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JNS news briefs: July 24, 2014

July 24, 2014

Pro-Palestinian rioters attack Maccabi Haifa soccer players in Austria (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A pre-season friendly match between the Israeli Maccabi Haifa and French Lille OSC soccer teams in Bischofshofen, Austria, on Wednesday was interrupted when pro-Palestinian protesters burst onto the field and attacked the Israeli players. Throughout the second half, the demonstrators—which included Turkish […]

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Middle East

War news hard for Israelis traveling elsewhere

July 24, 2014

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France–It’s an occupational hazard of living in Israel. You live your life, make vacation plans, and then there is a crisis. At first you don’t know how long it will continue and what shape or form it will assume. So you carry on as usual, as best you can, and when

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Dinosaur site draws scholars and tourists

July 24, 2014

-Tenth in a Series- By Donald H. Harrison ST. GEORGE, Utah – You’ve heard about St. George and the dragon, but that’s a Christian legend from England which must be taken on faith. On the other hand, you have St. George and the dinosaurs and that’s a secular American tale for which there is plenty

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hamas continues to violate all int’l norms

July 23, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Once again we’re seeing that it’s easier to begin a war than to end one. A brief conversation with a neighbor whose career was in the Defense Ministry reached agreement that “Shit” pretty well summarizes things. I’m far from inner circles, but my sifting of commentary indicates that people making

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East

Ben-Gurion U creates wartime fund for students

July 23, 2014

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — With as many as 1,000 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev students, faculty and staff deployed both in and around the Gaza Strip, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) has established an emergency Wartime Assistance For Students Fund to assist those now serving in combat. The Fund will provide

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Middle East

Lone Soldier from LA receives hero’s farewell

July 23, 2014

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)– Over 30,000 people paid their respects to lone soldier, Sgt. Max Steinberg at his funeral on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem Wednesday morning, July 23. Steinberg was killed battling Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, July 20 and was among the 13 IDF soldiers who were killed when a Hamas

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Middle East

Expect the unexpected when you go ‘Into the Woods’

July 23, 2014

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The Fiasco Theatre came from New York to the Old Globe to present its re-imagined Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. “The mission of Fiasco Theater is to offer dynamic, joyful, actor-driven productions of classic and new plays….” They are all about making bold choices,

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Travel and Food

U.N. votes to investigate Israel, not Hamas

July 23, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, July 23, called the vote by the U.N. Human Rights Council to establish a commission of inquiry into Israel’s alleged human rights violations in Gaza “another shocking perversion” of the Council’s mandate. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: “With all of

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International, Middle East

Having just graduated h.s., he makes aliyah

July 23, 2014

By Anav Silverman TEL AVIV (Press Release)- Among the 228 new immigrants from the United States and Canada that arrived to Israel on Tuesday morning, July 22, seven doctors will be working in medical centers across the country and an 18-year-old high school graduate from Chicago will be getting ready to join the IDF. Barak

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Middle East

London wants Napolitano to intervene in BDS debate

July 23, 2014

By Herb London NEW YORK –Experts disagree about who first observed, “academic politics is so vicious because the stakes are so low,”[1] but when it comes to the ongoing student debates about divestment in companies doing business with Israel, the sentence is only half true. The conflicts have been remarkably emotional and acrimonious, but the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Gaza ceasefire should ban weapons from Gaza

July 23, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)- The Jewish Council for Public Affairs welcomed the Obama administration’s call, made by Deputy National Security Advisor Anthony Blinken, that Gaza should be demilitarized as part of a future cease fire agreement to end the current conflict with Israel. The remarks came during an interview with NPR where Blinken said “There

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Middle East

Conf. of Presidents seek flight resumption to Israel

July 23, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Conference of Presidents leaders, Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, on Wednesday, July 23, urged the Federal Aviation Administration to rescind the temporary ban on commercial flights by US airlines to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. “While we recognize the need to protect fliers from any

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Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

Computer chip can sniff out explosives

July 23, 2014

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Security forces worldwide rely on sophisticated equipment, trained personnel, and detection dogs to safeguard airports and other public areas against terrorist attacks. A revolutionary new electronic chip with nano-sized chemical sensors is about to make their job much easier. The groundbreaking nanotechnology-inspired sensor, devised by Prof. Fernando Patolsky of Tel

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Rancho La Puerta offers Saturday stays

July 23, 2014

By Mimi Pollack TECATE, Mexico — Many of us lead hectic, stressful lives, so it is always healthy to find ways to unwind. Spending a week at a spa is one good way to relax and recharge, but not everyone can afford that or has the time. Here in San Diego, we are lucky to

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International, Mimi Pollack

JNS news briefs: July 24, 2014

War news hard for Israelis traveling elsewhere

Dinosaur site draws scholars and tourists

Hamas continues to violate all int’l norms

Ben-Gurion U creates wartime fund for students

Lone Soldier from LA receives hero’s farewell

Expect the unexpected when you go ‘Into the Woods’

U.N. votes to investigate Israel, not Hamas

Having just graduated h.s., he makes aliyah

London wants Napolitano to intervene in BDS debate

Gaza ceasefire should ban weapons from Gaza

Conf. of Presidents seek flight resumption to Israel

Computer chip can sniff out explosives

Rancho La Puerta offers Saturday stays

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