FAA upgrades Israel safety rating
Jewish Journal
November 1, 2012
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded its safety rating of Israel.
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November 1, 2012
European NGOs call for Settlement boycott
Jewish Journal
November 1, 2012
A new report by 22 aid, development and church groups from nine European Union (EU) countries calls for the EU to stop buying goods from Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Jewish businesses in East Jerusalem.
Study: Orthodox Jewish males transmitted mumps in school
Jewish Journal
November 1, 2012
A mumps outbreak in New York and New Jersey in which 97 percent of the more than 3,500 cases were Orthodox Jews was a result of the way Orthodox boys are schooled, according to a new study.
My Single Peeps: Jered F.
Jewish Journal
November 1, 2012
When Jered, 35, first tells me, “I came from a very indulged upbringing, and it kind of put me at a disadvantage,” I start to laugh, because it sounds like something Mitt Romney would say after getting caught for being obscenely rich during the years when his wife claimed they ate pasta and tuna fish in a basement apartment.
Negotiations with Iran over Jewish center bombing ‘positive,’ says Argentina’s foreign minister
Jewish Journal
November 1, 2012
Three days of negotiations between Argentina and Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center have been \”very positive,\” Argentina\’s foreign minister announced.
U.S. police officials study counterterrorism in Israel
Jewish Journal
November 1, 2012
Counterterrorism officials from five U.S. cities met with their counterparts in Israel. Ten officials from five major cities — New York; Los Angeles; Oakland, Calif.; Austin, Texas; and Houston — met in mid-October with representatives of Israel\’s police, the Jerusalem Post reported. The tour focused on \”technological and operational advances in counterterrorism,\” according to the American Jewish Committee\’s Project Interchange, which organized the tour.
Jews push for Prop. 30
Jonah Lowenfeld
November 1, 2012
With recent polls showing that support has fallen below 50 percent for Proposition 30 — Gov. Jerry Brown’s temporary tax hike initiative that would help fund education across California — Jewish organizers working on behalf of the measure are working hard to convince Californians to approve the measure.
Israel to host homeland security conference
Jewish Journal
November 1, 2012
Delegates from more than 50 countries will gather in Tel Aviv for a homeland security conference. Cyber security, critical infrastructure protection and emergency management will be the focus of the Nov. 11-14 International Conference for Homeland Security, according to Israel 21c.
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