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February 11, 20150

S. African university student board calls for expelling Jewish students

(JTA) -- The vice chancellor at a South African university called a student government demand to kick out pro-Israel Jewish students "outrageous" and

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February 11, 20150

Neighbor charged in killing of three Muslims in North Carolina

(JTA) – A neighbor was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of three Muslims near the University of North Carolina. The victims

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February 11, 20150

Stanford student senate defeats Israel divestment measure

(JTA) -- The Stanford University student senate defeated an Israel divestment resolution. On Tuesday night, the Associated Students of Stanford Uni

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hyper cacher
February 11, 20150

French anti-Semitism watchdog slams Obama for calling deli attack random

(JTA) -- A French watchdog on anti-Semitism said President Barack Obama mislabeled the slaying of four Jews near Paris as “random.” Sammy Ghozlan,

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Bibi and Kerry
February 10, 20150

Netanyahu’s U.S. speech exposes partisan fault lines on Israel

By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) – The controversy over whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech t

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Bibi on bomb
February 10, 20150

Netanyahu says speech will go ahead as planned

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is determined to speak to Congress on March 3. “At a time when there are thos

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Rivlin
February 10, 20150

Rivlin announces project to integrate Arab-Israelis into workforce

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin launched a project to help integrate Arab-Israelis into the workforce. Rivlin announced the proj

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BDS
February 10, 20150

U. of Calif. student group votes to divest from Israel, U.S.

LOS ANGELES (JTA) -- The University of California Student Association passed two resolutions urging the university to divest from several countries, i

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France
February 10, 20150

Muslim teacher quits French Muslim school citing anti-Semitism, radicalism

(JTA) -- A Muslim teacher said he resigned from a French private high school for Muslims because of rampant anti-Semitism and radicalism among his stu

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February 10, 20150

Tunisian again quits tennis tourney before facing Israeli

(JTA) -- A Tunisian tennis player who withdrew from a 2013 match rather than face an Israeli quit a match in France with an Israeli opponent up next.

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Sotloff
February 10, 20150

Slain journalists Foley and Sotloff honored in memory of Daniel Pearl

(JTA) -- James Foley and Steven Sotloff, American journalists who were killed by ISIS, were honored with an award in memory of the murdered Jewish jou

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banner
February 4, 20150

Judge with ties to Jewish community taking over Nisman probe of Kirchner

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) -- A federal judge in Argentina who has authored a book about the Holocaust was tapped to pick up the late AMIA prosecut

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February 4, 20150

Driver in Metro-North crash was Jewish mother of 3 from Scarsdale, N.Y.

NEW YORK (JTA) – Ellen Schaeffer Brody, a Jewish mother of three from Scarsdale, was identified as the driver of the SUV that caused a deadly Metro-No

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Knesset
February 3, 20150

Candidates go head to head on Israel’s future — and in English, too

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Labor Chairman Isaac Herzog won’t be debating each other

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February 3, 20150

Islamic radicalism poses dilemma for Jews in interfaith dialogue

By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) -- After the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last month, Kari Alterman heard from every o

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football
February 3, 20150

In Tel Aviv, it’s Super Bowl Early Monday Morning

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) — There were wings, beers, giant TV screens, and football fans wearing New England Patriots sweat

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swastika
February 2, 20150

At Cal Davis, swastikas at Jewish frat house follow BDS resolution

(JTA) -- Two swastikas were spray-painted on a Jewish fraternity's house at the University of California, Davis, two days after the student senate pas

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January 29, 20150

GOP trip to Israel funded by ‘hate group,’ Southern Poverty Law Center says

(JTA) -- An upcoming Republican National Committee trip to Israel is being fully funded by a hate group, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center,

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January 29, 20150

Rivlin in U.N. address stands up for Islam

NEW YORK (JTA) -- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin defended Islam in a U.N. address and said that “neither the West, nor the Christians nor the Jews ar

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Hezbollah
January 29, 20150

2 soldiers dead, 7 wounded as Hezbollah hits Israeli tank

TEL AVIV (JTA) -- Two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven were wounded when a Hezbollah anti-tank missile struck an Israeli patrol on the Israel-Le

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