Cantor: Select Committee on Benghazi necessary

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) released the following statement Friday, May 2,  on a House Select Committee on Benghazi, which House Speaker John Boehner said he planned to create if the House membership approves next week. “For nearly two years, House committees have aggressively investigated what happened the night four brave

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Middle East, USA

Twice weekly flights possible between Tel Aviv, Baku

BAKU, Azerbaijan (Press Release)– Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman met in Baku with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and discussed with him the strengthening of bilateral relations, Lieberman’s office announced Thursday, May 1.  During the meeting, FM Liberman stated that Israel views the relationship with Azerbaijan as one of special importance, and praised Azerbaijan

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International, Middle East, Travel and Food

Reflections on Italian and Israeli tourism

By Ira Sharkansky PADUA, Italy — Living in Israel has several advantages that are not widely promoted among those trying to attract tourists or new residents. You can live a Jewish life, immersed in a rich culture and discussions of things that have been argued for more than two millennia, without having to visit a synagogue.

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Travel and Food

JNS news briefs: May 2, 2014

  Israeli population rises to 8.18 million (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Days before Israel’s 66th Independence Day, the Israeli population reached 8.18 million people, according to a report by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics. This is more than 10 times the size of the population (806,000) when independence was declared in 1948. Israel’s Jewish

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International

PM backs monument depicting Hungary as Nazi victim

  BUDAPEST (WJC) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has  told Jewish community leaders that he would build a controversial Nazi occupation monument despite their opposition. Orbán presented his firm position on Wednesday, April 30, during a meeting with leaders of Mazsihisz, the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary, according to media reports. Mazsihisz believes

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International, Jewish History

Israeli Consul-General Siegel says Israel hopes Abbas will reverse his U-turn and return to the negotiations

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — David Siegel, Israel’s Consul-General in Los Angeles, said Thursday, May 1, that his government is still hopeful that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority “will reevaluate their position and come back to the negotiating table and move away from Hamas.” While the “ball is in

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East

KPBS honors Ed Samiljan, Camp Mountain Chai creator

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Amidst the towering, aromatic pines of the San Bernardino National Forest is Camp Mountain Chai. Like most summer camps, it offers typical activities such as swimming, crafts and sing-alongs. It’s an experience that each summer draws hundreds of San Diego children, and in the process, they’re getting something else: a

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Jewish History, San Diego County

Syrian attack on school another war crime — Cardin

WASHINGTON , D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland.), a senior member of the Senator Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, condemned the Assad regime’s attack, on April 30, on a school in the city of Aleppo that killed as many as 47 people, mainly children. The students were preparing

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Franken bill would require colleges to post net costs

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — With college growing increasingly unaffordable and student loan debt continuing to rise, U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced a bipartisan bill to give students and families a better estimate of college costs before they apply for schools. The bill would also help ensure that prospective

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA