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Largest Presbyterian denomination in U.S. demands Obama push for Israeli-Hamas ceasefire

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By Michael Gryboski The largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States released a statement Tuesday demanding that President Barack Obama push Israel and Hamas towards negotiating a ceasefire immediately. “The situation is escalating beyond control. The bloodshed and wielding of power in the contested land is unconscionable,”  reads the statement from the Presbyterian Church (USA)…

Survey: One-quarter of the world harbors anti-Semitic sentiment

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By Lauren Markoe (RNS) The first-ever global study of anti-Semitic attitudes shows that more than a quarter of the world’s population harbors intense anti-Jewish sentiment, with region, more than religion, shaping people’s view of Jews and Judaism. The poll, released Tuesday (May 13) by the New York-based Anti-Defamation League, also finds that a large proportion…

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