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December 30, 2013
Rocket fired from Gaza hits southern Israel
A rocket fired from Gaza exploded in an open area in southern Israel; no injuries or damage were reported.
The anti- Semite Quenelle salute is sweeping Europe, and the world stands still
Small steps on NewGround for Muslims and Jews
On Saturday night, I joined 250 or so of my fellow Muslim and Jewish Angelinos at a storytelling event hosted by Mack Sennett Studios and sponsored by NewGround, an organization working to “replace the current atmosphere of mutual suspicion among Jews and Muslims” with a feeling of trust, partnership, and cooperation.
55 U.S. universities condemn ASA boycott of Israel
At least 55 American universities and colleges have rejected the American Studies Association membership vote in favor of an academic boycott of Israel.
Gal Gadot on Wonder Woman casting
Gal Gadot, the Israeli supermodel recently cast as Wonder Woman in the upcoming movie “Man of Steel,” opened up on an Israeli talk show about her new role.
Confessions of an ex-hoarder
I’ve run out of excuses for hanging on to stuff. No, I haven’t achieved Zen non-attachment to material things, but I’m no longer on the road to “Hoarding: Buried Alive.”
The quenelle: Et tu, Asterix?
Louis Farrakhan, watch out. Your slot on the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s list of top 10 anti-Semites may soon go to an ancient fat man from Gaul and his short, blond friend.
Quenelle salute performed in front of Toulouse Jewish school
Amid a public debate in France over an allegedly anti-Semitic gesture, French media have published a photo of a man performing it outside the Toulouse school where four Jews were murdered.
U.S. Holocaust museum returns barracks to Auschwitz
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has returned a section of wooden barracks that was given on long-term loan by the Auschwitz museum 24 years ago.
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