Palestinians try to enter Jerusalem on ‘Freedom Ride’
Jewish Journal
November 15, 2011
Several Palestinians tried to enter Jerusalem on an Israeli bus from the West Bank.
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November 15, 2011
Republicans’ ‘Starting from zero’ aid proposal startles pro-Israel community
Jewish Journal
November 15, 2011
\”Starting from zero,\” the foreign assistance plan touted by leading Republican candidates at a debate, is getting low marks, and not just from Democrats and the foreign policy community. Pro-Israel activists and fellow Republicans also have concerns.
Kissinger nixed spot in a Cain administration, candidate says
Jewish Journal
November 15, 2011
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said that Henry Kissinger turned down an offer to serve in his administration.
Pro-Palestinian activists face pushback in Occupy movement
Jewish Journal
November 15, 2011
As the Occupy Wall Street protests continue to spread across America, an internal struggle is percolating over how the movement relates to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Rare collection of Nazi documents donated to L.A. Holocaust museum
Jewish Journal
November 15, 2011
A rare collection of stamps, letters, ID cards and other documents of the Nazi era was donated to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.
Passing of Evelyn Lauder marked by Jewish activists against breast cancer
Jewish Journal
November 15, 2011
It’s hard to find a Jewish woman without a direct connection to breast cancer. With nearly one in 40 women of Ashkenazi descent possessing a genetic mutation that greatly increases their chances of contracting the disease, breast cancer, like Tay-Sachs and Gaucher’s, is a disproportionately Jewish disease.
As Berlusconi exits, new report shows rising anti-Semitism in Italy
Jewish Journal
November 15, 2011
Crowds on the streets of Rome jeered and cheered when their long-serving, scandal-plagued prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, stepped down over the weekend. A choir even sang Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” in front of the presidential palace as he handed in his resignation.
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