Auschwitz prepares for 70th anniversary of liberation

AUSCHWITZ, Poland (WJC)–More than 100 Auschwitz survivors from at least 17 countries will travel to Poland to participate in the observance of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz on 27 January 2015, on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The official event will be organized […]

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International, Jewish History

JNS news briefs: December 11, 2014

Israeli court upholds sanctions on controversial Arab MK Zoabi (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A five-judge panel at the Israeli High Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected a petition to reinstate Arab MK Hanin Zoabi’s Knesset privileges. In July, the Knesset Ethics Committee banned Zoabi from the Knesset plenum after she made a string of statements

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Middle East

AMCHA, AJC, SWU decry UAW 2865 vote for BDS

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, AMCHA Initiative co-founder and director, issued the following statement in response to Wednesday’s announcement that UAW 2865, the union representing 13,000 graduate instructors on nine University of California (UC) campuses, has voted to join the international campaign for “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” (BDS) against Israel. “An academic boycott

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

4 new envoys welcomed by Israel

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — Four new ambassadors from Angola, Jamaica, the Phillipines and South Sudan presented their diplomatic credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Dec. 12. At an official ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, the four ambassadors spoke of the importance of strengthening ties between their own countries and

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International, Middle East

Qalqiliya, mon amour

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I wanted to see for myself. Day and night we are bombarded with news, views and opinions about what is happening in the ‘Territories,’ whether defined as ‘occupied’ or by their ancient geographical designation, ‘Judea and Samaria.’ So a few weeks ago, when things seemed relatively quiet, I

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

Humoring the Headlines: December 10, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — President Obama was diagnosed with acid reflux.  His personal physician surmises that he caught it from Congressional Republicans who repeatedly regurgitate any piece of legislation that he has submitted to them. * Trying to avert a federal takeover, the Cleveland Police Department has banned the sale of toy guns to African

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

JNS news briefs: December 10, 2014

U.S. not giving up on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, ambassador says (JNS.org) America will not give up on the prospect of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations during the final two years of President Barack Obama’s term, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said during a speech at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies on Tuesday. “The main

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International, Middle East, USA