MADRID (WJC) — The Spanish legislature will hold a vote on the recognition of a Palestinian state. Lawmakers from the opposition Socialist Party have proposed a non-binding resolution text which is to be debated and voted on next Tuesday. According to media reports, the governing Popular Party of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will support the
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International, Middle East
OTTAWA, Canada (WJC) — Canada’s Supreme Court has paved the way for the extradition to France of a suspect in the 1980 terrorist attack against the Copernic Synagogue in Paris. The decision brings to an end 60-year-old Hassan Diab’s six-year legal battle to avoid what he said would be an unfair prosecution in France for a
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–A few years ago our daughter, Margalit, called Judy on a Monday afternoon. Knowing it was my day off she asked, “What are you doing?” Judy hesitated and said, “You don’t want to know.” Margalit persisted, “Why won’t you tell me?” Judy said, “Alright, if you really want to know,
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Jewish ReligionAGAWAM, Massachusetts (Press Release)– Jcamp180®, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF), hosted more than 475 leaders from non-profit Jewish camps and other organizations during its 10th anniversary conference earlier this month. During the event, top individuals and camps were honored for their growth in managing their daily operations and for their collective effort
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Travel and FoodBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ A new Gallup poll indicated that 42 % of those queried have a favorable view of the Republican Party compared to only 36 % who view the Democratic Party favorability. While many analysts attribute this to President Obama’s mishandling of the ISIS and Ebola crises, others believe it is just
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Marlene Rissman LA JOLLA, California — The large room at the Lawrence Family JCC was filled to capacity with eager listeners Thursday morning, Nov. 13, when Gabrielle Selz stepped in front of the audience. Her warmth and charm were evident from the outset, and the tapestry of her story rich with texture and color.
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Travel and FoodBy Lloyd Levy LONDON–The “Peoples’Army” is the name given to the supporters of UKIP , a comparatively new right of centre political party that is gaining ground at a remarkable rate in the UK. There is a General Election here in May 2015, and UKIP is likely to get a great number of seats. Readers in
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International, Lloyd LevyBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The Ministry of Economy Investment Center, headed by Nahum Itzkowitz, has authorized a string of financial benefits for industrial plants, companies, and corporations in the town of Sderot and the “Gaza envelope” communities. The financial benefits, totaling a NIS 20 million, include significant financial considerations that are part of a
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — It was a bit of heaven; now it is a chunk of hell. Muslim extremists are killing each other in the wilderness where Moses received the Law; in Israel, hands are wringing and hearts are breaking. The New York Times reported Thursday that “militants who set up checkpoints
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Middle EastHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)– For about half the women in Israel, giving birth for the first time and the transition into motherhood is associated with moderate to severe crisis, according to a new study conducted at the University of Haifa that examined for the first time how deep the experience of crisis after giving birth
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
LVIV, Ukraine (Press Release)– Professor Fania Oz-Salzberger, the daughter of acclaimed Israeli novelist Amoz Oz, retraced the footsteps of her father’s best-selling memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the northern Ukrainian city of Rivne, as part of the four-day conference Limmud FSU Ukraine in Lviv. Oz-Salzberger, an author, historian and
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release)— For the first time in history, a spacecraft has landed on a comet. The momentous event represents the culmination of 35 years of research on comets by Prof. Akiva Bar-Nun of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Geosciences and other scientists working for the European Space Agency. At 08:35 GMT on Wednesday,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
JERUSALEM (WJC) — Three quarter of Jews world-wide can trace their ancestry to the Middle East, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper ‘Haaretz’. The paper quotes Bennett Greenspan, founder and president of Family Tree DNA, as saying that there was little doubt that today’s Jews had their roots in the Middle East and
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education