Facebook acquires Israeli Face.com
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
Facebook acquired an Israeli company that specializes in facial recognition software.
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June 18, 2012
Anti-Semitic incidents drop in Netherlands, report finds
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
Anti-Semitic incidents recorded in the Netherlands dropped by nine percent this year, according to the annual monitor report by the country’s watchdog on anti-Semitism.
Israeli Police conducts large-scale drill ahead of West Bank evacuation
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
Israel Police began an extensive drill on Monday in preparation of the expected evacuation of the Ulpana Hill neighborhood in the West Bank settlement of Beit El.
Latest terrorist infiltration underscores instability at Egypt-Israel border
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
Coupled with the radical Muslim Brotherhood’s declaration of a presidential victory, the latest terrorist infiltration from Sinai has made Israel wary of further instability along the Egyptian border.
Abortion politics arrives in Israel
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
Israel’s paradoxical approach to abortion — the procedure is illegal unless approved by a committee, which gives the go-ahead to 98 percent of the requests — could radically change if a Knesset member has his way.
Opinion: N.Y.’s Jewish community report can apply elsewhere in U.S.
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
The 2011 Jewish Community Study of New York was released with some fanfare last week.
O.U. formally comments on Obama contraceptive coverage rules
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
The Orthodox Union formally commented on pending Obama administration regulations mandating employer-sponsored health plans for contraceptives and sterilization.
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