Minister of the Environment and Jerusalem Affairs, Zeev Elkin (Likud) spoke with Arutz Sheva about the recent anti-Israel resolution in the UN that was not vetoed by the US. Elkin was asked how he relates to the criticism leveled against the prime minister that his conduct has isolated Israel in the world. Elkin said, “I […]
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International, Middle EastAnti-semitism has become so prevalent on British campuses that several universities have become ‘no-go zones’ for Jewish students, according to a prominent British parliamentarian. Baroness Ruth Deech, a cross-bench peer who previously held the highest office dealing with student complaints and who currently serves as the first-ever higher education adjudicator, told the Telegraph that some
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationFlags are being flown at half mast both at the Kremlin and across Russia, as the country held a national day of mourning on Monday for the 92 victims on board the Tu-154 military jet. All are feared dead. The loss of so many talented artists from Russia’s world famous military choir has been keenly
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InternationalVideo of rabbis and kaffiyeh-clad Muslims dancing to Hasidic songs in Arab monarchy goes viral By Times of Israel staff The small Muslim monarchy of Bahrain hosted a ceremony to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, and the resulting video of kaffiyeh-wearing sheikhs dancing with Orthodox Jews to Hasidic music has been going viral on
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastProfessor Simha Goldin took part on Sunday in the inauguration of a special memorial in memory of his son Hadar at the Amit School of Science in Kfar Batya in western Raanana. “Bringing back the body of an IDF soldier is not just a family concern. It”s a concern for the nation,” said Goldin. The
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Middle EastQueen Elizabeth has missed the Christmas church service near her Sandringham country residence in eastern England for the first time in decades – because of a heavy cold. A palace spokesperson said: “The Queen continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery. “Her Majesty will participate in
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InternationalA&E canceled its highly controversial docu-series surrounding the Ku Klux Klan, which was set to premiere in January, the network said in a statement Saturday. Officials from the network said the show was scrapped after producers discovered members of the Ku Klux Klan were paid for access into the organization, reports said. “Our goal with
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA JetBlue passenger who was kicked off a flight last week for harassing Ivanka Trump has inspired a backlash from Trump fans who now are giving his book bad reviews on Amazon. Matthew Lasner, a Hunter College professor, has seen his Amazon page peppered with one-star reviews and wry comments on his book, “High Life:
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USAGeorge Michael, the English singer-songwriter who shot to stardom in the 1980s as half of the pop duo Wham! and went on to become one of the era’s biggest pop solo artists with hits such as “Faith” and “I Want Your Sex,” died over the Christmas holiday. He was 53. Michael died peacefully at his
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsAfter students photographed wearing swastikas, Cheng Hsiao-ming says he’ll leave post early, devote career to educating about important historical events By Stuart Winer High school students in Taiwan dressed as Nazi soldiers during a celebration on December 24, 2016. Pictures from the event were posted online by Facebook user Pixar Lu. (Facebook) The principal of
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Wake up! President Obama showed his true colors last week when he instructed US Ambassador Samantha Power to abstain on a Security Council resolution indicting Israel for building houses for Jews in the Jewish homeland, including in Jerusalem, the Jewish capital for 3,000 years. (Even the Western Wall
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International, Middle East, Steve KramerBy Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The recent UN resolution 2334 will go down in Jewish history as one of the seemingly interminable attempts to destroy the Jews. That the United States should be complicit in the establishment of the resolution, as many people think, is disgraceful. Just as disgraceful is the fact that the
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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle East, USAIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the time to wish his “Christian brothers and sisters” a merry Christmas in a video posted to Facebook on Thursday. He addressed Christians from the courtyard of Jerusalem’s International Christian Embassy and expressed a bond between Christianity and Judaism through a “shared heritage.” “It moves us deeply to have
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — I’m among those who believe that the Jewish settlements on the West Bank constitute a great, perhaps the greatest, danger to Israel. I also believe that accommodation could be made to enable a Palestinian state to have its capital in parts of the city it may call Jerusalem. Yet,
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