Peres’ micro- blogging account good for China trade

RISHON LEZION, Israel (Press Release) — The opening of a weibo micro-blogging account by President of Israel Shimon Peres highlights the emergence of the new media and the importance of public opinion in China’s dynamic information environment. The commercialization of the media in China and the rise of the Internet created an information-hungry, technology-savvy public that

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International, Middle East

Rabbi calls for protests in behalf of Falun Gong

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — Under the title “Why does the Chinese Government abuse many of his citizens?” Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, one of Israel’s leading rabbis, attacked on his website the Chinese Government for its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Rabbi Aviner writes that he believes that even though this persecution is carried

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JNS news briefs: April 9, 2014

International Monetary Fund: Israel’s economy will grow 3.5% in 2015 (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli economy will grow by 3.5 percent in 2015, up from 3.2 percent in 2014 and 3.4 percent in 2013, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook mid-year report. The IMF’s outlook is more optimistic than that

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International

Jewish Federation names new senior director

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–  Don Schlesinger has joined the staff of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County as Senior Director of Community Partnerships. He will lead Federation’s Israel and overseas initiatives, NextGen young adult outreach, Jewish camping, the community chaplaincy programs and the Jewish Community Relations Council. He will work closely with the CEO,

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San Diego County

Aliyah from France increases as anti- Semitism grows

By Josh Hasten/JNS.org PARIS — Against the backdrop of studies revealing rising anti-Semitism both in France and across all of Europe, as well as one particularly brutal attack in Paris last month, French Jews are flocking to Israel. On March 30, the Jewish Agency for Israel released figures showing that aliyah from France increased dramatically

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Parties try to get Mideast talks back on track

By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. —  With only weeks left before the planned April 29 deadline to reach an agreement in the U.S. brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, the Obama administration has been working overtime to salvage talks that unraveled early last week. Despite the effort, experts are bearish on whether any progress can be

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Middle East