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Israel's Gaza operation last winter spurred a record number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain during the past year. The organization recording anti-Semitic incidents, the Community Security Trust, reported an increase in incidents of 55 percent from the previous year. The 924 incidents were the most since records have been kept.

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Click here to read this blog, where the people of the Sderot region share their stories, photos and videos of life under the constant threat of missile attacks from Gaza.

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RAMAT HASHARON, Israel - Israel is on schedule to inaugurate a revolutionary electric car grid with dozens of recharge stations and thousands of cars on the road by next year, the project's developers said Sunday. The California-based company Better Place hopes Israel's model will lead a shift toward electric transportation worldwide.

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Canadian Jewish Congress

CJCONT Condemns Recent Incidents of Hate-Motivated Vandalism

TORONTO - Canadian Jewish Congress Ontario Region (CJCONT) condemned recent incidents in York Region involving antisemitic and homophobic vandalism as well as acts of violence against Asian-Canadians, and commended York Regional Police for investigating them as hate crimes.

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Jewish Federation of Edmonton
7200-156 St.
Edmonton, Alberta  T5R 1X3
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The Canadian Jewish News

Media Critic Wins al-Dura Case

Paul Lungen

Philippe Karsenty, the head of a French media watchdog group, is claiming victory in his long-running battle with France’s main television news network over his claim that the purported death of Palestinian youth Mohammad al-Dura was faked.
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