Articles from the August 1, 2014 edition
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Polish righteous gentiles honored as role models for future generations
WARSAW, Poland-The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) recognized 40 non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during WWII in one of the largest-ever gatherings of Holocaust rescuers at the...
UC president urged to intervene in student BDS battles
NEW YORK—Emotionally charged student government debates over resolutions urging divestment in companies doing business with Israel have become a perennial distraction across the University of California system, and the head of a prominent national s...
Anti-Israel protests spread throughout Europe
(JNS.org) A number of anti-Israel protests have continued throughout Europe, with several of them turning violent, drawing condemnation and shock from European Jewish leaders. In Germany, several...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Boxer reintroduces enhanced Israel ally bill with broad support WASHINGTON (JTA)—Citing the Gaza war as a catalyst, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) re-introduced with broad bipartisan support a bill that would enhance U.S.-Israel strategic ties. ...
15 things you didn't know about the Iron Dome
By Viva Sara Press Israel 21c Israel's anti-missile defense system has a 90 percent success rate. Bet you didn't know there are toy car parts behind its features. The Iron Dome anti-missile defense sy...