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New York governor signs law prohibiting hate symbols on public property
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Tuesday that bans municipal corporations, such as fire and police departments and school districts, from selling or displaying hate symbols.
The banned symbols include, but are not limited...
Israeli court halts auction of ‘Auschwitz tattoo kits’
The Tel Aviv District Court suspended on Wednesday the auction of needle dies supposedly used on inmates of the Auschwitz death camp, after Jewish leaders and Holocaust survivors expressed outrage at the sale.
According to Tzolman’s Auction...
Haifa, Zayed universities sign MoU for research, student and faculty exchanges
On behalf of Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of Culture and Youth Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday...
Negotiations around return to Iran nuclear deal to resume on Nov. 29
Talks on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, will resume on Nov. 29 in Vienna, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday, Reuters reported on...
Senate confirms Thomas Nides as US ambassador to Israel
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Israel, making banking executive Thomas Nides the United States’ top envoy to its closest ally in the Middle East.
Nides, who...
Israel’s coalition breathes easy as 2021 state budget clears Knesset hurdle
The Israeli government passed the 2021 state budget bill on Thursday—the country’s first budget in more than three years—by a vote of 61-59.
Bogged down by political upheaval and successive election campaigns, Israel has been...
Ambassador to Israel’s confirmation delayed by GOP objection amid partisan rancor
U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides was delayed from confirmation along with other U.S. State Department nominees due to objection from one Senate Republican.
Senate Foreign Relations chairman Sen....
Jordanian, Israeli economic ministers sign deal to boost exports to Palestinians
Israeli and Jordanian economy ministers signed an agreement on Wednesday in Amman to increase Jordanian exports to the Palestinian Authority.
Israel Minister of Economy Orna Barbivai and General Secretary of Minister of Industry, Trade and...
Memoir Relates How 2 Young Sisters- One Deaf, One Hearing – Survived the Holocaust...
This joint memoir, intended for students in grades 3 through 7, tells the story of two young sisters — one hearing and one deaf — who survived World War II notwithstanding their transport as...
Netflix short film, ‘Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis,’ leaves viewers cringing
It was basically the complete opposite of what they expected.
A group of German Jews who fled Hitler and Nazi Germany, and who signed up to be American soldiers, wanted to exact revenge. Instead, they...