Middle East

Israeli MP quits under fire after attending gay wedding

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli lawmaker quit his seat on Wednesday under fire from religious colleagues and rabbis for attending a gay relative’s wedding, his daughter said. Yigal Guetta recently told a radio interviewer about the marriage of his nephew, which took place two years ago but still brought a harsh reaction from prominent rabbis, local […]

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Israeli courts protect country’s founding values

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–In view of recent decisions by Israel’s Supreme Court, citizens may have a point when they ask, “Who’s really running the country, the Knesset or the Supreme Court?” Two Court decisions published earlier this week come especially to mind: the Supreme Court’s opinion that (1) the government has no right to

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Lebanese film director detained for filming in Israel

French-Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri appeared before a military court on Monday over his filming of a movie in Israel, AFP reported. After the hearing, the court released Zoueiri and agreed to return his confiscated passports, according to the report. The 54-year-old was briefly detained on Sunday night after arriving in Lebanon to premiere his new

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Israel court says ultra-Orthodox must obey army draft

The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down military draft exemptions for Jewish seminary students, enraging the small but powerful ultra-Orthodox community. Court documents seen by AFP showed a panel of nine justices agreed that a 2015 amendment to the law on military service treated the students more generously than their secular compatriots. “All the

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Middle East

‘Our strength is derived from our spiritual power’

[youtube:2032732] Israeli Prime Minister met with leaders of the Jewish community in Argentina Tuesday, as part of his historic visit to Latin America, the first ever by a sitting Israeli premier. Netanyahu addressed Israel’s military might, its technological and economic strength, and said that its status as a haven for the Jews has changed the

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International, Middle East

Memphis Imam Raises Money For Islamic Charity U.S. Congressman Says Has Ties to Muslim Brotherhood

Last week, Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced an amendment to the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act blocking any U.S. funding to Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW). Between 2015 and 2016, IRW received $370,000 in federal funding. DeSantis explained to the Free Beacon that: U.S. tax dollars cannot

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Middle East, USA

Anti-Semitic posters in Argentina ahead of Netanyahu visit

Anti-Israel activists plastered Buenos Aires with anti-Semitic signs ahead of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to South America. The signs claim that Prime Minister Netanyahu is “wanted for crimes against human rights and Palestinian genocide.” Netanyahu is shown wearing an SS uniform, and is depicted with a mustache and haircut reminiscent of Adolf Hitler. The

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International, Middle East

Sderot municipality fines over ‘Shabbat sirens’

A few hours after a Chabad man in Herzliya was fined 730 shekels for helping passersby put on tefillin, a Sderot resident received a fine for activating “Shabbat sirens” near the city’s “Ha’ari Hakadosh” synagogue. “Shabbat sirens” are either music or an actual siren, sounded twenty minutes and five minutes before the start of Shabbat

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Shaked: Don’t hire illegal immigrants – hire Palestinian Arabs

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) took part Monday in the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism”s (ICT) 17th annual international conference, hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, and addressed the long-term security and geopolitical challenges faced by Israel. Among the chief security issues confronting the Jewish state, Shaked stated, are the Hamas terror group in Gaza

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Middle East

Netanyahu’s son deletes controversial Facebook post

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu”s son, Yair Netanyahu, on Sunday deleted a post from his Facebook account which included a caricature claimed by the left to be anti-Semitic. The Prime Minister’s son had sparked a storm when he posted the meme which was full of anti-Semitic overtones. The meme, titled “food chain”, showed Jewish billionaire George

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Middle East