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Opinion: Clamor for a Gaza Ceasefire Is Disingenuous

Activists on the street as well as members of the United Nations insist on a cease-fire, but they do not say how it should work or how it will help anyone besides Hamas. Does the cease-fire mean that Hamas can hold 120-plus Israelis hostage while Israel suspends military action? [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, International, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego Helps Provide $3.4 Million Loan for Humanitarian Needs in Israel

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The International Association of Jewish Free Loans, along with 17 of its member agencies throughout the U.S., are joining together to provide over $3.4 million in an interest-free loan for emergency financial assistance to Israeli individuals and families. Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego contributed $27,700 to the efforts, fundraising

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Israel, San Diego County

Papua New Guinea plans consulate in Israel’s Biblical heartland

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26 (ANI/TPS): Papua New Guinea is set to become the first nation to open an honorary consulate in the biblical heartland, after inaugurating an embassy in Jerusalem earlier this year, Israel’s foreign minister announced on Monday. The move by the strongly Christian Pacific nation is a mix

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International, Israel

Israeli Arab Social Media Star Shares Perspective on War, Israel Advocacy in Southern California

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Press Release) — On Dec. 14 in Beverly Hills, Israel Bonds Platinum Society hosted a lecture by noted activist Yoseph Haddad, who shared the story of his passionate advocacy for Israel from the perspective of an Israeli Arab during the current war. From his vantage point as an Israeli Arab, Haddad is

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California, Israel

Wilfrid Israel: The Unintentional Gaza War Memorial

By Jerry Klinger YOKNEAM, Israel — The Wilfrid Israel Memorial was an idea proposed by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP) over a year ago. JASHP was going to pay for it. The hard part was getting permission to site it. JASHP has a message that needed to be said: Jews rescued Jews

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Holocaust, International, Israel, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion

Javier Guerrero: Growing and Distributing Food in Accordance with Jewish Ethical Teachings at Coastal Roots Farm

After four years heading Coastal Roots Farm, first as executive director, and later as the President and CEO of the independent, nonprofit farm, Guerrero can sling around a lot of Hebrew, some of which may be unfamiliar to non-Hebrew speaking American Jews. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Ben Dishman, Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Israel President Herzog tells Christian leaders Hamas attack was against Christianity

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22 (ANI/TPS): Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on Thursday hosted leaders of different Christian communities ahead of the Christmas holiday. In place of the traditional reception, under the shadow of the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, the President spoke with the leaders of the community about the

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