Compiled by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A U.S. Senate committee approved the imposition of sanctions on Iran if current negotiations fail, and, in another action, 75 U.S. senators signed a letter urging Secretary of State John Kerry to oppose efforts by the Palestinian Authority to utilize international organizations to isolate Israel in lieu […]
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA
By Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — A 55,000 year old human skull found at the Dan David-Manot Cave in the western Galilee proves to be of great importance to the study of modern human origins. The skull is an extremely important finding according to Dr. Omry Barzili, one of the researchers heading the excavation project.
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Lloyd Levy LONDON–This week has witnessed the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. There has been wall to wall coverage on British Television of the event, with a memorial service attended by Prince Charles, and film footage from the liberation itself. Clearly “the powers that be” have suddenly realised the
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International, Lloyd LevyBy Roberta P. Seid/JNS.org While the global anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign has officially hit America’s scholarly associations over the last two years, even considering academic boycotts is a dramatic rupture with the past. In 2005, the prestigious American Association of University Professors (AAUP) wrote that it “condemned any such boycotts as prima facie
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIsrael mourns soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel on Thursday mourned Staff Sgt. Dor Chaim Nini, 20, and Maj. Yochai Kalangel, 25, the two soldiers killed in Wednesday’s Hezbollah attack on northern Israel. Kalangel, a company commander in the Givati Brigade, traveled north from his home near Jerusalem on Tuesday evening,
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International, Middle East, USABy David Amos SAN DIEGO–In the last few days, we have been informed by the media, magazines, newspapers, radio and television, of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz. CNN presented a fine documentary, and our local paper gave extensive coverage to individuals or couples who are still with us, who
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Jewish HistoryBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The pundits tell us that neither Israel nor Hezbollah, each for reasons of its own, want to embark on a third Lebanon war. The missiles that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded seven – the action also took the life of a Spanish United Nations peacekeeper – were in
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Middle EastCompiled by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Seven Democratic senators have announced their support for the Menendez-Kirk legislation that would slap Iran with sanctions if it fails to agree to limitations on its nuclear program. Besides Robert Menendez of New Jersey, they include Charles Schumer of New York, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Gary Peters
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Donald H. Harrison
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Press Release)–The National Museum of American Jewish History is pleased to announce that it will be offering free admission to all visitors throughout the month of February. Due to the support of an anonymous donor, the Museum is able to offer this benefit in celebration of a seven-year loan extension for the iconic
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Jewish History, Travel and Food, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The American Ambassador to Israel met with Bibi Netanyahu to teach him the diplomatic version of the game Red Rover. If the leader of the other side doesn’t say you can come over, stay at home. * The FCC has issued a directive that the Weather Channel now has the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — Prime Minister Binyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu knows that he can’t win the election on March 17th. The arithmetic is against him from the left and the right. The new Arab party, which unites Islamists, Nationalists, Communists and just plain Arab citizens who will vote for the first time, will deliver
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Middle EastBy Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — Two IDF soldiers were killed and seven were injured Wednesday, Jan. 28, in a terror missile attack that occurred around noon, near Mt. Dov close the Israel’s’ northern border. The fatalities were Major Yohai Kalangel, 25 years old, from Gush-Etzion and Staff Sergeant Dor Nini, 20 years old from Shtulim.
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – With the support of U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego), the House has approved ten bills to help combat human trafficking. The bills enhance law enforcement efforts, increase training to better identify signs of human trafficking, and look at way to improve current practices. “Sadly, incidents of human trafficking are
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