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EU details sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in West Bank

Published by DPA International The European Union has imposed sanctions on radical Israeli settlers in the West Bank for the first time, targeting four individuals for acts of violence against Palestinians. The agreement was finalized on Friday by a written procedure that allows member states to make decisions on urgent matters without sending ministers to

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Bipartisan U.S. House Vote Will Advance Ukraine-Israel Aid

Published by Tampa Free Press The U.S. House voted bipartisanly Friday to advance a foreign aid package, taking a significant step toward transferring aid to Ukraine and Israel and setting up a final vote as early as Saturday. The measure received more support from Democrats, 165, than Republicans, 151. The Democratic votes were required to

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Antony Blinken Emphasizes US Played No Role in Israel Attack on Iran, Calls for Restraint

Published by HNGN Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized Friday that the U.S. played no part in Israel’s attack on Iran, and he urged calm between the two countries. “We’re committed to Israel’s security,” Blinken said at a press conference following the country’s earlier reported drone attack near a military base and nuclear power plant

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: Pearl Takes Over as JCF’s President and CEO

Jeremy Pearl: “Since the October 7th attacks on Israel, our donors have directed $10,606,324 to 99 organizations supporting needs from crisis management to mental health support.” (SDJW staff)

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Susan Polgar

Polgár was Women’s World Chess Champion from 1996 to 1999. On FIDE’s Elo rating system list of July 1984, at the age of 15, she became the top-ranked female chess player in the world. In 1991, she became the third woman to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE. She won eleven medals at the Women’s Chess Olympiad (4 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze). [Wikipedia]

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Iran fires air defense missiles after Israel launches ‘revenge strike’

Published by Mirror By Joseph Wilkes Iran has fired its air defense batteries in several provinces following reports of explosions as Israel has tonight retaliated against its enemy. Fears of World War III are increasing tonight as the state-run IRNA news agency reports blasts have been heard and felt near the central Iranian city of

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US veto sinks Palestinian UN membership bid in Security Council

Published by AFP United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United States on Thursday spoiled a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, vetoing a Security Council measure despite growing international distress over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The move by Israel’s key ally had been expected ahead of the vote, taking place more

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FBI Issues Passover Warning to Jewish Community: ‘Very Real Threats’

Published by The Western Journal The Jewish holiday of Passover will be celebrated beginning next week against a background of rising threats that has drawn the attention of the FBI. Passover, which celebrates the Old Testament deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt under the leadership of Moses, begins on Monday evening and ends on

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US, UK unveil sweeping sanctions on Iran’s drone program

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States and Britain announced widespread sanctions against Iran’s military drone program on Thursday, in response to its weekend attack against Israel.   “Today, we are holding Iran accountable — imposing new sanctions and export controls,” US President Joe Biden said in a statement.  Tehran launched its first ever

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Democracies Have Inherent Self-Destructive Tendencies According to Academicians

Arrow received the Nobel Prize in economics in 1972 for proving the impossibility of simultaneously meeting the requirements of reasonableness and equality and the impossibility of establishing the ranking of social priorities. According to the Gödel-Arrow theorem, any electoral system is flawed. [Alex Gordon, PhD]

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Black Hole Gaia BH3 Estimated to be 33 Times Heavier than Mass of Our Sun

An international team of researchers, with the participation of researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) led by Professor (emeritus) Tsevi Mazeh of TAU’s Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, have discovered a star which orbits a black hole 33 times heavier than the sun’s mass and lies 1,500 light-years away from Earth. The black hole, discovered using data from the European Gaia spacecraft, is more than three times heavier than the other known black holes in our galaxy. [Press Release]

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Google Reportedly Fires 28 Staff Members Over Israel Cloud Contract Protests: ‘Majority Of Our Employees Do The Right Thing’

Published by Benzinga Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include the response from Google’s spokesperson regarding employee termination and Project Nimbus. Following protests over its Israeli government cloud contract, Google‘s parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) has terminated 28 employees. This decision comes after nine workers were initially suspended and then arrested. What

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