APN: U.S. should support France’s Mideast proposal

WASHINGTON, DC  (Press Release)– Americans for Peace Now (APN) on Monday, Dec. 15, called on the Obama Administration to support action in the United Nations Security Council regarding Israel-Palestine that supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. APN president and CEO Debra DeLee commented: “APN supports the current effort, led by France, to build consensus

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International, Middle East, USA

Free story tale of Chanukah offered here

CHICAGO (Press Release)- To celebrate and recognize the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah which begins on December 16, audiobook and video publisher Dreamscape Media has announced that it is making The Miracle of Hanukkah, a musical re-telling of the holiday story for younger listeners, available as a free download. The story is but one chapter from the Dreamscape children’s audiobook, Bible Stories and

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Travel and Food

New olim sample Israel’s jelly donuts

MODI’IN, Israel (Press Release)– Young new Olim from ages 3-10, who made Aliyah to Israel from the U.S. this past summer with the help of Nefesh B’Nefesh, the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, The Jewish Agency for Israel and Keren Kayemet L’Israel, celebrated Chanukah at a special Nefesh B’Nefesh gathering in Modi’in. At the event, these young Olim tasted their first

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

ADL lists 10 top issues for Jews in 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Israel’s war against Hamas terror, rising anti-Semitism in Europe, the shootings at the Overland Park, Kansas Jewish community center by a career white supremacist, a noticeable rise in anti-Israel activity on campus, and the proliferation of anti-Jewish hate speech on the Internet topped the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual list of top

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International, Middle East, USA

How nations and peoples rise and fall

The Rise and Decline of Civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People by Shalom Salomon Wald, Academic Studies Press, Boston and Jerusalem;  ISBN 978-1-61811-377-1 ©2014, $33.00, p. 372, plus appendices, bibliography, notes, and index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Physical scientists think that the world can be explained by theories and their concomitant mathematical equations.

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Travel and Food

In David’s time, Israel and Palistin were allies

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — In two articles recently published in leading journals (Ugarit Forschungen and Semitica), Prof. Gershon Galil of the University of Haifa (Department of Biblical Studies) presented important information about the period of David’s reign, based on new archaeological and epigraphic data unearthed in northwestern Syria and southern Turkey. Prof. Galil points

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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

JNS news briefs: December 15, 2014

Hamas marks 27th anniversary with vow that ‘Zionist entity will disappear’ (JNS.org) The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Sunday celebrated the 27th anniversary of its founding with military parades and a display of weapons and ammunition, including a drone manufactured in Gaza. A film clip screened at one of the demonstrations showed a silhouette that

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Middle East

Split widens between Israeli and Diaspora Jews

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Jews have had a Diaspora at least since the middle of the sixth century before the common era. During the time of the Second Temple, a substantial number, perhaps even a majority, lived outside of the Judean homeland. The Jerusalem-centered Diaspora figures in Christian anti-Semitism, via the episode of Jesus overturning the

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA