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Amid drought, Jewish groups push conservation agenda
Devorah Brous’ San Fernando Valley home is shaded by green trees, studded with 19 fruit trees and patrolled by a pair of affable chickens that strut around the backyard. But at the moment, she is eager to show a visitor her dying lawn.
Philadelphia cantor’s former house guest charged in his murder
A former house guest was charged in the fatal stabbing of Ronald Fischman, an ordained cantor, in Fischman’s Philadelphia home.\n
Author Nicholas Sparks sued for racism and anti-Semitism
Novelist Nicholas Sparks is being sued for racial and religious discrimination by the former headmaster of a private school he founded.
Woolworths of South Africa threatens to sue BDS over protests
Woolworths of South Africa said it may take the BDS lobby to court for threatening its staff and customers.
Explosion viewed in vicinity of Tehran site linked to nukes
An explosion at or near an Iranian military complex believed to be a site for nuclear testing created a large orange flash over Tehran.
Israel’s anti-rocket hit ‘Iron Dome’ a slow sell abroad
Normally, an advanced new weapon system with a battle-proven success rate of 90 percent would have global defense procurement agencies on the phone in minutes. But Israel\’s Iron Dome rocket interceptor is yet to prove a hit with buyers abroad.
Fire at Iranian defense industry plant kills two people: IRNA
An Iranian defense industry body said two workers were killed in a fire at an explosives factory in an eastern district of Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
Jewish fraternity house at Emory U. defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti
A Jewish fraternity house at Emory University in Atlanta was targeted with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Fugitive rabbi’s followers ‘overrun’ Dutch campsite
A Dutch municipality ordered the eviction of 270 Jews from a camping site that is overcrowded with followers of the fugitive rabbi Eliezer Berland.
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