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February 19, 2016
World Jewish Congress to honor Paraguay’s president with peace prize
President Horacio Cartes of Paraguay will be recognized by the World Jewish Congress for what the group said was his “contributions to building coexistence.”
Holland to ban export of kosher and halal meat
The Dutch government said it plans to limit ritual slaughter through new measures, including a ban on the export of kosher and halal meat.
BDS activist to represent Holocaust survivors at Austrian state event
Austria invited Hedy Epstein, a Jewish pro-Palestinian activist whom the Anti-Defamation League criticized for demonizing Israel, to represent Holocaust survivors at a panel discussion about women during World War II.
Anti-Israel campus activists shifting strategies, facing internal divisions
Anti-Israel campus groups in the United States are shifting their tactics, replacing BDS resolutions with “theatrics and disruptive tactics,” according to a report by a Jewish watchdog group.
Jewish groups join call for swift Senate consideration of Obama Supremes nominee
An array of Jewish groups joined a call on Senate leaders to consider whomever President Barack Obama nominates to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Trump calls for boycott until Apple unlocks shooter’s phone
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on Friday for a boycott of Apple Inc products until the tech company agrees to help the U.S. government unlock the cellphone of one of the killers in the San Bernardino, California, attack.
Yeshiva University sheds half of $1B endowment along with medical school
Yeshiva University’s $1 billion endowment will be cut nearly in half as part of its split with the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, which is to become a separate entity, the Forward reported.
Canadian parliament to pass motion rejecting BDS
Canada’s parliament stands poised to reject the BDS campaign against Israel.
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