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Reform Movement, NCJW Take Stand Against Religious Profiling

05/17/2013 | JTA

 Two Jewish organizations joined the Interfaith Alliance in calling on the U.S. Senate to include a ban on religious profiling in its immigration reform bill.Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Nancy Kaufman, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, joined other religious leaders in criticizing an immigration reform bill for not including religion or natural origin on its list of items banned as profiling.

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Netanyahu Visits Russia Amid Missile Flap

05/17/2013 | JTA

(JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia amid concerns that Russia is planning to sell an advanced air defense system to Syria.

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German Man, 93, Charged With Auschwitz Crimes

05/08/2013 | JTA

 Hans Lipschis, reportedly one of the 10 most wanted Nazis, was arrested in Germany.

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Maharat Ordination Not Kosher, Says RCA

05/08/2013 | Staff Report

While encouraging advanced learning of halacha for Orthodox women, the Rabbinial Council of America says the upcoming ordination of three women at Yeshiva Maharat in Riverdale is a “violation of our mesorah (tradition).”

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Israeli Minister Blasts Google’s Recognition Of Palestine

05/08/2013 | JNS

The decision by Google to change the name “Palestinian territories” to “Palestine” across its products might harm the prospects for restarted Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, according to Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin.

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After Syria Airstrikes, Obama Says U.S. ‘Coordinates’ With Israel

05/08/2013 | JTA

An airstrike on a military research center in Syria, the second attack on Israel’s northern neighbor in three days, is being blamed on Israel.

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