Category Archives: World
Shock after Pittsburgh
By Ron Kampeas, JTA WASHINGTON — Eliot Engel, a Bronx Democrat who reviles President Donald Trump, and Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican who eagerly embraces him, have plenty in common. They are Jewish congressmen from New York known for their pro-Israel leadership, and they share a distant relative. Read more » »
JTA News – France’s Arab World Institute Takes down Photo of a Blood-Stained Netanyahu
JTA News quoted B’nai B’rith France leader Philippe Meyer in its coverage of an anti-Semitic image promoted by France’s Arab World Institute. To read the original article, click this link. Read more » »
Canary Mission Is Effective Against BDS
Canary Mission website, photo by author BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,054, January 2, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Canary Mission monitors, spotlights, and reports cases of online hate speech – a vital service, as hate speech often precedes hateful acts of violence. Read more » »
Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019
Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 Chicago TribuneScores, schedules and highlights in Sports from the Region in Northwest Indiana. Read more »
WeHo Resident and Preservation Activist Lyndia Lowy Dies at Age 69
Lyndia Lowy (second from left) with WHPA colleagues Victor Omelczenko, Amanda Bleich and Lisa Koers. (Photo courtesy of Victor Omelczenko) Lowy, 69, graduated from Fairfax High School, the University of California at Berkeley (B.A), and George Washington University (M.A. Read more » »
Felder Not Welcomed Back To Democratic Conference
News December 31, 2018 By Alyssa Fisher New York State Senate State Senator Simcha Felder New York State Democrats are ready to take over the majority — and one of their first moves is letting Brooklyn Senator Simcha Felder know he is not welcome back into their conference, the New York Daily News reported. Read more » »
Did Apple Use Her Voice For Hebrew Siri?
News December 31, 2018 By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — The woman behind the female Hebrew voice of the Waze navigation app is suing Apple for using her voice as the Hebrew Siri. Israeli radio broadcaster Galit Gura-Eini filed a lawsuit last week for about $66,000 in Tel Aviv District Court, the Israeli business daily Calcalist reported. Read more » »
U.S.-Palestinian In Jail For Life For Jerusalem Land Sale
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian court sentenced an American-Palestinian on Monday to life imprisonment for violating a ban on selling land to Israelis, judiciary officials said. The U.S. Read more » »
Zuckerberg’s Fortune Drops — Now Worth Only $53 Billion
News December 31, 2018 By Alyssa Fisher getty images Facebook stumbled quite a bit this year, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took a hit. Zuckerberg’s net worth fell nearly $20 billion, making his the largest drop in fortune in 2018, Bloomberg reported. But don’t feel too bad for the 34-year-old: He’s still worth $53 billion. Read more » »
Armenia’s Capital Honors Holocaust Survivor Who Coined The Term ‘Genocide’
News December 31, 2018 By Cnaan Liphshiz wikicommons Raphael Lemkin (JTA) — Armenia’s capital named a street for Raphael Lemkin, the Jewish lawyer who coined the term genocide. Read more » »
