Scientist is first Israeli to win World Food Prize
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
An Israeli scientist was awarded the prestigious World Food Prize, becoming the first Israeli to receive the award.
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June 12, 2012
Israeli minister calls to recognize Armenian genocide
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
An Israeli cabinet minister said on Tuesday that the Jewish state ought to change its policy and recognize the 1915 mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as an act of genocide.
Iran plans nuclear-powered submarine, report says
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
Iran said on Tuesday it planned to build its first nuclear-powered submarine, a news agency reported, an announcement that came days before talks with world powers and may add to Western concerns over its atomic activities.
Clinton: Russia shipping attack choppers to Syria
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
The United States charged Russia with delivering attack helicopters to Syria.
10 groups awarded for fostering inclusion of disabled in Jewish community
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
The Ruderman Family Foundation announced its ten inaugural Ruderman Prize in Disability winners, for fostering full inclusion of people with disabilities in the Jewish community.
Hungarian police investigating desecration of Holocaust monument
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
A Holocaust memorial monument in the southwest of Hungary was desecrated.
Israeli army officer suspended for firing on Palestinian demonstrators
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
An Israeli army officer was suspended for firing on Palestinians throwing stones at a demonstration.
Anti-Semitic Polish priest invited to speak at European parliament
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
Conservative Polish lawmaker Miroslaw Piotrowski\’s invitation to a controversial priest to speak in Brussels has led to a split among the European Conservatives and Reformists group, or ECR.
Company probed for certifying Hungarian politician’s racial purity
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2012
Hungary’s Medical Research Council requested an investigation of a company that tested a politician of the extremist right-wing Jobbik party for Jewish or Roma heritage, according to science journal Nature.
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