Israel rounds up pro- Hizbollah drug dealers

  By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–Israeli security forces announced on Thursday, August 28, the arrests of 27 Israeli Arabs suspected of drug dealing for Hizbollah. The arrests, carried out by the General Security Service (GSS) and the Israel Police, followed weeks of widespread investigation into smuggling activities conducted between Israeli and Lebanese dealers that involved

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Travel and Food

UK Jews, Muslims: ‘Export peace, don’t import conflict’

LONDON (WJC) — Muslim and Jewish leaders in the UK on Thursday issued a joint statement calling for interfaith cooperation and condemnation of civilian deaths in Gaza, saying they should not “import conflict,” but rather “export peace.” The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) condemned civilian deaths and

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International, Middle East

JNS news briefs: August 28, 2014

Report: Netanyahu, Abbas met secretly in Jordan before cease-fire (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Jordanian newspaper Al Ghad reported Thursday that several days before the cease-fire agreement struck between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas secretly met in the Jordanian capital of Amman. According to the

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Travel and Food

Researchers: Tainted blood may still be valuable

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Some 30 percent of all positive hospital blood culture samples are discarded every day because they’re “contaminated” — they reflect the presence of skin germs instead of specific disease-causing bacteria. Rather than toss these compromised samples into the trash, clinicians may be able to use the resistance profiles of skin bacteria

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

APN says 2-State process should begin anew

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Americans for Peace Now (APN)  issued the following statement on Wednesday, August 27: “APN welcomes the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that was implemented yesterday (Tuesday, April 26). We hope fervently that this ceasefire holds, sparing both Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip further terror and bloodshed. We know, however,

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Middle East

Outreach program announced for older Jewish women

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Celebrating 12 years of improving the lives of Jewish women and girls, the Jewish Women’s Foundation (JWF) has announced its third major initiative: reaching and connecting Jewish older adult women to avoid loneliness and isolation. The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) and Jewish Family Service (JFS), the initiative grant

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San Diego County

JNS news briefs: August 27, 2014

Southern Israelis pessimistic on latest cease-fire (JNS.org) Leaders and residents of southern Israel are not optimistic about the newly reached cease-fire deal with Hamas and have harsh criticism for the Jewish state’s Operation Protective Edge, believing that it did not contribute to longterm security in their communities. Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni said, “Every concession to

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International