International

US flies bombers over Korean peninsula for drill: Seoul The US flew four stealth fighter jets and two bombers over the Korean peninsula on Monday in a show of force after North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests, South Korea’s defence ministry said. Four F-35B stealth fighters and two B-1B bombers flew over the peninsula

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International

White Supremacists Blamed for Racist Posters in Houston

White supremacist groups marked the start of the 2017-18 school year by papering dozens of colleges and universities with hate posters aimed at recruiting young white members. Their latest stop: The University of Houston (UH), where students discovered racist, anti-Semitic propaganda plastered across their campus last week. Flyers that read “Beware the International Jew,” “Imagine

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USA

Iran army chief vows to raze Israeli cities if it makes ‘wrong move’

Iran’s newly-appointed army chief on Monday warned the Islamic Republic would raze the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if the “Zionist regime” makes “any wrong move.” In remarks delivered at an event in the holy city of Qom, General Abdolrahim Mousavi said previous warnings that Israel will not exist in 25 years did

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Middle East

Caribbean ambassador: Israel an economic, scientific powerhouse

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama on Monday held a pre-Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) reception at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Attending the event were various foreign ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps serving in Israel. “On this special occasion, it is important for all of us to remember that a

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International, Middle East

Abbas Arrives in US, Prepares UN Speech Calling for State Based on 1967 Borders

Ramallah – Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudainah said President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech before the United Nations General Assembly later this week will be extremely important. Abu Rudainah said Abbas will emphasize the need for a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel, based on the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as the capital of

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Middle East

In London, 8-year-old Jewish boy hospitalized after attack

Witnesses have been urged to come forward after a “shocking unprovoked” attack on a young boy in Stamford Hill. An eight-year-old has been left “traumatised” and required treatment in hospital after the incident, which has been reported to the police. The Met Police told Jewish News they were called just after 7.30pm on Monday after

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International

Poland’s leader condemns anti-Semitism, praises Israel

The powerful head of Poland’s governing right-wing party denounced anti-Semitism and hailed Israel at a ceremony Monday honouring Poles who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, widely regarded as Poland’s de facto decision-maker, made the comment after the European Jewish Congress (EJC) voiced “grave concerns” over an increase in anti-Semitic acts under the government

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International

Israel’s Jewish population tops 6.5 million Israel”s Jewish population grew 2.3% percent from September 2016 to September 2017, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported Monday, rising to approximately 6,523,000. Out of a total population of 8,743,000 people, Jews make up 74.6% of Israel”s population – a slight decrease compared to 2016, when Israel”s 6,377,000 Jews

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Middle East

In shadow of Israel-Diaspora Western Wall crisis, PM meets US Jewish leaders

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday afternoon met with eight senior leaders of the American Jewish community to talk about a broad range of issues including Israel-Diaspora relations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran. The meeting took place on the backdrop of an ongoing crisis between the Israeli government and Diaspora Jewry over

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Wiesenthal Center demands action for Rohingya

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) reacts with horror to the ongoing attacks against the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar. “We are witnessing a human tragedy of three hundred thousand souls driven from their homes to an uncertain future. And there are serious reports of a campaign of murder, rape, and burnt villages,” said Rabbi

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International, USA