The event was geared to physicians, nurses, dentists, podiatrists, psychologists, optometrists, pharmacists, therapists, audiologists, nutritionists, and dental hygienists.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Blinken's boilerplate condemnation did not mention the identity, affiliation or religion of the Islamic terrorists.
At least three of the participants in the hastily-organized Negev Summit share trepidations about the 900-pound mullah in the room.
865 entities around the world have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism since 2016.
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A U.S. State Department spokesman reportedly stated that the Biden administration has been helping the country “strengthen air defenses in response to a rising number of aerial attacks from Yemen.”
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The organization previously endorsed six candidates, bringing its total number of endorsements to 20.
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Kinzinger’s unrestrained comments reflect the arrogance behind the colossal American failures in the Middle East in the past 20 years.
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It requires the U.S. Department of Defense to consult with Israel on its capability to deter threats from Iran and provide a report to Congress.
"The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of people, including Americans. We refuse to believe that the United States would remove its designation as a terrorist organization."
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The businessman, father of five and native of Brooklyn, N.Y., seemed surprised by his election victory.
The study provides evidence that MESA’s likely adoption of academic BDS would be disastrous.
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“We have good news in that we’re going to provide them with F-15s, which was a long, hard slog,” says U.S. Central Command head Gen. Frank McKenzie.
“I feel like it should be required for a member of Congress to go just so they can see it, especially the ones that are on the other side of the issue,” said the 37-year-old Republican representing New York.
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“The Sierra Club, historically a pioneer in promoting an environmentally clean world, has suddenly become an anti-Semitic polluter by caving to extremist anti-peace groups who seek to demonize, delegitimize and eliminate the democratic Jewish state,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper.
A delegation of 12 disabled IDF veterans took off for New York last week in the framework of a special tour sponsored by the humanitarian organization Belev Echad.
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Complaints said the organization was engaging in “greenwashing,” ignoring the Palestinians and instead focusing on the Jewish state’s environmental values and practice.
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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's warning to Iran was likely a response to plans by members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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“Putin must stop or Putin must pay,” the former U.S. vice president tells Israeli newspaper.
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has been a leader in the progressive “Squad” standing against Israel on key votes in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Jewish groups including the American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Louisville and the National Council of Jewish Women’s Louisville Section condemned Bentley's remarks.
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Latrell Williams was detained by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday on two preliminary charges of battery with a deadly weapon for his alleged involvement in the shooting on Saturday.
ADI cares for and empowers hundreds of Israel’s most vulnerable citizens – children, adolescents, and adults with severe disabilities.
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“I have worked closely with AJC throughout my tenure in Congress and I am deeply honored to have been chosen to serve as the organization’s next CEO,” Deutch said in a statement.
George Knoll reports directly to the State Department and is no longer subordinate to the US Ambassador to Israel.
Zelensky is “the kind of leader I’d want to go into combat with.”
Brighton Beach is home to one of the largest Ukrainian populations outside of Eastern Europe, so much so that the neighborhood is known by its nickname of “Little Odessa,” named for the Ukrainian port city on the shores of the Black Sea.
By Eve Glover
Residents of Colleyville are still shaken up from the terror attack in January,
Failed negotiations will convince European allies of Iranian noncompliance, leading to sanctions.
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They have been found in San Francisco; Beverly Hills, Calif.; Miami Beach and Surfside, Fla.; as well as in states like Maryland, Colorado and Wisconsin.
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A lawyer for University of Louisville student, Brown, 21, said his client has “serious mental issues” and would undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
“My friend’s daughter had to leave USC because she couldn't deal with the harassment and threats because she was Jewish and supported Israel.”
Every Saturday morning for 18 years, protesters have gathered outside Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Mich., as congregants arrived for services carrying signs such as “Israel: No right to exist,” “Jewish power corrupts” and “Israel attacked America 9/11/2001.”
Jeff Mendelsohn, executive director of Pro-Israel America, tweeted that “by pulling his support for the Abraham Accords, Rep. Bowman makes clear that he isn’t interested in peace. He’s only interested in placating the anti-Israel Socialist party that’s supporting him.”
