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British newspaper: Netanyahu approved hit on al-Mabhouh
      Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with members of a Mossad hit squad and approved their mission to kill a top Hamas official, a British newspaper reported.
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JTS to reorganize its cantorial training
      Faced with a continuing financial crisis, the Jewish Theological Seminary has eliminated the position of dean of its cantorial school. In an e-mail, JTS Chancellor Arnold Eisen announced the elimination of the dean’s position and a major reorganization, the Forward reported. The dean, Henry Rosenblum, was laid off.
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ZOA wants students to avoid UC Irvine
      The Zionist Organization of America is calling on Jewish students not to apply to the University of California, Irvine because it does not condemn campus antisemitism.
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‘My Sharona’ singer Doug Fieger dies
      Doug Fieger, the lead singer for The Knack who wrote “My Sharona” for his Jewish girlfriend, has died. He was 57.
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World’s oldest Jew, Rosa Rein, passes
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      Rosa Rein, believed to be the world’s oldest Jewish person, died about a month shy of her 113th birthday.
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Alexander Haig, Israel supporter, dies at age 85
      Alexander Haig, the secretary of state whose siding with Israel during the Lebanon War was a factor in his resignation, has died. He was 85. Haig was the Reagan administration official who was perhaps closest to Israel.
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