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ZOA seeks dismissal of Holocaust denial teachers

July 24, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Zionist Organization of America are seeking the dismissal of teachers who created and implemented a classroom assignment in the Rialto (California) Unified School District in which students were invited to debate whether the Holocaust really happened. The organization released the following letter from Morton A. Klein, president, […]

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Thoughts at the grave of a lone soldier

July 24, 2014

By Jeff Daube JERUSALEM –On Wednesday, July 23, 30,000 of us came together as one on Mount Herzl to pay tribute to chayal boded (lone soldier) Max Steinberg z”l. Max had left his comfortable world in Los Angeles, CA to fight with the brave IDF Golanis, only to be killed in combat in the terror snake

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Middle East, USA

FAA decision to let Israel flights resume applauded

July 24, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The decision of the Federal Aviation Administration to permit flights between the United States and Tel Aviv to resume was applauded Thursday, July 24, by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, said, “We welcome the announcement by

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Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

Artists place Israeli bomb shelter in U.S. capital

July 24, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TNA)–Artists 4 Israel, a group that empowers artists to express their support for Israel and her cultural freedoms through the creation of art, established a ‘Bomb Shelter Museum’ set in front of Capitol Hill.. The bomb shelter is a replica of one used by Israeli citizens throughout Israel. Inside, pictures of the rocket

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Middle East, USA

Dinosaur site draws scholars and tourists

July 24, 2014

-Tenth in a Series- By Donald H. Harrison ST. GEORGE, Utah – You’ve heard about St. George and the dragon, but that’s a Christian legend from England which must be taken on faith. On the other hand, you have St. George and the dinosaurs and that’s a secular American tale for which there is plenty

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

London wants Napolitano to intervene in BDS debate

July 23, 2014

By Herb London NEW YORK –Experts disagree about who first observed, “academic politics is so vicious because the stakes are so low,”[1] but when it comes to the ongoing student debates about divestment in companies doing business with Israel, the sentence is only half true. The conflicts have been remarkably emotional and acrimonious, but the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Conf. of Presidents seek flight resumption to Israel

July 23, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Conference of Presidents leaders, Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, on Wednesday, July 23, urged the Federal Aviation Administration to rescind the temporary ban on commercial flights by US airlines to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. “While we recognize the need to protect fliers from any

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Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

JNS news briefs: July 23, 2014

July 23, 2014

Former New York mayor flies to Tel Aviv in response to FAA ban (JNS.org) Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg flew to Tel Aviv on Tuesday night in response to the Federal Aviation Authority’s (FAA) ban on U.S. flights to Israel. The FAA suspension came after a rocket landed near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.

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International, Middle East, USA

Prolonging war enhances Hamas prestige vs. P.A.

July 23, 2014

By Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The “war” in Gaza has now lasted over two weeks, with no immediate sign of an end to hostilities. This is really bad news for Israel in particular, and Diaspora Jews in general. I have certain perspectives on the matter. I believe the US administration bears a great deal

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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle East, USA

Protests mount against SFSU professor’s trip

July 22, 2014

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– Citing broad academic and community outrage, seven groups on Tuesday, July 22, urged the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees, the group with ultimate authority over educational and fiscal matters at SFSU and all CSU schools, to launch its own investigation into San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

JNs news briefs: July 22, 2014

July 22, 2014

20,000 people attend funeral of IDF soldier from Texas (JNS.org) In response to a widespread social media campaign to honor a fallen soldier, some 20,000 people crowded the military cemetery in Haifa on Monday evening for the funeral of Staff Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, one of two U.S. citizens killed in fighting in Gaza on

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International, Middle East, USA

Mob Museum chronicles Jewish gangsters

July 22, 2014

-Ninth in a Series– By Donald H. Harrison LAS VEGAS, Nevada – In a former courthouse where U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tennessee) once held a hearing to expose the extent to which Organized Crime had corrupted America, Las Vegas today presents “The Mob Museum,” an interactive set of exhibits tracing the rise and fall of

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

Wait before you judge a country

July 21, 2014

By Danielle Rose Gilson AURORA, Illinois — Wait before you judge a country. Wait until you have seen it. Wait until you hear cheering and celebration as your plane lands. Wait until you see fields of mines next to fields of sunflowers and cows. Wait until you stand on the border and hear explosions from

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Middle East, USA

U.S., U.N. to provide financial aid to Gaza civilians

July 21, 2014

CAIRO, Egypt (Press Release)–The United States and the United Nations announced a joint package of humanitarian aid to the civilians of Gaza who have been caught in the crossfire between the Hamas government and Israel. Here is a transcript of a joint news conference held in Cairo on Monday, July 21, by U.S. Secretary of

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International, Middle East, USA

ZOA seeks dismissal of Holocaust denial teachers

Thoughts at the grave of a lone soldier

FAA decision to let Israel flights resume applauded

Artists place Israeli bomb shelter in U.S. capital

Dinosaur site draws scholars and tourists

London wants Napolitano to intervene in BDS debate

Conf. of Presidents seek flight resumption to Israel

JNS news briefs: July 23, 2014

Prolonging war enhances Hamas prestige vs. P.A.

Protests mount against SFSU professor’s trip

JNs news briefs: July 22, 2014

Mob Museum chronicles Jewish gangsters

Wait before you judge a country

U.S., U.N. to provide financial aid to Gaza civilians

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