richards | July 12, 2015
Are most modern Jews primarily of European or Middle and Near Eastern ancestry?That controversial subjectat the heart of the debate over the historical right ofreturn claimed by many religious Jewsis back in the headlines with the releaseof a massive new study published in Nature Communications challenging someestablished views of the origins of European Jewry. The total Ashkenazi population is estimated at around 8 million people. Theestimated world Jewish population is about 13 million
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simmons | July 12, 2015
Bnai Brith, (Hebrew: Sons of the Covenant), oldest and largest Jewish service organization in the world, with mens lodges, womens chapters, and youth chapters in countries all over the world. Bnai Brith, founded in New York City in 1843, defends human rights, promotes intercultural relations, provides for the religious and cultural needs of Jewish college students (especially through the Hillel Foundation), sponsors Jewish education among adults and youth groups, supports hospitals and philanthropic institutions, provides vocational guidance, sponsors welfare projects in Israel, assists victims of natural disasters, and carries on a broad program of community service and welfare.
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simmons | July 12, 2015
One year ago today, Israelinvaded, bombed and shelled Gaza, and continued to do that for the next seven weeks. According to the U.N., at least 2,104 Gazans were killed 1,462 of whom (69 percent) were civilians, including 495 children. A total of 6 Israeli civilians, and 66 soldiers, were killed.
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simmons | July 12, 2015
Coordinates: 31N 35E / 31N 35E / 31; 35 Israel ( or ), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: , Mednat Yisr'el, IPA:[medinat jisael]( listen); Arabic: , Dawlat Isrl, IPA:[dawlat israil]), is a country in Western Asia, situated at the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories comprising the West Bank and Gaza Strip[7] to the east and west, respectively, Egypt to the southwest, and the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea to the south.
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simmons | July 12, 2015
Claiming that they are an endangered species accounting for a mere 9% of the worlds population, white supremacists are reacting with anger to what they view as societal focus on creating white guilt and hatred against white people, white heritage and Christianity.
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admin | July 12, 2015
ATLANTA, capital of the state of Georgia, U.S.
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