Daily Jewish news briefs: January 13, 2015

Jimmy Carter says Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘one of the origins’ of Islamic terrorism (JNS.org) Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter blamed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as fueling Muslim terrorist attacks and contributing to the recent wave of terrorism in France. During an appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart asked Carter what he thought were

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International, Middle East, USA

Will French terror affect world view of Israel?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There has been widespread condemnation of attacks on Charlie Hebdo and the Kosher market in Paris, with interesting differences between the condemnations. There are Muslims condemning both as deviations from true Islam, while other Muslims praise both as appropriate defense measures for the sake of Islam. And some Muslims condemn

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Jewish Citizen: Treasury nominee Weiss withdraws

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Investment banker Antonio Weiss asked President Obama to withdraw his name on Monday, Jan. 12, for consideration as Undersecretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance.  Some liberal senators, including Elizabeth Warrren (D-Mass) Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Al Franken (D-Minnesota) had said Weiss’s position with the Lazard

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

ZAKA team attends Jewish dead in Paris

  By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–Two days following the deadly terror attack on the kosher supermarket in Paris, veteran ZAKA volunteers from Israel traveled to France to join their volunteer colleagues in the Paris Zaka unit. On Sunday evening, January 11, ZAKA International Rescue Unit head Mati Goldstein and veteran ZAKA volunteer Dano Monkotovitz immediately flew

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International, Middle East

How to treat anorexia debated

HAIFA (Press Release)–Involuntary hospitalization of patients with anorexia nervosa in severe condition is not detrimental to their recovery process and achieves similar positive results to those of patients who were willingly hospitalized. This is according to a new study conducted by the University of Haifa. “This finding is very significant and should be a milestone

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Humoring the Headlines: January 12, 2015

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Killing innocent civilians in the name of Allah has failed as a terrorist tactic when: French Muslims carry signs proclaiming, “Je suis Juif.” 1.5 million Parisians rally in the streets even without the incentive of free wine and cheese. Hamas condemns the Charlie Hebdo murders (but not the Hyper Cacher

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International, Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Daily Jewish news briefs: January 12, 2015

Netanyahu joins Paris demonstrations (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday visited Hyper Cacher, the kosher supermarket in Paris where Muslim terrorist Amedy Coulibaly took nearly 20 shoppers hostage and killed four of the hostages. Netanyahu met with Celine Shreki, one of the surviving hostages. “A direct line leads between the attacks of extremist Islam

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