Florida prisons ordered to serve kosher meals
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2015
Inmates in Florida’s prisons who request kosher meals must receive them, a federal judge in Miami ruled.
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May 5, 2015
Lauryn Hill cancels Israel performance three days before concert
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2015
American R&B singer Lauryn Hill canceled a performance in Israel three days ahead of the scheduled concert.
Temple Mount activist may return to site, with conditions
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2015
A Jerusalem court lifted a restraining order barring activist Yehuda Glick from visiting the Temple Mount.
Back in power, Haredi parties aim to roll back religious reforms
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2015
Israel’s last governing coalition — divided on war, peace and economics — did agree on one thing: Israel’s religious policies needed to change.
Iran’s allies, not atoms, preoccupy Israeli generals
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2015
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thunders against a looming Iranian nuclear deal, his defense chiefs see a more pressing menace from Tehran\’s guerrilla allies.\n
Hamas imposed taxes create new hardships for Palestinians in Gaza
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2015
The Islamist Hamas, which controls the densely populated Gaza Strip, has added another burden to the lives of residents of Gaza with the introduction of new import taxes on items considered non-essential.
Netanyahu struggling to form coalition before deadline
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scrambling to form a majority coalition before a Thursday deadline after his Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced he is resigning his post immediately and his party will not be joining the coalition.
Islamic State takes responsibility for Texas cartoon exhibit attack
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2015
The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack on a Texas exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in which the two gunmen were killed.
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