Since it began operating in 1999, Birthright Israel has brought some 600,000 young Diaspora Jews to visit Israel, with the aim of strengthening ties between Jews abroad and the Jewish state, and to foster Jewish identity among Diaspora youth. With a clearly non-partisan agenda and a diverse set of trips catering to Orthodox Jews, members […]
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Middle East, USAThe prominence of Moroccan expatriates among the perpetrators of high-profile attacks contrasts with the kingdom’s relative success in containing its own domestic jihadism threat. The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland have been linked almost exclusively to young men of Moroccan origin, sparking concern that the kingdom has become a breeding ground for jihadists.
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International, Middle EastJERUSALEM (Press Release)- On Thursday at 9:30 a.m. the directorship of the Israel Rescue Coalition (IRC) met in order to make plans for deployment to Florida in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Members of Israel’s Search and Rescue Units, as well as medical and psychological first aid responder from United Hatzalah (UH), discussed plans for
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Middle East, USAIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday participated in the Foreign Ministry’s traditional pre-Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) toast in Jerusalem. Speaking to those gathered, Netanyahu said, “We are holding the toast early due to success, since we are going to make an historic visit: It seems that this will be the first time that
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Middle EastA former Sephardi chief rabbi of Israel said Reform Jews are worse than Holocaust deniers during a lecture last week, the haredi Orthodox news website Kikar HaShabbat first reported on Tuesday (link in Hebrew). Shlomo Amar, who is currently the Sephardi chief rabbi of Jerusalem, was discussing a petition by the Reform and Conservative movements
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Middle East, USAA decade ago, when Elmehdi Boudra began attending college in his native Morocco, he didn’t expect to see swastikas scrawled on his door. Like almost every other student at his school, Boudra is Muslim. But growing up, his grandmother cooked him Jewish food and told him stories about Jewish friends—including the woman who nursed her.
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Middle EastBERLIN (Press Release) — Senior Magen David Adom paramedics were hosted by the Berlin Fire and Rescue Organization which provides emergency medicine services (EMS) in the city. During the visit, two MDA paramedics joined the city’s rescue teams for five days and participated in basic and advanced life support ambulance rides along with local paramedics and doctors.
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIsraeli police on Tuesday evicted a Palestinian family from the east Jerusalem home in which they lived for over half a century, making way for Israelis deemed the legal occupants. Plans for the eviction had been criticised by the European Union, United Nations and various Western governments, though not the United States. Fahamiya Shamasneh, 75,
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Middle EastSometimes, it feels like your life has come full circle. For Israeli choreographer Roy Assaf, it was like that when he danced in his piece “The Hill,” which had its US premiere this summer at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts. “The Hill” takes its name and inspiration from Ammunition Hill, the site
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastJERUSALEM — Robert Kraft had two unforgettable comebacks this year. The first came in Super Bowl LI, when his New England Patriots overcame a 28-3 deficit in the second half to beat the Atlanta Falcons in overtime. And the second comeback was Kraft’s return in June to Israel, his second home, with a delegation of
[video:2032416] On Thursday, soldiers from the IDF’s haredi Netzah Yehuda unit (Nachal Haredi) took a trip to Jerusalem in honor of the Hebrew month of Elul. The day began with a trip to the Western Wall and ended with a special selichot ceremony in Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue. Participating in the ceremony were Battalion Commander Itamar
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Middle EastCatford and Bromley invited ‘extremist’ Imam Shakeel Begg to speak at an interfaith event By Jewish News reporter Imam Shakeel Begg is first on the left at the back, pictured at Catford and Bromley with other faith leaders A London Orthodox synagogue hosted an “extremist” Muslim cleric who has previously called for jihad against Jews
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International, Middle EastIn recent days, leaders of the Jewish community in Argentina have been busy figuring out how to save money during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Argentina, so that the donations they collect during the year can be used for the benefit of the community, rather than to pay for the visit. Sources inform “Globes”
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International, Middle EastDeputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely met today with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Antanas Linkevičius and congratulated him on the victory of the Lithuanian national basketball team over Israel. Hotovely added jokingly that she hoped the Lithuanian victory would not undermine relations between the two countries. The Deputy Minister noted the rich Jewish heritage in Lithuania
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