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Update: UC Regents Pass Anti-Zionism Resolution

In the face of a stunning rise in antisemitism on college campuses throughout California, often in the guise of criticism of Israel, the University of California Regents will vote Wednesday over whether anti-Zionism should be condemned as a form of discrimination.

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Jerusalem’s Tomb Of Jesus Set For Restoration Work After Easter

JERUSALEM (AFP) –  The tomb where Jesus is said to have been buried before his resurrection in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre is to undergo major restoration, church officials said Wednesday. The work could begin soon after Orthodox Easter on

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Joy Reid: Cruz’s AIPAC Speech Had ‘No Humanity’

MSNBC National Correspondent Joy Reid criticized GOP presidential candidate Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s AIPAC speech, saying, “There was no humanity. There was no recognizing that there were human beings on the other side of that conflict” on Monday’s “Hardball.” Reid

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Watch: Entire Donald Trump AIPAC Speech

Monday in Washington, D.C., Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference. Transcript as follows: Good evening. Thank you very much. I speak to you today as a lifelong supporter and true friend of Israel. (CHEERS, APPLAUSE)

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Suicide Bombing Hits Istanbul Shopping District; 5 Dead, 36 Wounded

A suicide bomb attack struck a busy shopping district in Istanbul on Saturday, killing 5 and wounding 36 at the time of this writing. No terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of yet, but Turkish officials say the most likely suspects would be either Kurdish militants aligned with the separatist PKK party, or minions of the Islamic State.

A man lights a candle at the site of a blast on Istiklal Street, a major shopping and tour

Bernie Sanders To Skip Pro-Israel AIPAC Conference

Bernie Sanders confirmed Friday afternoon that he will not attend a major pro-Israel conference in Washington next week. Sanders, the first Jewish politician to ever win a presidential primary, is the only remaining 2016 contender who will not speak at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a major gathering for politicians and Jewish leaders every year.

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Netanyahu Tweets His Salary

Ynetnews reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published his pay stub in a rare move earlier this week, showing citizens that he makes NIS 48,815 every month, which, after taxes and other expenses, amounts to a net income of NIS 17,645 ($4,583).

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BBC Journalist Who Said ‘Israel Hasn’t Really Worked Out’ Told To Apologise

A BBC journalist who told radio listeners “Israel hasn’t really worked out” has been told to apologise. Chris Rogers (pictured), an award-winning presenter who has won acclaim for investigative work for Sky News, ITV and BBC’s Panorama programme, made the comments while taking a call from someone who said migrants to Britain should be shipped off to Africa.

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Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan Dies at 71

Haaretz  reports: Meir Dagan, a former general in the Israeli army and longtime director of the Mossad espionage agency, died on Thursday at the age of 71. “Former Mossad head Meir Dagan passed away this morning,” the Mossad said in a

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California May Boycott Companies that Boycott Israel

A group of California lawmakers are pushing efforts to pass legislation that would prevent the Golden State from contracting with companies that refuse to do business with Israel, on the basis of discrimination and antisemitism against the only Jewish state in the world.

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