admin | July 4, 2017
Charlotte Silver Rights and Accountability 3 July 2017 Palestinians visit the Ibrahimi mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on 25 February 2014, 20 years to the day after an American Jewish settler opened fire killing 29 worshippers there. Israel is refusing to give visas to a team of investigators with UNESCO who are scheduled to visit Hebrons Old City in the occupied West Bank
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admin | July 2, 2017
Left, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, when she was a toddler, with her mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who came to study in America and decided to remain here and marry Donald Harris
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admin | July 1, 2017
What does that control look like? First, it means that the prayer area is divided into a mens and womens section; the womens section is far smaller
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richards | June 30, 2017
The Israeli authorities last week confiscated two tractors, a hydraulic excavator and other equipment used by Palestinians to carry out illegal quarrying that has been damaging a rare nature reserve in the Judean Desert. If major American newspapers reported the story, the headline would probably read: Israel Confiscates Palestinians Tractors. I say if, because theres really not much chance The New York Times or Washington Post would ever cover a story that reflects badly on the Palestinian cause
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admin | June 29, 2017
Its extraordinary, when you think about it, this country of ours. Thats always a loaded statement to make these days; tempers are so high, political divisions are so deep, mistrust is so pervasive.
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richards | June 27, 2017
Families that receive free Jewish childrens books from the Massachusetts-based PJ Library say the program has helped them feel more connected to their Jewish communities, with interfaith families especially sayingit has spurred them to celebrate Jewish holidays and Shabbat and to learn more about Judaism, a new study found. The study, released Tuesday by PJ Library and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, found that 69 percentof participating families say the program has helped them feel more connected to their Jewish communities, whether by attending programs run by PJ library itself or activities run by local Jewish institutions. Respondents also saythe program helps them feel more knowledgeable and confident about how to engage in Jewish traditions with their children (83 percent), and 91 percent say the program is a valuable parenting tool
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richards | June 27, 2017
JERUSALEM Israeli politicians rushed to condemn their governments decision Sunday to freezea plan promoting pluralistic prayer at the Western Wall. Voices from across the political spectrum, including members of the governing coalition, criticized the vote by the Cabinetas a recklessaffront to American Jewry
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admin | June 27, 2017
Israeli politicians rushed to condemn their governments decision Sunday to freezea plan promoting pluralistic prayer at the Western Wall.
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simmons | May 26, 2017
Event in the Senate ' Congress members from both parties participated in a celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month taking place in the Capitol. The event Wednesday included remarks by Sen. Sherrod Brown; D-Ohio; Sen
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richards | May 24, 2017
Helen Maryles Shankman knows plenty about Jewish history.
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