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Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Iranian suicide blasts

Published by DPA The terrorist militia Islamic State claimed responsibility via its usual propaganda channels on Thursday for the devastating attack in the Iranian city of Kerman that left more than 80 dead. According to the statement, two suicide attackers detonated their explosive belts during mourning ceremonies on Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of […]

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Middle East, Nordot

US State Secy Blinken heads to Mideast for talks with Israel, Arab allies

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], January 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will begin his visit to the Middle Eastern countries from January 4 till January 11, to address ongoing concerns, including the release of remaining hostages and delivering life-saving humanitarian assistance to Gazan civilians. US Department of State spokesperson Matthew

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Israel, Nordot, USA

Knesset gives approval to loyalty pledge for Israeli diplomats

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], January 4 (ANI/TPS): Israel’s parliament on Wednesday gave final approval to a law requiring diplomats representing the country abroad to pledge allegiance to Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Backed by former Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen, who was officially replaced by Israel Katz on Tuesday, the

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Israel, Nordot

Commentary: In a stressful world, let’s work on managing our anger in 2024

Published by Chicago Tribune There is a lot to be angry about. Our political systems are dysfunctional and rife with hateful rhetoric. Headlines about multiple wars abroad are competing for our attention, while at home, we are fighting ideological wars for our basic rights or to protect our communities. A devastating pandemic is grinding through

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Lifestyles, Nordot

Egypt plans expansion of new capital as first residents arrive

Published by Business Insider Africa Egypt is gearing up to invest billions in doubling the dimensions of a lavish new capital being constructed in the desert, situated 45 km (28 miles) east of Cairo. Egypt is preparing up to invest billions in doubling the dimensions of a new capital being constructed in the desert.Initial residents

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Middle East, Nordot

Israeli drone kills Hamas deputy leader in Beirut -Lebanese, Palestinian sources

Published by Reuters By Laila Bassam, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh BEIRUT/CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said, as its tanks and warplanes pummelled Gaza in further “high-intensity” warfare against the Islamist militant group in the enclave.

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International, Israel, Middle East, Nordot

Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns after antisemitism accusations

Published by Euronews (English) Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing. She faces accusations of being unable to “definitively affirm” that advocating for the genocide of Jews on campus would breach the school’s conduct policy. Harvard’s first black president announced her departure just months

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Antisemitism, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down Netanyahu govt’s judicial overhaul law

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], January 2 (ANI): Israel’s Supreme Court overturned a contentious government plan to curtail the powers of the judiciary on Monday, The Times of Israel reported. This landmark decision raises the possibility of escalating tensions in the nation while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights Hamas in Gaza. By a

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Israel, Nordot

Las Vegas Standup Comic Shecky Greene Dies at 97

Published by Reuters By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Shecky Greene, a comic legend of the old-school Las Vegas lounge acts who rubbed elbows with yesteryear entertainment greats, died on Sunday, his widow told the media. His wife of 41 years, Marie Musso Greene, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that her husband, born Fred Sheldon Greenfield

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Jewish Celebrities, Nordot, Obituaries & memorials

Netanyahu says Israel must control Gaza’s border with Egypt, war to last months

Published by Reuters UK By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Arafat Barbakh and Dan Williams CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retake control of the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt, expanding Israel’s mission to neutralize Hamas in a conflict it says it expects to last for months. “The war is at its height,” Netanyahu

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Israel, Nordot

Chicago woman accused of defacing businesses, Jewish school with antisemitic messages, swastikas

Published by Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — A Rogers Park woman faces felony hate crime charges for allegedly defacing multiple buildings, including a North Side Jewish elementary school, with antisemitic graffiti and Nazi symbols. Mariana Lynch, 30, was arrested just before 1 p.m. Thursday in the 1200 block of West Touhy Avenue after area residents called

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Antisemitism, Nordot, USA

U.S. State Department approves sale of artillery shells to Israel

Published by RBC-Ukraine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approved the sale of 155mm artillery shells and related equipment to Israel without congressional review, according to Reuters. The Pentagon noted that Blinken determined there is an extraordinary situation that requires the immediate sale of artillery shells to Israel, allowing the deal to proceed without

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Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA

Dozens of schools facing federal probe of alleged civil rights violations

Published by The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating if nearly 90 elementary, secondary and higher education campuses across the nation — including at UC Davis and other University of California campuses — violated a federal civil rights law after an “alarming” rise in reports of antisemitism, anti-Muslim and

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Antisemitism, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education