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February 24, 2015
Obama should send high-level rep to AIPAC conference
The Obama administration reportedly will not be sending a senior representative to address next week’s annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.\n
Germany sued for return of medieval collection sold to Nazis
The heirs of four Jewish art collectors filed suit against Germany to regain a medieval gold treasure they claim was forcibly sold to the Nazis in 1935.
Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill
President Barack Obama on Tuesday swiftly delivered on his vow to veto a Republican bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, leaving the long-debated project in limbo for another indefinite period.
How much does it cost to watch a suspected militant? Lots.
In 2011, U.S. intelligence informed French authorities that a French citizen had slipped into Yemen, probably for terrorist training.
Jewish dealers’ heirs turn to U.S. to recover German art trove
The heirs of Jewish art dealers who say their families were forced to sell the Nazis a trove of medieval church treasure worth some $250 million today have turned to a U.S. court to reclaim it, after failing in their attempts in Germany.
Doing downward dog in Ramallah
I followed the instructor’s soft but firm voice as she led me and five other women through the yoga poses, and the deep breathing helped to calm my nerves.
A statement from UCLA’s chancellor on recent incidents of bias
I have been troubled by recent incidents of bias on campuses across our nation. Sadly, UCLA is not immune to these occurrences.
Premieres of Holocaust films in Germany show strong interest in Nazi past
Two starkly different images: a woman wrapped in shimmering gold, a man whipped and bleeding on a cold cement floor.
More than half of U.S. Jewish college students encountered anti-Semitism
More than half of today’s American Jewish college students have witnessed or experienced an anti-Semitic incident, according to a new study.