Survey finds diaspora Jews more liberal than Israelis

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) released a report on Wednesday, May 21, on the views of world Jewry concerning Israel’s character as a Jewish and democratic state. Following Justice Minister Tzipi Livni’s appointment of Professor Ruth Gavison to explore the constitutional anchoring of Israel’s Jewish and democratic character, Prof. Gavison

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International, Middle East, USA

AJC joins Israel in aid to flood victims in Balkans

NEW YORK (Press Release) — AJC is supporting the efforts of IsraAID, a leading Israeli non-governmental relief organization, to deliver urgent humanitarian assistance to areas in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia devastated by massive floods. “The damage wrought by the floods is almost unimaginable in its scale and fury,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. “The Jewish

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Travel and Food

JNS news briefs: May 21, 2014

After anti-Israel slur, Turkey’s Erdogan thanks Israel for mine disaster response (JNS.org) In a rare conciliatory remark, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised Israel on Tuesday for showing compassion and sensitivity following last week’s mine disaster in the town of Soma. In his weekly address to fellow party members, Erdogan thanked Israel for canceling

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International

Many religious sites are a matter of faith, not history

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Those tempted to think that Judaism is the most spiritual of the three religions that developed from Abraham should think again. True, Judaism does not have a man-god with lots of paintings and statues at its center, and it does not seek to conquer the world in order to advanced

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Frankel supports action against Boko Haram terror

WASHINGTON, DC  (Press Release)– Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-Florida) spoke on the House floor Tuesday, May 20, in support of H.Res. 573, which condemns the kidnapping of female students by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram.  Congresswoman Frankel, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is an original co-sponsor of the resolution. In a video message, sent to news

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International, USA

Netanyahu honors Israel’s innovators

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— In an impressive ceremony at Tel Aviv University on May 19th during the university’s annual Board of Governors Meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu awarded the fourth annual Prime Minister’s Initiatives and Innovation Prize to Dafna Lifshitz, CEO of Appleseeds Academy. The grassroots organization will receive NIS 80,000 ($23,000) to further

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

ADL: No rush to judgment in ‘Nakba’ shootings

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today criticized the “rush to judgment” by the United Nations and others in the international community calling for unwarranted levels of investigation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) relating to the shooting deaths of two Palestinian youths at the scene of violent attacks against Israeli soldiers on May

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International, Middle East