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March 14, 2014
Jordanians rally to demand closure of Israeli embassy over judge’s killing
Jordanians demonstrated on Friday to urge the government to shut the Israeli embassy and scrap its unpopular peace treaty with the Jewish state after a Jordanian judge was shot dead by an Israeli soldier at a border crossing.
Kerry says mistrust is high in talks, cites ‘Jewish state’ issue
John Kerry said Israeli and Palestinian mutual mistrust remains high, and he expressed frustration with the issue of recognizing Israel as a Jewish state.
A young artist’s ‘anti-Barbie’ is a runaway crowdfunding success
Almost exactly 55 years after Barbie made her debut at the American International Toy Fair, a more realistically proportioned alternative to the iconic fashion doll has become a crowdfunding sensation, raising more than $400,000 in a week and a half to begin production.
Kiev rabbi assaulted in suspected anti-Semitic attack
Two unidentified men assaulted a rabbi in Kiev in a suspected anti-Semitic attack.
Christian donors to give more than $1M in crisis aid to Ukraine Jews
A charity organization funded by Christians has pledged over $1 million in emergency funding for Ukrainian Jews.
U.S. hopes Ukraine crisis won’t harm work with Russia on Iran
The United States hopes the escalating crisis in Ukraine will not undermine cooperation with Russia to curb Iran\’s nuclear program, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday.
Bomb on Lebanese border targets Israeli soldiers, IDF says
An explosive device was detonated against Israeli soldiers patrolling the border with Lebanon on Friday, causing no injuries, Israel\’s military said.