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(JNS) — Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas demanded on Monday that the U.N. sanction Israel for alleged breaches of its charter and failure to implement resolutions, Ramallah’s Wafa news outlet reported. Addressing the U.N.’s World Urban Forum in Cairo, Abbas said Israel should be penalized for what he called its “failure to fulfill its obligations upon gaining U.N. membership in 1949 and for not adhering to General Assembly resolutions 181 and 194,” according to the Wafa news report. U.N. General Assembly Resolution 181 was adopted i...
(JNS) — An Israeli law that will allow Jerusalem’s Education Ministry to dismiss teachers who carry out or publicly support acts of terrorism, as well as cut off funding for educational institutions that glorify terror, passed its third and final reading in parliament, the Knesset said on Tuesday. The law, called the Bill for Prohibition on Employment of Teaching Personnel and Withholding Budget from Educational Institutions due to Identification with Act of Terrorism or with Terrorist Organization, passed with a vote of 55-45 on Tuesday, aft...
Biden and Harris concede Trump victory (JNS) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke individually with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, acknowledging Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential elections and offering to assist with his transition into power. Biden called Trump and “expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition while emphasizing the importance of working to bring the country together,” the White House said on Wednesday. His vice president, Kamala Harris, called Trump to concede the electio...
(JNS) — An American soldier who was critically hurt six months ago while on the Biden administration’s Gaza-aid pier mission died of his injuries last week, the U.S. military announced on Monday. Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, 23, served in the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia and was injured in a non-combat incident on May 23. He died on Oct. 31. The fallen soldier “was injured while supporting the mission that delivered humanitarian aid to Gaza in May 2024 and was receiving treatment in a...
The Maccabee Bar Association of Florida is hosting a virtual event open and free to nonmembers featuring Ken Feinberg, author of “What is Life Worth?” Known for his transformative work on the high-profile 9/11 compensation cases, he will discuss insights on valuing personal injuries and lives. It will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21, at noon on zoom. Ken Feinberg is a man with a deep sense of equity, and fairness, based on a value system learned in his Jewish household. He has an endless supply of wisdom to share and is not afraid to address any...
