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Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah plotting Ramadan violence: Israeli Defence Minister

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], February 28 (ANI/TPS): Hamas and Iranian proxy groups plan to turn the Islamic holy month of Ramadan into the “second phase of October 7,” particularly with violence in Jerusalem, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned on Tuesday. “The main goal of Hamas is to take Ramadan, with an […]

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Jewish Defense Groups File Formal Complaint against Berkeley Unified School District for Antisemitism

According to the complaint, Berkeley administrators have ignored parent reports and knowingly allowed its K-12 schools to become hostile environments for Jewish and Israeli students. [Press Release]

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Joe Biden Clinches Democratic Nomination In Michigan Primary As Gaza Protest Vote Gains Ground

Published by Benzinga In the Michigan primaries, President Joe Biden won the Democratic nomination, while former President Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination. However, a protest vote against Biden’s stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict is gaining momentum. What Happened: Despite the expected victories, the Michigan primaries have revealed a potential challenge for Biden. A significant

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US says Iranian operatives in Yemen aiding Huthi attacks

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Operatives from Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah are working inside Yemen to support Huthi insurgents’ attacks on international shipping, a US official said Tuesday. Tim Lenderking, the US special envoy for Yemen, told a Senate subcommittee that Iran’s clerical state was “equipping and facilitating” the Huthi attacks, which

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US President Biden addresses his age criticims, turns table on Trump; says “He’s as old as I am”

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], February 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden turned the tables on former President Donald Trump when asked about the claims that he is too old to run for a second term, saying that “he’s about as old as I am,” ABC News reported. US President Biden, while campaigning

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Elizabeth Taylor

Taylor said neither Todd nor Fisher were the reason for her conversion, that she had wanted to become Jewish “for a long time” and that there was “comfort and dignity and hope for me in this ancient religion that [has] survived for four thousand years … I feel as if I have been a Jew all my life.”[SDJW staff]

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Biden faces protest vote over Gaza in Michigan primary contest

Published by AFP Dearborn (United States) (AFP) – The US state of Michigan votes Tuesday in a presidential primary that is expected to be another ticker-tape parade for Republican Donald Trump — but could deliver Democratic leader Joe Biden a bloody nose over the war in Gaza. Biden faces no serious opposition to being nominated

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Biden Says ‘We’re Close’ to Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

Published by Mirror By Yelena Mandenberg Joe Biden told reporters he’s hoping for a ceasefire/hostage deal in the war between Israel and Hamas by as early as next Monday in a surprise announcement. As Biden stopped for ice cream in New York City with TV host Seth Myers, he told reporters that he understands that

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Adam Schiff: ‘Going to continue to defend Israel’s right to defend itself’

By Ryan Torok LOS ANGELES (JNS) — In an address to the nation on Feb. 6, 2020, the day after he was acquitted in what would be his first U.S. Senate impeachment trial, then-president Donald Trump accused Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), “a corrupt politician,” of making up “my statement to the Ukrainian president.” “He brought

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US Air Force’s Aaron Bushnell pictured as he dies after setting himself on fire at Israeli Embassy

Published by Mirror By Mataeo Smith A US Air Force serviceman who set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC in protest against the war in Gaza has been pictured after he sadly passed away. Horrified onlookers looked on as Aaron Bushnell doused himself in accelerant and struck a lighter while declaring that

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Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh submits resignation

Published by DPA International Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh resigned in Ramallah on Monday, saying the latest developments in the region, including the Gaza war, were behind the move. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly requested the resignation following pressure from Arab countries in the region and the United States. Shtayyeh, who is considered a

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Jerry Seinfeld Gets Heckled by Anti-Israeli Protestors in NYC

Published by Radar Online Comedian Jerry Seinfeld exited an event in New York City to a crowd of protestors who heckled him on his way to a waiting car, RadarOnline.com has learned. Anti-Israeli protestors taunted Seinfeld with chants accusing him of supporting genocide in Gaza. Seinfeld attended the 92Y’s annual State of the World Jewry

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Lord Jacob Rothschild: Tributes paid to financier and head of banking dynasty who dies aged 87

Published by City AM By Jack Mendel Lord Jacob Rothschild, a major figure within the banking dynasty under his family name, has died aged 87, it was announced today. The family called him a “towering presence”, and said the banking grandee and peer in the House of Lords would be buried, before a remembrance service.

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