USA

Anti- BDS legislation introduced in Nevada Senate

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Press Release)— Nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison and other representatives of the pro-Israel community announced the introduction of legislation in the Nevada State Senate on Friday, Dec. 2, that will counter the discriminatory environment fostered by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. The legislation, which will be introduced as Senate Bill 26, […]

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Middle East, USA

Senate approves, House introduces anti- hatred bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the rising tide of anti-Semitism at our nation’s college campuses. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act broadens the Department of Education’s (DOE) criteria to include all forms of discrimination against Jews, including extreme anti-Zionism and anti-Israel harassment. This legislation will

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USA

Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize-winning author, throws away green card over Trump win

Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said Thursday that he fulfilled his promise to throw away his United States green card and relocate if Donald Trump won the presidency. “I’ve done it,” the Nigerian author told news channel eNCA on the sidelines of an education conference at the University of Johannesburg, Reuters reported. “When I was

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, USA

Award-winning THE MENSCH ON A BENCH Welcomes HANNAH THE HANUKKAH HERO And ASK BUBBE To The Family

The newly expanded 2016 product line celebrates strong female role models with history and humor CINCINNATI, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The pop culture icon, THE MENSCH ON A BENCH has not only expanded his Mishpacha, but also continues to solidify his presence as a meaningful holiday presence for Jewish and interfaith families. Neal Hoffman,

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Birth control emerges as rallying cry against Trump’s pick for health secretary

Reproductive rights activists opposed to Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary have hit upon a potent rallying cry: the cost of birth control. The campaign stems from a remark made back in 2012 by Georgia Congressman Tom Price, who this week was nominated to run Trump’s Department of Heath and Human Services. Back then, Price

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

After ADL rebuke, DNC hopeful Ellison says Israel criticism misunderstood

Jewish rights group calls Minnesota congressman’s implication that US policy is dictated by Israeli interests ‘disqualifying’ for top Democratic post By Eric Cortellessa Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota, speaks during the first day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON — Hours after the Anti-Defamation League

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USA

Kobach was a source of Trump’s unfounded voter fraud allegation, Conway says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Donald Trump’s campaign manager said Friday that a source of the Republican’s unfounded allegation that millions voted illegally in the 2016 presidential election is Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Kellyanne Conway, the Trump-Pence campaign manager who has continued to help the president-elect during the transition, made the comment on ABC’s

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USA

Real challenge: Eliminate lashon hara

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — The motto on a bumper sticker in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn — “Stamp Out Lashon Hara” — seemed like a wonderful idea. Curbing our “evil tongue” — ridding ourselves of the inclination, if not the desire, to gossip about, slander, defame, disparage, ridicule, belittle or simply embarrass another person — was and is certainly a

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Jewish Religion, Joel H. Cohen, USA

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin stable after South Pole evacuation

Washington (dpa) – Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the moon, was in a stable condition in a New Zealand hospital Friday after being evacuated from the South Pole, tour operator White Desert said. “He currently has fluid in his lungs but is responding well to antibiotics and being kept for observation,” White

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International, Travel and Food, USA