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April 7, 2011
[UPDATE] Chabad rabbi discusses explosion suspect + video footage from explosion site
Hamas announces cease-fire to be honored by all Gaza factions
Hamas announced Thursday that a unilateral cease-fire on the part of all factions in the Gaza Strip was to come into effect at 11 P.M. local time.
Ford Foundation to end Israel funding
The Ford Foundation is denying that it is ending its Israel funding over criticism leveled at the foundation and some of the groups it helps to fund. The Forward reported Thursday that the philanthropic foundation, which has contributed $40 million to civil society groups since 2003, will wind down its giving in two years.
Rice: Goldstone report should simply ‘disappear’
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, says the Goldstone report is probably beyond fixing and should simply disappear. Rice, speaking to a hearing Thursday of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, was reacting to congressional calls on Richard Goldstone to amend the 2009 report on the Gaza War that was based on an investigation of a panel convened by the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Beck to address CUFI conference
Glenn Beck will keynote the 2011 Christians United for Israel conference. Beck\’s appearance as a keynoter at the Washington Summit of the group in July was posted this week on CUFI\’s website.
U.S. could learn from Israel’s health care system, study suggests
Intense cooperation among health care plans and physicians can improve health care, according to a new study that looks toward Israel’s health care system. The study — “What The United States Could Learn From Israel About Improving The Quality Of Health Care,” published Thursday by the peer-reviewed Health Affairs magazine — suggests that increased coordination can improve monitoring standards in such areas as colon cancer screening and flu immunization.
Queens College group takes Jewish a cappella competition [VIDEO]
A group from Queens College won the inaugural Jewish collegiate a cappella competition and its $1,500 prize. Tizmoret was named the best of the nine groups from seven U.S. campuses competing last weekend in the Kol HaOlam National Jewish Collegiate A Capella Competition in Washington, D.C. Along with the monetary prize, the New York group won a consultation with JDub Records.
Iron Dome intercepts first missiles from Gaza
Israel\’s Iron Dome missile defense system for the first time intercepted rockets fired from Gaza. Ashkelon\’s Iron Dome intercepted two rockets fired Thursday on the southern Israeli city. The unit had been set up three days earlier.
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