Israel

UN Security Council to vote on Gaza measure after US backing

Published by AFP United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations Security Council was poised on Friday to vote on a much-delayed resolution concerning the Israel-Hamas war after Washington signalled support following resistance to earlier draft proposals. After days of delays, the latest draft version seen by AFP calls for “urgent steps to immediately […]

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Israel

Momentum Brings 13 Parents From California to Israel for Solidarity Mission

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Momentum, a global movement that inspires Jewish women to connect with Israel and their Jewish values, worked in partnership with the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism to bring 13 parents — both mothers and fathers — from California on a volunteer solidarity mission to Israel as a way for

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California, Israel, USA

The Garden of Eden

By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — Eden Hills is an exciting new yishuv that is finally welcoming its first residents. The opportunity to live in a small-town setting in nature, yet close to the communal infrastructure of Beit Shemesh, has made Eden Hills a destination for many families. Eden Hills’ history is fascinating. Back in 1990,

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Gedaliah Borvick, Israel, Travel and Food

Rabbi Warns Where Upsurge in Antisemitism May Be Leading

An old kind of hate has been very visible lately. High-profile entertainers and athletes have openly spouted antisemitic tropes. There’s also been a steady rise in the number of hateful incidents directed at Jewish people over the past several years. According to the Anti-Defamation League, 2022 was the highest year on record for documented reports of harassment, vandalism and violence directed against Jews. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]

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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, International, Israel, Jewish History, Opinion, USA

Governor Newsom Urged to Adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

(Press Release) Twenty organizations are urging Governor Gavin Newsom to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which they say is critical for the state to effectively counter antisemitism. The campaign, led by JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa), commends Governor Newsom for his past efforts addressing antisemitism and

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California, Israel, USA

Difficult Times

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — It is hard to write about what’s happening in Israel at the moment. First of all, we keep being told that the IDF is advancing and succeeding in wiping out the Hamas organization whose terrorists invaded Israel a few weeks ago, wreaking havoc in an orgy of bestiality,

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Opinion

When Antisemitism Finally Hits Home

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — I was as shocked!…shocked! as actor Claude Rains’ French police chief when he learned that gambling was going on at Rick’s Café in “Casablanca.” Antisemitism struck within walking distance of home in Philadelphia’s Somerton section on Wednesday morning. City police responded to reports of swastikas in white spray paint

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Bruce Ticker, California, Israel, Opinion, USA

US, Britain Impose More Sanctions on Hamas

Published by Reuters By Doina Chiacu (Reuters) -The United States and Britain on Wednesday imposed an additional round of sanctions on people in Turkey and elsewhere who are linked to the Palestinian Hamas militant group, the U.S. Treasury Department said. The sanctions target eight officials who advance Hamas’ agenda and interests abroad and help manage

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International, Israel, USA

Israel Suffers Worst Combat Losses Since October, Diplomatic Isolation

Published by Reuters UK By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Fadi Shana CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel announced its worst combat losses for more than a month on Wednesday after an ambush in the ruins of Gaza City, and faced growing diplomatic isolation as civilian deaths mounted and a humanitarian catastrophe worsened. Intense fighting was under way both

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Israel

Flouting the Law Should Not Free ‘Palestine’ Defenders of Consequences

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Even harsh critics of U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik were stunned when she trumped “legal scholar” and University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill over university policies that can translate into routine criminal laws. Stefanik herself missed a more compelling element that amounts to a serious criminal offense – “terroristic threats.” That

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA