PARIS (WJC)–European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor has urged the European Union to abide by its own guidelines which designate Hamas as a terrorist organization and shun any Palestinian government in which the Islamist group is a member. He sent the message to the EU during a meeting of the EJC’s Executive which took place
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International, Middle EastAnti-Israel student group distributes mock eviction notices at NYU (JNS.org) The anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) distributed mock eviction to up to 2,000 students at New York University, claiming its notices mimic those that the Israel Defense Forces hands out in advance of home evictions of Palestinians. “We regret to inform
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InternationalBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Georgia’s governor signed the “Guns Everywhere Law” which allows people with concealed weapons permits to bring guns into airports, bars, churches, schools, government buildings and parts of airports. Although he heralded it as a victory for Second Amendment rights, Catholic Priests have expressed concern that their altar boys will be packing
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Adventures in SD HistoryWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)– U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Norway’s Foreign Minister Borge Brende met on a variety of issues on Thursday, April 24, with the apparent breakdown of the Middle East peace process clearly on everyone’s mind. Meeting the news media before their private discussion, Brende made a point of thanking Kerry
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Middle East, USASACRAMENTO. California (Press Release) – On the heels of a Field Poll showing large majorities of registered California voters supporting universal preschool for all four-year old children, a new poll released Thursday, April 24, by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reflects similar public sentiment, as the Senate Democratic caucus presses early childhood education as a
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — The coming observance of Yom Ha-Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, does not immediately bring to mind a global conflagration, nor the death camps, nor even the dreadful image of barbed wire. I first remember an old man. As a child in Israel, I lived naturally and comfortably with survivors
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Jewish HistorySAN DIEGO (SDJW) – American Jewish organizations are debating what course Israel should take in the wake of the announcement that the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has reconciled with the Gaza City-based Hamas organization, which remains committed to Israel’s destruction and is considered a terrorist organization. Some say Israel is right to terminate negotiations with the
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich), issued the following statement concerning the Armenian Genocide: “Today, April 24, people around the world will pause to observe Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. We will pause to reflect on the historical facts of the Armenian genocide – the deaths of more than 1.5 million men,
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) responded Thursday, April 24, to the announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it is moving to expand its authority to regulate tobacco products to include electronic cigarettes. The rule proposed by the FDA would allow the agency to regulate e-cigarettes, which are not currently under
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By Robert Gluck/JNS.org Tonight, April 24, audiences around the country can feel what it is like to be William Shatner, the Jewish actor best known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek. Shatner’s one-man show “Shatner’s World”—which was on Broadway and toured Canada, Australia, and the United States—will be presented in
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Travel and FoodBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — The Israeli security cabinet unanimously decided Thursday, April 24, that Israel would not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by Hamas, the terrorist organization that calls for Israel’s destruction. Considered a severe blow to peace talks, the ‘historic’ Hamas-Fatah unity pact was announced on Wednesday following a seven-year power struggle
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Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — There is a possibility that Israel, alone, might have to interdict Iran’s atomic weapons project. However, a distinguished expert on Iran at Tel Aviv University thinks that is unlikely. I heard Professor Litvak at the monthly lecture sponsored by the English Speaking Friends of TAU. Meir Litvak is
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By Robert Gluck/JNS.org Jewish author J.D. Salinger remains mysterious even in death. Yet some new light may soon be shed on the author of “The Catcher in the Rye” and his experiences as a soldier during World War II. Following last year’s release of director Shane Salerno’s documentary film Salinger, the reclusive author is set
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