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Jews, Muslims to have common dining room at UCSD

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California –They may not agree on much politically, especially about Israel and the Palestinians, but members of the Muslim Student Association and the Union of Jewish Students at UCSD are planning to regularly eat together in 2016 in a common dining hall that will offer both kosher and halal […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Conference to probe Allies’ role in Holocaust

JERUSALEM (WJC) — An international conference addressing the question of why more was not done by the Allied Powers to save Jews during the Holocaust will be held at the in Jerusalem next week, bringing together scholars from five countries. Topics to be discussed will include ‘Could the Allies have bombed Auschwitz?’, ‘Chinese reponses to the

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International, Middle East, USA

BGU, Arizona State broaden joint research programs

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Arizona State University (ASU) have expanded their partnership with a new joint research agreement. The expanded collaboration will establish new research initiatives as well as student exchanges. The two universities will collaborate in a number of areas, including cyber security, homeland security, nanotechnology, robotics, community

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Cruz, Zeldin seek IRS probe into ‘One Voice’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Lee Zeldin, this week sent a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen asking for information regarding the tax-exempt status of The PeaceWorks Network Foundation, most commonly known by the name “OneVoice,” after several media reports indicating OneVoice, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, has been using

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Middle East, USA

Student tells of school lockdown experience

(Editor’s Note: At Monte Vista High School in suburban Spring Valley, a gun was found along with narcotics in the locker of a 14-year-old student, who was arrested on Friday, March 6, according to Sheriff’s Deputies. Meanwhile in San Diego, four schools were placed on lockdown after an anonymous email threatened violence.  In the following story,

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish news briefs: March 6, 2015

7 injured in Palestinian vehicular terror attack in Jerusalem (JNS.org) Six Israeli policewomen and a female cyclist were moderately wounded Friday when a Palestinian terrorist driver ran them over near a light rail station in northern Jerusalem. The station, located on Shimon Hatzadik Street, is adjacent to a Border Police facility. The vehicular attack took

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Middle East, USA

UC Berkeley students condemn anti- Semitism

BERKELEY, California (Press Release)–Ori Herschmann, a member of the Associated Students of University of California Senate, recently proposed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. It was adopted on a 20-0 vote by his colleagues. In a news release, Herschman told what led up to his proposing the measure. “As a brother of AEPi, I saw the horrible

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA