Hamas’ global support network must be targeted
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2014
The recent Gaza conflict again has revealed that Hamas is not alone in its campaign against Israel.
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August 13, 2014
Moving and shaking
Ryan Torok
August 13, 2014
American Friends of The Hebrew University (AFHU) has promoted Sheri Kaufer, 54, to the position of executive director of its Los Angeles region.
Netanyahu orders Israeli response to Gaza rocket fire, official says
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2014
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to respond to Gaza rocket fire moments before a three-day truce expired on Wednesday, an Israeli official said.
Wanna kill me? Take a number
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2014
My friend Alain Azria gave me a puzzled look when I told him, with some indignation and disbelief in my voice, that I had just heard talk of killing Jews at an unauthorized anti-Israel demonstration last month in Paris.
Florence’s Jewish, Muslim reps appeal for interfaith dialogue
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2014
Representatives of the Jewish and Muslim communities in Florence, Italy, along with the city’s mayor, appealed for interfaith respect and dialogue at “this dramatic moment of Middle East conflict.”
After the fog of war: An early assessment of the Israel-Gaza conflict
Michael Berenbaum
August 13, 2014
It is far too early to assess the impact of the latest war in Gaza, but still some preliminary thoughts are in order:
Yazidi toddler undergoes heart surgery in Israel
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2014
A child from the persecuted Yazidi ethnic group of northern Iraq received heart surgery in Israel.\n
Renewed Israel, Palestinian truce off to shaky start
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2014
Israel and the Palestinians renewed a truce that had largely tempered a five-week-old war, but the deal got off to a shaky start on Thursday with rockets from Gaza slamming into Israel and Israel retaliating with air strikes.
Obama says Missouri shooting death tragic, reflection needed
Jewish Journal
August 13, 2014
President Barack Obama called the police shooting death of an unarmed black teenager a tragedy on Tuesday and urged a thoughtful response after two nights of violent protests, looting and arrests in a St. Louis suburb.
Calendar August 16-22
Laura Donney
August 13, 2014
It’s a big night for Broadway’s home away from home — Hollywood! Under the direction of David Galligan and the musical direction of Gerald Sternbach, some of the stage’s best will perform some stage favorites.
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