By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA) — Hussam Hassan Qawasme, the Hamas mastermind behind the June kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens, has been indicted, according to a statement released Thursday, Sept. 4, by Israel’s Shin Bet security forces. The IDF military court announced the indictment nearly two months after Qawasme was arrested for his
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Middle East
NEW YORK (WJC) — Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro lashed out at Israel, the United States and Europe on Monday, saying Israel’s Mossad was behind the Islamic State movement and comparing NATO military representatives to the Nazi SS. In a column published by Cuban state medisa, the long-time Cuban leader also assailed US Senator John
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The current commotion is focused on Israel’s declaring as state land some 4,000 dunams (c 988 acres) just over the Green Line and west of Betar Ilit and Gush Etzion. The action has produced demands from the US to reverse the action, along with condemnations from the UN General
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastArab party’s former MK faces jail time over 2007 Syria visit (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Former Member of Knesset Said Nafa, who served for the Arab party Balad from 2007-13, was sentenced on Thursday by the Nazareth District Court to one year in prison after being convicted in April for visiting an enemy state and
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Travel and Food
He teams up with State Department program honoring former Jewish U.S. Rep. Benjamin Gilman, R-New York WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Shawn Carter Foundation (SCF), founded by Shawn “JAY Z” Carter and his mother, Gloria Carter, has increased its support for study abroad scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with financial need through the U.S. Department
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International, San Diego County, USABy Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–An Israeli civil rights group has filed a complaint in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague against Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal over the July-August murders of 38 Gazan civilians. The motion by the Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center to bring Mashaal to the ICC was made possible by the
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Middle East
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Community leader and philanthropist Theresa Dupuis has been selected by the Jewish Federations of North America as a recipient of the 2014 Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award. The award recognizes an extraordinary woman who has set a high standard for philanthropy and volunteerism in her community. Dupuis will be recognized at the International
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San Diego CountyBy J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida –“Hamas was seriously beaten,” Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu told a group of skeptical reporters and columnists at a news conference, on the day after an open-ended ceasefire was declared. The IDF put figures on the “severe beating”. 603 Hamas soldiers, commonly called gunmen by the media and
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Jewish Women International (JWI) and Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA), are joining forces to teach women age 50 and beyond about financial literacy. The new program, “Know Your Worth (Own Your Future): financial education for women in transition” is being developed by JWI, which has a lengthy track
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Science, Medicine, & Education
Updated from previous version SAN DIEGO (SDONA) — A person who was held by campus police after authorities found a San Diego State building marred by graffiti, including swastikas, was described by an SDSU spokeswoman on Wednesday, Sept. 3, as a “54-year-old man from Santee who has known mental issues and was off his medication.” “He drew with
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San Diego County
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — Over 500 blue and white Israeli flags dotted a solidarity rally held for Israel in Stockholm that was organized by the Zionist Federation in Sweden, this past Sunday, August 31. Among those holding the Israeli flag, was featured speaker Mostafa Geha, a Muslim Lebanese activist and writer, who co-founded
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International, Middle East
s TEL AVIV (WJC) — The Israeli military has provided its most detailed assessment yet of the conduct and impact of the Gaza war, including photographs indicating that terrorists stored and fired rockets from schools. In a briefing at the their headquarters in Tel Aviv, the Israel Defense Forces presented a minute picture of the
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Middle EastSANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – As students head back to college and begin to pick their classes, AMCHA Initiative on Wednesday, Sept 3, posted on its website a list of 218 professors identifying themselves as Middle East scholars, who recently called for the academic boycott of Israel. “How can professors who are so biased
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Israel’s former National Security Advisor Major General Yaacov Amidror (ret.) has joined the Gemunder Center for Defense and Strateg as a Senior Advisor. In his new position with JINSA, Maj. Gen. Amidror will provide expert policy guidance and share his extensive knowledge with other Gemunder Center leaders as well as the
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Middle East, USA