Gal Mekel back in NBA with New Orleans Pelicans
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2014
Gal Mekel, the second Israeli to play in the NBA, has signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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Israel’s Knesset votes to dissolve, sets March 17 election
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2014
Israel\’s parliament voted on Monday to dissolve itself in preparation for an early general election on March 17, after a crisis set in motion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\’s dismissal of two ministers.
Leave or let live? Arabs move in to Jewish settlements
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2014
Little noticed amid the furor over one of Israel\’s most contentious policies, a small but growing number of Arabs are moving into Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, drawn by cheaper rent and better services.
Retiring Donovan gets one last taste of victory
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2014
Landon Donovan ended his career with a third title in four years as the LA Galaxy enjoyed a 2-1 extra-time win over the New England Revolution in Sunday\’s MLS Cup and said he would struggle to replace the joy of victory.
Los Angeles freeways jammed after huge construction site fire
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2014
Fire destroyed a seven-story apartment building under construction in downtown Los Angeles and spread to a neighboring high-rise early Monday before flames were largely extinguished, forcing a major freeway shutdown through rush hour.
Clinton, at Saban Forum, endorses Obama’s Middle East policy
Jewish Journal
December 8, 2014
From the drive for Israeli-Palestinian peace to nuclear talks with Iran, Hillary Rodham Clinton is endorsing President Obama’s Israel-related positions.
California-Israeli companies form stem cell research agreement
Ryan Torok
December 5, 2014
California-Israel partnerships related to stem cell research are on the horizon after an agreement signed Dec. 9 between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Israel’s Center for Research and Development, MATIMOP.
‘Three Minutes in Poland’ offers a view of life lost
Jewish Journal
December 5, 2014
A series of coincidences led author Glenn Kurtz to Maurice Chandler’s living room in Boca Raton, Fla.
Obama promises more aid, loan guarantees to Jordan
Jewish Journal
December 5, 2014
President Barack Obama said on Friday that the United States and its allies are making slow but steady progress in the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, and he pledged new aid to Jordan to grapple with Syrian refugees.
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