By Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The mastermind behind the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers, Hussam Qawasmeh, was convicted and sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6. The Israeli military court, sentenced him to three life sentences, and ordered him pay NIS 750,000, to the teens families, in compensation. Qawasmeh planned the kidnapping of Israeli teens:
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Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Close to three million Americans aged 55 and older suffer from alcohol abuse — and this figure is expected to reach nearly 6 million by 2020. While alcohol abuse remains prevalent among them, the rate of illicit drug abuse in adults over 50 more than doubled between 2002 and 2013. Many
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationANKARA, Turkey (WJC) — Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is expected to leave his base in Doha and relocate to Turkey, Turkish press reports indicated on Tuesday. The Persian Gulf emirate Qatar has come under pressure from the international community in recent months to cease serving as a host of organizations considered by the West
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Middle East-Compiled by JNS.org- Palestinian unilateralism means Oslo Accords no longer valid, think tank says (JNS.org) The Palestinian Authority’s unilateral quest for statehood and other forms of recognition in the international arena is among 10 points illustrating why the 1993 Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians are no longer valid, wrote Alan Baker, Israel’s former
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LA JOLLA, California (SDONA) — Salk Institute researchers announced Monday the development of an entirely new type of pill that tricks the body into thinking it has consumed calories, causing it to burn fat. The compound effectively stopped weight gain, lowered cholesterol, controlled blood sugar and minimized inflammation in mice, making it an excellent candidate for
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) will host a free Parent Workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 21, entitled, “Understanding Your Child: Brain-based Gender Differences – The Science and the Strategies for More Effective Parenting.” The 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. workshop will be conducted by Kelley King, an international consultant and author of three books in
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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced on Monday, Jan. 5, that her office’s Consumer Protection Unit, working with 41 other California District Attorneys and two City Attorneys has obtained a $9.87 million settlement and permanent injunction against Pleasanton-based Safeway Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that more than 500 Safeway stores and distribution centers,
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San Diego County, The World We ShareBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — A Russian story tells of a man who lost his only cow. In desperation he went fishing to help feed his family. He caught a fish that turned to be a fairy. It offered to grant him one wish. What did he ask for? That his neighbour should also
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, will perform at UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) headquarters in Paris on Monday, January 26 at the special opening concert of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year the day will also mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The concert
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International, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service will present a Behavioral Health event, “Putting the Puzzle Together: Mental Health Policy and Community Options” on Wednesday, January 21, at Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Centre Drive. The free event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a resource fair and light appetizers and continues with a panel discussion from
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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — Israel is preparing for the first snow storm of the 2015 winter. Meteorologists predict that this year’s storm will reach its peak on Wednesday morning, January 7, covering Jerusalem and the Benjamin region, and then spreading south to the mountains of Gush-Etzion and Hebron. Snow is expected to fall
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Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — Many of us make resolutions at the beginning of the secular New Year. My personal ones are of no particular interest to you, but may I humbly suggest a few “word” suggestions for you to consider. We overuse some words to the point that they become ineffective, or at
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Travel and FoodBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The horrific attack on a school in Pakistan by Taliban gunmen that killed 132 people, mainly children, returned that unhappy country to the news headlines for a few days. But only a few it’s gone again. It wasn’t supposed to be like that. In President Obama’s defining 2009
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mourns the Dec. 14, 2014, passing of Bess Myerson, the trailblazing former beauty pageant queen and government official who in 1945 was crowned the first Jewish Miss America, and who would later become a tireless fighter against the forces of anti-Semitism, prejudice and bigotry. A longtime
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