International

Israeli official denies Moscow rebuffed plea to keep Iran away from border

A senior Israeli official on Thursday denied reports that Russia rebuffed Jerusalem’s demand to ensure that Iranian forces and Iran-backed Shiite militants not be allowed to operate within 60-80 kilometers of the Syrian frontier with Israel in the Golan Heights. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories […]

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International, Middle East

Turkish Media: 200,000 Jews Part of Secret Kurd Deal

A number of Turkish media outlets supportive of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have begun proliferating apparently false news reports claiming rival Kurdish groups entered into a secret deal with Israel to gain their independence by resettling Jews to the region. Stories appearing Wednesday in Turkish newspapers, such as Yenia Akit and Aksam, that back Erdogan’s

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Middle East

$$600,000 to protect Orthodox Jewish speaker at Berkeley campus

Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro spoke at the University of California at Berkeley Thursday night amid threats of violence from the radical Antifa group. Berkeley spent approximately $600,000 to protect Shapiro and students who wished to hear him speak. Leftist activists slammed Shapiro, an Orthodox Jew, as a “neo-Nazi” and a “white supremacist.” The campus was

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Toms River Police Department Wishes Orthodox Residents Shanah Tova

TOMS RIVER-As the township government of Jackson continues to clash with residents of the growing Orthodox Jewish population, the police department of neighboring Toms River is taking an opposite approach. Today, a letter sent out to residents by department spokesperson Ralph Stocco and Mitch Little wished Orthodox residents of that town a happy new year.

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USA

Jared Kushner, President Trump Address Jewish World Leaders Ahead of Rosh Hashanah

MR. KUSHNER: Welcome, everybody, and thank you for joining us here today. This is the most special time of the year for the Jewish people. This Wednesday evening begins Rosh Hashanah, the first of 10 days of repentance, that concludes with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Since January 20, I have had the great

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Middle East, USA

Superman confronts a new villain: white supremacists

WASHINGTON — No longer are planet-destroying extra-terrestrials or billionaire evil geniuses the villains: Superman, the DC Comics superhero, has a new mission protecting hard-working immigrants from white supremacist bullies. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up In the latest edition of the “Action Comics”

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA

Missouri Teen Kicked Out Of Class For Being Busty

A Missouri high schooler said her teacher told her she was too busty and made her leave class for an alleged dress code violation, the teen’s attorney said in a Tuesday statement. Joplin High School student Kelsey Anderson was kicked out of class Friday after her teacher told her “plus-sized women need to dress accordingly.”

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

‘Leave us alone!’ Independence vote puts Catalan mayors in a bind

The mayors of Catalonia are stuck between a rock and a hard place ahead of the planned independence vote on October 1, with both Spanish prosecutors and Catalan separatists breathing down their necks. The Catalan government has vowed to go ahead with the controversial vote despite Spain’s Constitutional Court ruling that it is illegal. However,

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International

How a violent history created the US Virgin Islands as we know them

Hurricane Irma is just the latest tragedy to visit the US Virgin Islands: St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John and a host of smaller islands. The Caribbean lands are frequently pummeled by hurricanes. Hugo in 1989 and Marilyn in 1995 were harsh, recent examples. But they have also suffered a remarkable number of man-made tragedies.

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International, USA

Donald Trump vows to work with Democrats to legalize Dreamers, says ‘the wall will come later’

President Trump said Thursday that he is working with Democratic leaders on a plan to legalize illegal immigrant Dreamers, and said he won’t insist on funding his border wall as part of it, saying that “will come later.” The president also said GOP leaders in Congress are “very much on board” the deal he’s working

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USA

Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’

Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally? Facebook’s self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for you. Until this week, when we asked Facebook about it, the world’s largest social network enabled advertisers to direct their pitches to the news feeds of almost 2,300 people who expressed interest in the

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Travel and Food, USA