector, funding Iran’s illicit quest for nuclear weapons, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) and Mark Kirk (R-Illinois), and U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-Florida) and Dan Burton (R-Indiana) Wednesday introduced the Iran Transparency and Accountability Act. The bipartisan legislation would require companies to