Researchers have found an ancient shark in North Atlantic, believed to be 512 years old, which could be the oldest living vertebrate in the world. While the animal was discovered a few months ago, its potential age was revealed in a study in the Science journal. Marine biologist Julius Nielsen found that an 18-foot Greenland […]
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The World We ShareNazareth, the mostly Muslim town in current-day Israel where Christians believe Jesus Christ was raised, canceled all Christmas celebrations this year, saying that President Donald Trump had taken the joy out of the holiday. The decision by Mayor Ali Salam to cancel festivities was made in protest of Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the
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Middle EastDays after PM Netanyahu”s visits with European leaders in Paris and Belgium, French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel are reportedly advancing an initiative pushing back against US President Donald Trump”s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. According to Channel 10, the proposal, to be presented at a summit of
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International, Middle EastSupport for President Donald Trump among Jewish Israelis soared following his recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital last Wednesday. According to a poll conducted by the Smith Research company on behalf of The Jerusalem Post, more than three-quarters (76%) of Israelis believe the Trump administration is solidly pro-Israel. A mere 2% believe the Trump
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Middle East, USAThe head of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas called Thursday for fresh protests across the world against US President Donald Trump’s controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “We demand the Islamic world make every Friday a day of anger and revolution in every capital and city until we bring down Trump’s decision,” Ismail Haniya said.
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Middle EastThe family of Hadar Goldin, whose body has been held by Hamas terrorists since 2014, slammed the government for its inability to return the bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul after the High Court ruled that Israel must hand over bodies of terrorists killed in a terror tunnel. “We have felt for many long
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Middle EastThe Swedish police on Wednesday extended the arrests of two of the three suspects who were arrested in connection with Saturday”s firebomb attack on a synagogue in Gothenburg, Israel”s Channel 10 News reported. The police say at least ten people took part in the attack, but it is not clear at this stage whether there
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International, Middle EastIsraeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday morning received a phone call from President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during which President Steinmeier conveyed his sincere condemnation of what he noted were deeply distressing expressions of anti-Semitism witnessed during a wave of anti-Israel activities in Berlin over the last week. Of note, during demonstrations against US President
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International, Middle EastWhile hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Bnei Brak to mourn the passing of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Steinman on Tuesday, some radical haredi anti-draft activists celebrated his death, with posters hailing the death of one of the most widely respected decisors of Jewish law in the haredi world as a “great event”. Followers of
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Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – HBO and the Museum of Jewish Heritage plan to air on January 27th a 19-minute short film, The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm. It builds on a touching conversation between an inquisitive 10-year-old, Elliot Saiontz, and his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack Feldman of Rochester, New York. Elliot narrates the film.
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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Ezra Friedlander WASHINGTON, D.C. — There has been somewhat of a controversy regarding the recent Chanukah reception at the White House as it pertains to the invite list and regarding whether American Jewish leaders and select personalities should attend. Indeed, the supporters of the President were clamoring for an invitation and being in
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International, USABy Rex Tillerson U.S. Secretary of State WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of State pays tribute to the memory and legacy of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the centennial of his birth in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1917. President Kennedy pursued a foreign policy based on American strength, a commitment to human freedom and human dignity
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International, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — At a first reading, most Israelis appear to share President Trump’s views about fake news. According to a poll commissioned by the respected Israel Democracy Institute, only 28% of Israelis polled trust the media. However, this view seems to be based less on personal impressions and more on what
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — I was in Israel when Trump made his announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Initially, I thought Israelis would pour out into the streets celebrating this ‘historic’ moment, but other than small chatter here and there, and some expressions of jubilation, not much else gripped the nation. On the
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