JERUSALEM (Press Release) –– Gavy Friedson, a former Jerusalemite and a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, saved a young boy in Jackson Hole, Wyoming while he was on tour explaining how the organization works to local EMS teams. During the lecture to the Jackson Hole ambulance department and EMS teams, the local teams received a call […]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu condemned “neo-Nazism and racism” on Tuesday, following a white supremacist rally in the United States that ended in bloodshed. “Outraged by expressions of anti-Semitism, neo-Nazism and racism. Everyone should oppose this hatred,” Netanyahu posted in English on his official Twitter account. US President Donald Trump, who had been under pressure
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Middle East, USAA new film explores the forgotten history of when the Caribbean island became a temporary gem hub after opening its doors to thousands of European Jews fleeing the Nazis By Larry Luxner HAVANA, Cuba — On a hot and steamy Shabbat afternoon in early July, 50 or so Jews gathered in the social hall of
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International, Jewish HistoryA 13 year old Jewish boy was attacked by a gang of Arab youths while riding to his local soccer field. The incident began when the youths grabbed the boy off of his bicycle and began to ride it. The boy asked them for the bike back, and in response he was kicked an Arab
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Middle EastJewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky condemned the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia Saturday. A 32 year old woman was killed when a white supremacist ran over a group of counter-protesters. “I am deeply concerned by the expressions of anti-Semitism and other forms of racism and hatred exhibited at the neo-Nazi rally this past weekend
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Republicans in Utah overwhelmingly chose Ted Cruz in their presidential caucus 17 months ago. This week, the Texas senator will find out how much political influence he still has among them. Cruz endorsed and campaigned on behalf of Republican Chris Herrod, his presidential campaign coordinator, who is on the ballot for a special
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USADonald Trump attacked the “far-left” during a Tuesday press conference regarding their actions at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump likened President George Washington to Confederate General Robert E. Lee and questioned whether liberal protestors will next fight for the removal of a statue of Washington because he was a slave owner.
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USAPresident Donald Trump gave a rare press conference Tuesday at Trump Tower in Manhattan and perhaps unintentionally revealed why he and his administration have been so reluctant to answer questions from the media since he entered the White House. In what was supposed to be a discussion about infrastructure, Trump went dramatically off-script regarding violent
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USA233 US olim make their way to their ancestral homeland on a Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight, among them 68 future IDF soldiers By Elie Leshem Young US Jews who immigrated to Israel to join the IDF pose with executives from Nefesh B’Nefesh (center) after their flight lands in Israel on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 (Shahar
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Rather than soothing racial tension, an increasingly isolated President Donald Trump reverted to the rage that fueled his campaign, playing to the core of his supporters who still adore him. With bluster and defiance, Trump on Tuesday spread blame for the violence in Virginia not just on the torch-wielding white supremacists, neo-Nazis and
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USAControversial far-right commentator Alex Jones has suggested attendees at a white supremacist rally that descended into violence were Jewish actors dressing up as Nazis. The “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday saw aggressive clashes between demonstrators and counter protesters, with an anti-fascist killed after a car ploughed into the group she was
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USAATLANTA — A Gwinnett County judge and longtime local politician has been suspended after making controversial Facebook posts about protests over Confederate memorials in Charlottesville, Va., and elsewhere. Judge Jim Hinkle — a magistrate judge who served as mayor of the city of Grayson for more than two decades before retiring in 2013 — took
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USAIn the wake of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia this week, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has stood in defiance against racism by donating thousands of dollars to an anti-hate organization on Sunday. The movie star and bodybuilder published a powerful statement on Facebook concerning the donation: style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> “While these so-called “white
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USATEHRAN — Iran’s president on Tuesday warned it could restart its nuclear program “within hours or days” if the Trump administration continued its confrontational policies toward the Islamic Republic. President Hassan Rouhani’s remarks were a direct response to President Donald Trump’s decision to slap fresh sanctions on individuals and businesses connected to Iran’s ballistic missile