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CIA used Israel to justify torture
The newly-released report by the US Senate Intelligence Committee on the CIA’s use of torture says that CIA lawyers used Israel as a justification for building a legal case for torture of Al-Qa’ida suspects after the 9/11 attacks.
Chanukah: The Twitter holiday?
Chanukah is both the most powerful and most precarious of Jewish holidays.
Sony CEO ordered ‘The Interview’ toned down, Rogen objected
Sony Corp. Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai ordered the film \”The Interview\” to be toned down after Pyongyang denounced it for depicting the assassination of North Korea\’s leader, according to emails apparently stolen from Sony\’s Hollywood studio.
U.S. under fire over Senate’s report on CIA torture
The United States on Wednesday faced criticism from the United Nations as well as governments that Washington often reprimands for human rights violations over a Senate report on CIA torture techniques in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Malala, Satyarthi receive their Nobel Prizes for child campaigns
Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Taliban for refusing to quit school, and Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi received their Nobel Peace Prizes on Wednesday after two days of celebration honoring their work for children\’s rights.
Jewish lawmakers decry torture practices, welcome report
Jewish lawmakers and anti-torture umbrella groups with Jewish affiliates expressed dismay at revelations of U.S. torture practices.
The life in Israel exchange, part 3: Raising your kids where being Jewish is normal
Finding solutions to reducing teen stress
Every weekday at around 6:30 a.m., Henry Muhlheim hits the snooze button a few times before getting up and driving from Hancock Park to Harvard-Westlake School, one of the country’s top private high schools.