Bentzi Gopshtain and members of his anti-assimilation organization Lehava protested at the entry to Immanuel Church, located adjacent to Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, which was opened to the public this week at the peak of the Jerusalem Light Festival. Gopshtain told Arutz Sheva that the opening of the church to the wider public […]
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Middle EastFreshman Likud MK Yehuda Glick spoke with Arutz Sheva on Friday after speaking at Oz VeGaon nature preserve in Judea, a site established by Women in Green in memory of the three teens who were abducted and murdered by Hamas terrorists in June 2014. Glick began by praising Women in Green directors Nadia Matar and
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Middle EastJewish Home chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday made clear that he will not allow a Palestinian state to be established. The comments came in response to this week’s statement by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman in which they expressed support for peace talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA)
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Middle EastRussian President Vladimir Putin has sent his regards to his country’s Jewish community, hailing the Soviet Union for saving both them and Europe from the Nazis. For the third year in a row Russia will mark a holiday intended to celebrate the “Salvation and Liberation” of Jews from the Nazis during World War II. The
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International, Jewish HistoryWASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC) — The US State Department has published its annual survey of world-wide terrorism which names the Islamic Republic of Iran as the main state sponsor of terror in 2015. Iran had provided “a range of support, including financial, training, and equipment, to groups around the world,” the report said. It went on to highlight the
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO –There is a long running dispute in Jewish tradition over which is more important: the study of Torah or the performance of mitzvot. It is generally accepted that Torah study is more important, but only because it leads to the performance of mitzvot. Nevertheless, Torah study, in and of
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — If after all these hardships befall you, you continue to act improperly, “Those remaining from you will perish in the land of your enemies because of your sins and even from the sins of your fathers which are with you, you will perish.” (Leviticus 26:39) This statement presents
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Jewish ReligionIsrael and Turkey ‘very close’ to reconciliation deal, ministers say (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A deal seems closer than ever in Israel’s negotiations to normalize diplomatic relations with Turkey, but some key issues remain unresolved, two Israeli ministers said. While Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz and Construction Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday expressed optimism about the
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Middle EastFollowing the huge leak of the Panama documents, the Israel Tax Authority is stepping up its actions against unreported companies founded by Israelis in tax shelters. Income tax investigators recently conducted searches for documents in the offices of three Israeli companies providing services to Israelis in founding offshore companies. Among other things, Tax Authority investigators
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International, Middle EastHundreds of Turks in Germany protested outside the Bundestag ahead of the vote which saw the 1915 massacre of Armenians by their Ottoman occupiers classed as ‘genocide’. In the end it was in vain. Neither their objections, nor the threats of the Turkish president two days beforehand, made a difference. “Do we have a so-called
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International, Middle EastBritish academic David Hirsh demanded his name be removed from the list of supporters of Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JFJFP) after condemning JFJFP”s response to the recent scandal surrounding the Labour party and claiming it had become “wholly hostile” to Zionism. He also expressed concern that he might die and be placed on the
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International, Middle EastHarvard University is employing a “visiting scholar” from Iran, who firmly backs the regime in Tehran and has warned against the “Jewish threat” in the past, revealed Washington Free Beacon on Thursday. Ali Akbar Alikhani is an associate professor at the University of Tehran’s Faculty of World Studies, and currently he is teaching for a
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Middle East, USAThe Wall Street Journal reports Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul who spent over $100 million during the 2012 election, plans to establish a super PAC in support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Funds raised by the super PAC would also be used to back Republicans in important congressional races. Adelson has been an omnipresent
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By Sam Ben-Meir JERSEY CITY, New Jersey — At his final White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama quipped that “the end of the republic never looked better.” With Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee, and Hillary Clinton beginning to steadily lose ground to him in national polls, it is time for millions of Americans to
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