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November 14, 2012
Kosherfest 2012 serves up fake bacon and real innovation
Nothing says Jewish food like a bowl of matzoh ball soup or a slab of pastrami on rye. But will Mediterranean gefilte fish or facon also be on that list one day?
Israeli volunteers head to N.Y. to help in Sandy relief efforts
A delegation of Israeli volunteers is on its way to the New York area to assist the Jewish community in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
Principal at Aussie school under fire sees child sex abuse inquiry as ‘welcome step’
The launch of a commission to investigate child sex abuse was welcomed by the principal of an Australian Jewish school whose students allegedly were victimized. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Monday that the royal commission — or public inquiry — would look into children under the care of religious organizations and focus on the response of the institutions to the alleged sex abuse cases. She called child sex abuse \”vile and evil.\”
U.S., Israel finish largest-ever joint military exercise
The U.S. military and the Israel Defense Forces concluded Austere Challenge 2012, called the largest joint exercise ever held by the two countries. The exercise ended Tuesday following a two-day, live-fire exercise that was deemed a success by military observers from the U.S. European Command and the IDF.
German lawmakers propose barring circumcision before age 14
Some 50 lawmakers in Germany have signed on to a proposal that would bar ritual circumcision for boys under the age of 14.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry: Oslo Accords could be canceled over Palestinians’ U.N. bid
A document being circulated by Israel\’s Foreign Ministry instructs its envoys to warn their host governments that the Oslo Accords could be canceled over the Palestinian Authority\’s attempt to upgrade its status at the United Nations.
Palestinians demonstrate for independence day
Palestinians demonstrated throughout the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their declaration of independence. Hundreds of demonstrators, including foreign activists, blocked West Bank junctions and threw rocks at cars with Israeli license plates. Two Israelis were injured near the West Bank settlement of Efrat after their car was hit with stones.
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