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Netanyahu praises U.S. District Court terror decision

JERUSALEM (SDJW) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted Monday’s decision in a federal district court in New York City to find the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the victims of bombings and other attacks during the Second Intifada with the following comment: The US […]

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Middle East, USA

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen to boycott Netanyahu speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) —  Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) on Tuesday issued the following statement regarding his decision not to attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to Congress next week: As a supporter of the state of Israel and a Jewish American, I have been placed in a difficult position regarding the anticipated speech of Prime

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Middle East, USA

English- speaking olim who help build Israel honored

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – Six Olim (immigrants) from English-speaking countries who have made a major impact on the State of Israel were awarded the 2015 Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize. The honorees include:  Professor Charles Sprung, Director of the General Intensive Care Unit at Hadassah Medical Organization – in the field of Science and Medicine; Jon Medved,

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish news briefs: February 24, 2015

Former Democratic senator Joe Lieberman supports Netanyahu’s Congress speech (JNS.org) Former Connecticut senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman called on members of Congress to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech about Iran’s nuclear program on March 3. Lieberman, a Shabbat-observant Jew, wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published Monday that the 23

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International, Middle East, USA

The differences between U.S. and Israel over Iran

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Portrayed mainly as a tiff between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu, the U.S.-Israel divide over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program is much more serious and dates to the 1980s. It reflects the difference in each country’s margin of error. President Obama has only widened an existing divide

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

AJC leads Latino media, filmmakers on Israel tour

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Top U.S. Latino Media and Entertainment leaders are visiting Israel this week in a pioneering initiative to explore joint ventures, scout location sites, and share best practices with their Israeli counterparts. The group is hosted by AJC’s Project Interchange and AJC’s Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs (BILLA), in partnership with

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Middle East, USA

New Orleans temple celebrates 145th anniversary

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Press Release)– In 2015, Temple Sinai marks 145 years of serving the New Orleans community. The largest Jewish congregation in Louisiana invites the entire community to help celebrate its long history, as well as the congregation’s future, vibrancy and diversity. “Though we’re the first Reform congregation in Louisiana, we pride ourselves, both

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Jewish History, USA

Horowitz Center names 10 most anti- Semitic campuses

San Diego State University rated as sixth worst (it rejects the charge) LOS ANGELES  (Press Release)– A new campaign has been launched by the David Horowitz Freedom Center to combat rapidly growing anti-Semitism on college campuses in the United States.  The campaign, “Jew Hatred on Campus” aims to educate the public about the anti-Semitic acts

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish news briefs: February 23, 2015

Nuclear deal with Iran closer than ever, French newspaper reports (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) As the March 24 deadline for a “political framework agreement” in nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 powers approaches, the French newspaper Le Figaro on Sunday quoted an American official as saying a nuclear deal is “closer than ever.” U.S.

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International, Middle East, USA

Poll finds high percentage of campus anti- Semitism

HARTFORD, Connecticut (Press Release)– More than half of 1,157 self-identified Jewish students at 55 campuses nationwide who took part in an online survey reported having been subjected to or having witnessed anti-Semitism on their campuses, according to a new report issued jointly by Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Obama, Kerry, Rice forge anti- ISIS coalition

By Donald H. Harrison In association with President Obama’s Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, there was a round of diplomatic consultations in Washington D.C. with various envoys from Middle Eastern countries, including Israel. Additionally the administration made two announcements of note. One of those announcements was a memorandum signed by President Obama on Friday, Feb.

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USA

Two GOP reps assure Israel Netanyahu is wanted

  By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — With more than a week to go before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, two Republican representatives visited Israel last week to demonstrate their support of the Jewish state.  Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-North Carolina) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Florida) spent time in Israel visiting with the

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Middle East, USA