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On the positive side, nine “adoptions and endorsements” of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of anti-Semitism were recorded.
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Assistance will go to synagogues in the heavily Jewish neighborhoods of Midwood, Kensington, Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Borough Park and Flatbush with a capacity of fewer than 200 people and little staff.
“I have long said, Mr. Speaker, that the greatest political achievement of the 20th century was the establishment of the State of Israel."
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Salem Health Department and Board of Health officials, especially those with Jewish-sounding names, have been receiving targeted threats online and via voicemail.
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The move comes after anti-Semitic fliers were distributed last month to hundreds of homes in there and in Miami Beach.
The Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey region tweeted that the image “draws from the worst of millennia-old anti-Semitic tropes about Jews. At a time of rising anti-Semitism, this is not only irresponsible but dangerous. This image should never have been published.”
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Unbought Power LLC is led by Rasha Mubarak, who describes herself as a “Palestinian Muslim American community activist.”
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The United States and Israel left UNESCO in December 2018 after the organization passed several anti-Israel resolutions.
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Pro-Israel America is calling on J Street PAC to drop its endorsement of Rep. Marie Newman (D-Ill.)
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A total of 15 hate crimes targeting Jewish people were reported—a 275 percent increase compared to the four incidents the year before.
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Rebbetzin Hecht, obm, was also one of the first teachers at the Beis Rivkah Girls' School in Crown Heights.
By Marc Gronich
The Brooklyn district represented by Simcha Felder (D-Borough Park/Midwood, Brooklyn) changes a great deal. His district number changes from 17 to 26, which will confuse voters and could encourage a challenger for the popular lawmaker.
Professors maligned Jews as white, privileged oppressors, and advanced age-old tropes concerning Jewish power.
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The contest will focus, among other things, on the next generation of electric-vehicle charging, artificial intelligence and energy storage.
Bennett said the world is "a safer place" now that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi has been eliminated.
By Sean Savage
“Fighting bigotry should not be a competition between minority groups; it’s not a zero-sum game,” said Denise Katz-Prober, director of legal initiatives at the Brandeis Center.
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“You represent the United States of America. Tone down the Judaism in your work,” a State Department official told David Friedman.
Gantz stressed the value of Israel’s recent repositioning to United States Central Command.
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Dani Dayan welcomed the talk-show host’s “important” apology for stating that the Holocaust “wasn’t about race,” but said her remarks were evidence of a “fundamental misunderstanding” regarding the nature of anti-Semitism.
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The U.S. secretary of state said Israelis and PA Arabs deserve to “enjoy equal measures of security, freedom and prosperity.”
By David Isaac
“[Dr. J. Herbert] Nelson’s remarks were so offensive and inflammatory that people who would normally just sit on the sidelines and throw up their hands, even they have been moved to say, ‘We can’t allow this,’ ” said Rev. Todd Stavrakos, a co-convener of Presbyterians for Middle East Peace.
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Multiple swastikas were found drawn Friday on the columns of Union Station in Washington, D.C., one day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The brothers Samuel and Joseph Schutz were among the first Jews to arrive in the area in 1856.
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The attacker threatened the woman, saying, “you little Jewish girl better get off this train before I hurt you."
Israel is the 15th country in the agreements.
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Joining in the announcement were various faith leaders, including those from the Orthodox Union, one of the groups calling for the increase.
Gabriel Network is an Israeli startup that develops smart technology for security and safety incidents.
Lifting of Covid lockdowns in Europe and Operation Guardian of the Walls led to a dramatic increase in antisemitism.
Silver served in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2015.
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The two students were walking past 1505 Carroll Street near Troy Avenue, heading to their Yeshiva dorm, at approximately 1:30 am, when the incident occurred.
Harris noted that Azerbaijan is home to a Jewish community that dates back 2,500 years.
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“I would hope that she understands the severity of what she did,” Aryeh Fried told CBS New York. “To do it to anybody is obviously problematic, but for an adult to do it to a child is just beyond crazy.”
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Rabbi Nadav Caine of Beth Israel Congregation has criticized the “hateful propaganda” being promoted by the anti-Israel demonstrators.
