The family of Hadar Goldin, whose body has been held by Hamas terrorists since 2014, slammed the government for its inability to return the bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul after the High Court ruled that Israel must hand over bodies of terrorists killed in a terror tunnel. “We have felt for many long […]
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Middle EastThe Swedish police on Wednesday extended the arrests of two of the three suspects who were arrested in connection with Saturday”s firebomb attack on a synagogue in Gothenburg, Israel”s Channel 10 News reported. The police say at least ten people took part in the attack, but it is not clear at this stage whether there
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International, Middle EastIsraeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday morning received a phone call from President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during which President Steinmeier conveyed his sincere condemnation of what he noted were deeply distressing expressions of anti-Semitism witnessed during a wave of anti-Israel activities in Berlin over the last week. Of note, during demonstrations against US President
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International, Middle EastWhile hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Bnei Brak to mourn the passing of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Steinman on Tuesday, some radical haredi anti-draft activists celebrated his death, with posters hailing the death of one of the most widely respected decisors of Jewish law in the haredi world as a “great event”. Followers of
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Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – HBO and the Museum of Jewish Heritage plan to air on January 27th a 19-minute short film, The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm. It builds on a touching conversation between an inquisitive 10-year-old, Elliot Saiontz, and his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack Feldman of Rochester, New York. Elliot narrates the film.
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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Ezra Friedlander WASHINGTON, D.C. — There has been somewhat of a controversy regarding the recent Chanukah reception at the White House as it pertains to the invite list and regarding whether American Jewish leaders and select personalities should attend. Indeed, the supporters of the President were clamoring for an invitation and being in
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International, USABy Rex Tillerson U.S. Secretary of State WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of State pays tribute to the memory and legacy of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the centennial of his birth in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1917. President Kennedy pursued a foreign policy based on American strength, a commitment to human freedom and human dignity
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International, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — At a first reading, most Israelis appear to share President Trump’s views about fake news. According to a poll commissioned by the respected Israel Democracy Institute, only 28% of Israelis polled trust the media. However, this view seems to be based less on personal impressions and more on what
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — I was in Israel when Trump made his announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Initially, I thought Israelis would pour out into the streets celebrating this ‘historic’ moment, but other than small chatter here and there, and some expressions of jubilation, not much else gripped the nation. On the
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USAIvanka Trump and family Happy Hanukkah! Ivanka Trump and her family kicked off the first night of the Festival of Lights on Tuesday, and she shared some festive family photos to celebrate. “Tonight, as we light the menorah, Jared, Arabella, Joseph, Theodore and I wish everyone celebrating a Happy Hanukkah!” she wrote on Instagram as
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the British Labour party, said Wednesday he does not support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, but does back targeted action against Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. Corbyn”s spokesman clarified the Labour leader”s position after a cabinet split emerged over the issue when Kate Osamor, the
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International, Middle EastA senior Palestinian Authority negotiator and a perennial critic of Israel was spotted recently at an Israeli hospital. Saeb Erekat earlier this year blasted US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman for claiming that Jewish communities built in beyond the pre-1967 Green Line were part of Israel, including Jewish neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem. Erekat, who serves
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Middle EastIsrael’s air force hit the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers early Wednesday after Palestinians fired at southern Israel on Monday, the army said. Late Tuesday night the military said that an undefined “projectile” was fired from Gaza towards southern Israel. A spokeswoman told AFP that it was “very probably” a rocket but that it was not
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Middle EastThe special election in Alabama on Tuesday coincided with the first night of Hanukkah, and some onlookers are hailing Doug Jones’s triumph over Roy Moore as this year’s Hanukkah miracle. The Jewish holiday is a joyous festival that celebrates the miraculous victory of an underdog resistance movement led by the Jewish priest Mattathias and his
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