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Upcoming Holidays and Commemorations:
Chanukah (December 10-18, 2020)
Upcoming Anniversaries:
Last Auto de Fe in Portugal (October 1791)
Nostra Aetate (October 23, 1965)
U.S. Marine Barracks Bombing in Beirut (October 23, 1983)
Netanyahu & Arafat Sign Wye River Memorandum (October 23, 1998)
Algerian Jews granted French citizenship by the Crémieux Decree (October 24, 1870)
Britian Declares Support for Arab Independence in Middle East (October 24, 1915)
United Nations is Established (October 24, 1945)
Half of Norway’s 1,600 Jews deported to Auschwitz (October 25, 1942)
Egypt, Jordan & Syria Sign Tripartite Military Alliance (October 25, 1956)
Israel & Jordan Sign Treaty of Peace (October 26, 1994)
Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (October 27, 1978)
German ambassador to the Vatican reports Pope Pius XII did not object to deportation of Rome’s Jews (October 28, 1943)
Provisional State of Israel Unveils Official National Flag (October 28, 1948)
Backed by UK & France, Israel Launches Suez Campaign (October 29, 1956)
US,UK,USSR & China Join Forces at the Moscow Conference (October 30, 1943)
Madrid Peace Conference Opens (October 30, 1991)
Jews ordered expelled from Portugal (October 31, 1497)
Beersheba First City in Palestine Captured by British in WWI (October 31, 1917)
Newest Additions to the Library
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Terrorism | US-Israel Relations | Virtual Jewish World
- International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of Anti-Semitism [Updated]
- Quotes from Arab and Islamic Leaders Regarding Jews and Israel [Updated]
- House Resolution H.Res. 1154 Condemning QAnon
- Campus Divestment Resolutions in the USA [Updated]
- University Statements Rejecting Divestment and the Academic Boycott of Israel [Updated]
- QAnon
- Anti-Semitic Incidents On U.S. Campuses Graph
- Incidents of Hate Crimes Against Jews in the U.S. Graph
- Anti-Semitism: Graph of Violent Incidents Worldwide [Updated]
- Worldwide Tendencies and Developments in Anti-Semitism 2019
- History of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement
- Intersectionality and Israel
- Sandy Koufax [Updated]
- Paul Milgrom
- Cordell Hull
- Louise Glück [Updated]
- Roger Penrose
- Gal Gadot [Updated]
- Harvey Alter
- Karl Wolff
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg [Updated]
- Bar Refaeli [Updated]
- Dean Kremer [Updated]
- Josh Rosen [Updated]
- Benjamin "Benny" Gantz [Updated]
- Elliot Abrams [Updated]
- Angela Buxton [Updated]
- Quotes from Arab and Islamic Leaders Regarding Jews and Israel [Updated]
- Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plans [Updated]
- Palestinians have the right to sell land to Jews [Updated]
- U.S. Crude Imports by Country of Origin (2012-2017)
- Israel Population [Updated]
- Iranian Europe-Based Operational Activity (1979 - Present)
- Iran’s Ballistic Missile and Space Launch Programs (CRS, 2018)
- CIA Weekly Summary Related to Partition
- Truman Diary Entry Disparages Jews
- Jewish Personnel at Bletchley Park in World War II [Updated]
- Ancient Royal Mansion Unearthed in Jerusalem
- The Acre Prison Break [Updated]
- Jewish Brigade [Updated]
- Truman Tells Jacobson He Supports Partition
- Black September
- State Department Documents Related to Black September
- Shertok Tells Marshall Jews Prepared for a Truce
- Senators Ask Truman To Push For 100,000 Jews To Be Allowed Into Palestine
- When Churchill Nearly Met Hitler
- Sen. Myers Expresses Concern to Truman Over Trusteeship Proposal
- Crveni Krst Concentration Camp
- Pope Pius XII & the Holocaust [Updated]
- Facebook, Twitter Ban Holocaust Denial
- What Americans Know About the Holocaust [Updated]
- The Declaration of St James’s Palace on Punishment for War Crimes
- The Moscow Declaration on Atrocities
- FDR Tells Lehman German Jews Applying For Visas Will Get Favorable Treatment
- Recovering Stolen Art from the Holocaust [Updated]
- Holocaust Quiz [Updated]
- Address Of Pope Pius XII To Members Of Congress
- Christmas Message of Pope Pius XII in 1944
- U.S. States Requiring Holocaust Education in Schools [Updated]
- Deathbed Confession of Mauthausen Kommandant Franz Ziereis
- Massacre at Gardelegen [Updated]
- JUST Act Report on Compensation for Holocaust Victims for Confiscated Property
- Overview of Litigation and Settlement of Case Against Swiss Banks
- Guidelines for Teaching About the Holocaust
- Holocaust Victims Assets Litigation Against Swiss Banks
- Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016
- Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art
- UN Office for Outer Space Affairs Opens Israeli Branch
- Overview of Israel-Jordan Cooperation [Updated]
- Israel-UAE Relations [Updated]
- Military Threats to Israel: Syria [Updated]
- The Situation of Ethiopian Jews in Israel [Updated]
- Israel Defense Forces: Special Needs Soldiers [Updated]
- Herzliya [Updated]
- Turkey-Israel Relations [Updated]
- EL AL - Timeline Highlights [Updated]
- Israel Quiz [Updated]
- Israeli Humanitarian Operations [Updated]
- Women in the IDF Air Force, Navy, & Special Forces [Updated]
- Lockheed Martin F-35 “Adir” [Updated]
- Graph of Israeli Population Growth [Updated]
- Latest Population Statistics for Israel [Updated]
- Jewish & Non-Jewish Population of Israel/Palestine 1517-Present [Updated]
- Population of Israel/Palestine (1553-Present) [Updated]
- Population of Israel (1948-Present) [Updated]
- International Recognition of Israel [Updated]
- Background & Overview of the Arab Boycott of Israel [Updated]
- Jews of Tunisia [Updated]
- Jews of Lebanon [Updated]
- Jews of Morocco [Updated]
- Jews of Yemen [Updated]
- Jewish Nobel Prize Laureates [Updated]
- Tahini Chocolate Chip Sesame Cookies
- Jewish Population in the United States by State [Updated]
- Total Jewish Population in the United States [Updated]
- Dates of Upcoming Jewish Holidays and Festivals [Updated]
- Minnesota Jewish History [Updated]
- Afterlife in Judaism [Updated]
- Jewish Population of the World [Updated]
- Jewish Population of Israel Relative to World Jewish Population [Updated]
- Jewish Foods: Desserts & Cakes [Updated]
- Jews of Syria [Updated]
- Jews of Egypt [Updated]
- U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran [Updated]
- Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program [Updated]
- Iranian Ballistic Missile Program [Updated]
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - United Arab Emirates
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Tunisia
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Qatar
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Oman