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U.S. Jewish organizations outraged at Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II’s “unacceptable,” “dangerous” remarks.
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In the the call he made from Beth Israel temple to his brother in the UK, Malik Faisal Akram said he came to America on a jihadi mission.
By Marc Gronich
One proposal stressed her desire to remake the current ethics commission with one that has teeth. During her remarks she hinted that she might have already known about her stumble on ethics.
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The character Moon Knight first appeared in Werewolf by Night #32 in August 1975.
The Genesis Prize Chairman praised the role of Jewish scientists and physicians in combating the pandemic.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “as the Lebanese people suffer an economic crisis of historic proportions, Hezbollah continues to engage in illicit activity and amass wealth at the expense of the Lebanese people.
We are just 2 percent of the U.S. population, but 58 percent of religiously motivated hate crimes are against Jews,” said Michael Masters of the Secure Community Network.
Later in the day, we received these images from the launch from Israel's Defense Ministry. Enjoy.
Hate crime statistics show that crimes targeting Jews comprised 54.9% of all crimes against a religious minority.
"We are very excited that David Friedman is now taking a leadership role in the Republican Jewish Coalition."
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U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman concluded that he could not exercise jurisdiction over the case, despite being allowed to by the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.
To date, Stanford has refused to recognize the problem or take appropriate corrective action to address it.
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The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming approved (420-9) legislation last September to provide $1 billion in funds, but the legislation has since stalled in the Senate.
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Arthur Sorrey, the city manager of North Miami Beach, Fla., said the historic hiring of an Orthodox Jewish police officer is “a big deal for us … it’s something that took a lot of teamwork to pull it off.”
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Zeldin was elected to the US Congress in 2014, representing New York’s First Congressional District, where he continues to serve as one of two Republican Jewish lawmakers.
The bus will allow easy access to students, educators, police, faith groups, and professionals to critical training on anti-Semitism, racism, bullying, stereotyping, hate, and intolerance.
Since its transfer to CENTCOM, the IDF has held several drills with US forces stationed in the Middle East.
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The Biden administration has signaled that it is working to expand the circle with Muslim-majority countries like Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, the Maldives, Comoros, Kuwait and Qatar.
By Marc Gronich
While Hochul would probably like to deliver this type of speech many more times, her political opponents – both Democrats and Republicans – would like this to be her last.
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Dustin Wilkerson, 37, was charged with aggravated criminal damage for throwing rocks last month at Kol Ami Synagogue.
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“Hussain Altamimi has made false, hateful, anti-Semitic, anti-Israel accusations on Instagram,” ZOA national president Morton Klein said in a letter sent to the New York legislator.
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Both Menashe Shapiro and Fred Kreizman are graduates of Yeshiva University.
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According to the U.S. State Department's Population, Refugees, and Migrations Bureau, the funds will "provide education, health care, and emergency relief to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children and families during a time of need."
Israel will acquire 12 Lockheed Martin CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing KC-46 refueling aircraft.
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The state expects to receive significantly more applications than can be funded by the program.
The boxes of packed rice were delivered to 325 families each week.
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“These fees impose a significant burden on elderly Holocaust survivors, victims and heirs who often rely on these payments to meet their everyday needs,” Acting Superintendent Adrienne Harris said in a press release on Wednesday.
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Peres lived with his wife Sonia and their daughter in an apartment on the corner of West 95th Street and Riverside while he studied at New York University and the New School.
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"It’s important that we sit together and develop a common strategy, a common outlook."
The global conglomerate continues to come under fire after ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s boycott decision.
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“The time that we bought is running out. Omicron is already in the country, from the Knesset to kindergartens, and it is spreading fast,” says Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Israel’s Counsel General to Atlanta Anat Sultan-Dadon, whose post includes Kentucky and the Southeast, said she wanted to convey Israel’s support for the people of Kentucky, and “our love and friendship during these difficult days.”
“This is a way to be more competitive, more active, more energetic and more impactful,” said Steve Grossman, who served as AIPAC president from 1992 to 1996.
The decision not to reopen the Jerusalem consulate to the Palestinian Authority is still only a temporary one that Biden can change.