ATHENS (WJC) –Greece on Tuesday ratcheted up its punishments for racism, anti-Semitism and hate speech, in a move prompted by the rise of a neo-Nazi party in the past two years, the news agency AFP reports. A new law approved by the Greek parliament sets prison sentences of up to three years — up from […]
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InternationalPalestinians want U.N., not U.S., as peace broker (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants the U.N. to take over from the U.S. as the main peace broker between Israel and the Palestinians, senior Abbas adviser Nabil Shaath told Bloomberg News in an interview published on Tuesday. “We are telling the U.S.,
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Wednesday morning we woke to our neighborhood in the headlines. My inbox included two notes from overseas inquiring about our safety. “Activists” (“terrorists” is on the other edge of the politically correct; “thieves’ or “vandals” may be correct in this instance) from Isaweea torched the French Hill gas station and looted its
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– A new Jewish magazine, L’Chaim San Diego, began delivering its inaugural issue to Jewish venues and early subscribers throughout the county. Its publisher, Diane Benaroya, said it was timed to come out prior to Rosh Hashanah so the San Diego Jewish community could begin a New Year and a new magazine together.
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
HOUSTON, Texas (Press Release) — Tom Neumann, former executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), died Tuesday morning, Sept. 9, at the age of 69. Neumann joined JINSA as Executive Director in 1991, and ran the organization until his retirement in 2012. By dint of his boundless energy and personality, he
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Middle East, USA
DEL MAR, California (Press Release) — Art pieces made from the fragments of rockets and mortar shells will be exhibited by Israeli artist Yaron Bob, from the Eshkol region near Gaza, at a reception Sunday afternoon from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Erik Skoldberg Gallery in Del Mar Plaza, 1555
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) was honored on Tuesday, Sept. 9, for her work on behalf of students, teachers, and principals. Davis has been a leader in Congress on recruiting principals, providing teachers with the tools to excel, and creating a world-class education environment for students. “I truly appreciate and
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Israeli public is in a notably bad mood. The Hamas rockets have, for the time being, stopped; the current cease-fire is holding. The tunnel threat, a strategic one most Israelis had not understood until several days into the war, has been alleviated; many Hamas rocket manufacturing facilities have been
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted an intercept test of the Arrow 2 interceptor missile on Tuesday morning, September 9. The test, which took place over the Mediterranean Sea, examined the capabilities of the Arrow 2, the latest version of the air defense system designed
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Middle East, USAReport: U.S., U.N. gave Israel incorrect information on cease-fire with Hamas (JNS.org) New details emerged Tuesday about an Aug. 1 cease-fire violation by Hamas, revealing that the agreement’s chief mediators—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon—provided Israel with incorrect information on Hamas’s intentions. The 72-hour cease-fire deal, one of 11 cease-fires
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InternationalTEL AVIV (Press Release)— As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, it kills brain cells mainly in the hippocampus and cortex, leading to impairments in “neuroplasticity,” the mechanism that affects learning, memory, and thinking. Targeting these areas of the brain, scientists hope to stop or slow the decline in brain plasticity, providing a novel way to treat Alzheimer’s.
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VITEBSK, Belarus (Press Release) – Over 600 young Jews, mostly professionals 20-40 years old, will come together on Sept. 12-14 in Vitebsk for Limmud FSU, a festival of Jewish learning. There are currently about 70,000 Jews living in Belarus. Limmud FSU Belarus will take place in the hometown of renowned artist Marc Chagall, at the
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BERLIN, Germany (WJC) –Ralf Stegner, deputy leader of Germany’s governing Social Democratic Party, has told the newspaper ‘Welt am Sonntag‘ that Germany should reconsider its arms exports to Israel and should not deliver weapons to areas of tension and dictatorships. Stegner expressly named Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Israel as countries that should not benefit from
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PARIS (WJC)–The European Jewish Congress (EJC) on Tuesday expressed outrage after the publication of an open letter by former French actress Brigitte Bardot in which she called for a ban on religious slaughter of animals. EJC President Moshe Kantor said Bardot’s text was “deeply offensive and a slur against the Jewish people.” It also showed
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