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Morocco
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Libya
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Lebanon
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Kuwait
- What You Need To Know About The JCPOA
- Trump Announces Restrictions on Iran’s Nuclear, Ballistic Missile, and Conventional Weapons Pursuits
- Executive Order on Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to the Conventional Arms Activities of Iran
- Military Options Against Iran [Updated]
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Yemen
- Trump Administration Sanctions Impact on Iran [Updated]
- U.S. Orders Al Jazeera Affiliate to Register as Foreign Agent
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Jordan
- International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 - Syria
- Background & Overview of the Arab League [Updated]
- Joint Statement of the U.S., Sudan, and Israel Announcing Normalization of Relations
- Background & Overview of 2000 Camp David Summit [Updated]
- Joint U.S.-Soviet Statement of the Middle East
- Remarks By Leaders At Signing of Abraham Accords
- The Abraham Accords Declaration
- Abraham Accords Peace Agreement Between the United Arab Emirates and Israel
- Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations Between Israel and Bahrain
- Understanding The Application of Israeli Sovereignty to the West Bank [Updated]
- Trump Announces Bahrain To Establish Relations With Israel
- The Gulf Cooperation Council [Updated]
- UAE Normalizes Relations With Israel - “The Abraham Accords”
- Palestinian Attitudes Toward Peace with Israel [Updated]
- Palestinian Attitudes Toward The Trump Peace Plan [Updated]
- Arab/Muslim Public Opinion Polls: Opinion Toward Normalization
- AJC Surveys of American Jewish Opinion [Updated]
- The Jewish Electorate [Updated]
- Public Opinion Polls: Arab World Opinion Index Polls [Updated]
- Israeli Attitudes About the United States and U.S. Politics [Updated
- Pre-State Israel Polls
- Israeli Opinion on Settlements and Outposts [Updated]
- American Views on Palestinian Statehood [Updated]
- American Attitudes Toward the Peace Process [Updated]
- American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
- American Opinion Regarding U.S. Middle East Policy [Updated]
- American Public Opinion: Views Toward Foreign Aid [Updated]
- American Attitudes Toward the Intifada [Updated]
- Israeli Opinion On Religious Matters [Updated]
- Israeli Opinion on Discrimination [Updated]
- Attitudes of Israeli Arabs [Updated]
- Rocket & Mortar Attacks Against Israel by Date [Updated]
- History & Overview of Hezbollah [Updated]
- The Dizengoff Street Bus Bombing
- Palestinian Authority Financing of Terrorism [Updated]
- DHS 2020 Threat Assessment
- U.S. Declares War On Terror
- The Muslim Brotherhood [Updated]
- The Great March of Return [Updated]
- The PFLP Hijacking of Five Planes
- Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel [Updated]
- Background & Overview of Hamas [Updated]
- U.S.-Israel Relations: A Special Alliance [Updated]
- Views on Israel of U.S. Presidential Candidates 2020: Joe Biden [Updated]
- Wyoming-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Wisconsin-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- West Virginia-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Washington-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Virginia-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Vermont-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Utah-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Texas - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Tennessee-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- South Dakota-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- US-Israel Joint Air Force Training [Updated]
- Trump and Israel [Updated]
- South Carolina-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Rhode Island-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Pennsylvania-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Oregon-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Oklahoma-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Ohio-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- North Dakota - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- North Carolina-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- New Mexico-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- New Jersey-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- New Hampshire-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Nevada-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Nebraska-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Montana-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Israel’s Military Inclusion Program Inspires U.S. Corps Of Honor
- Missouri- Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Mississippi - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Minnesota - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Michigan - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Massachusetts - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Maryland - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Maine - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Louisiana- Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Kentucky - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Kansas - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Iowa- Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Indiana - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Illinois - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Idaho - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Hawaii - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Georgia - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Florida - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Washington, DC - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Delaware - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Connecticut - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Colorado - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- California - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- The Iron Dome Missile Defense System [Updated]
- Alabama - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Alaska - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Arizona-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Arkansas - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- New York-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- State Department Asks Truman To Stop Israeli “Aggression”
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