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Palestinian Authority submits bid for full UN membership
The Palestinian Authority submitted a request on Tuesday for the United Nations Security Council to vote this month on accepting the entity as a full member.
In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, P.A....
Is Trump really abandoning Israel, too?
Has Donald Trump turned on Israel? That’s the question some people have been asking in the wake of an interview he gave to Israel Hayom. Trump’s presidency was the friendliest to Israel of any in history. But...
Ahead of national elections, South African Jews feel hope, trepidation
Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, religious leader and CEO of the African Jewish Congress, was recently walking in Johannesburg when a car passed by and the passengers screamed antisemitic insults at him.
It was his first such...
Washington could remove Houthis from global terror list, US envoy says
Tim Lenderking, U.S. special envoy for Yemen, left the door open for Washington to again remove the terror designation from Houthi rebels should the latter cease their attacks in the Red Sea.
“Houthi actions endanger...
Understanding an old joke in a new way
They tried to kill us.
We won.
Let’s eat.
As Passover approaches and we begin preparing for the seder, this old joke will no doubt be heard often in the coming days. It is a familiar and tongue-in-cheek...
Jewish jackpot: Proposed hotel in Vegas to include kosher food, synagogue
Developers for a new potential hotel on the Las Vegas Strip aim to solve an ongoing problem for Jewish tourists and professional convention-goers to the Silver State.
The Clark County Zoning Commission is meeting this week to consider a...
Gallant: IDF expanding attacks on Hezbollah, readiness for war
The Israel Defense Forces is working to increase its readiness for a possible war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday.
He added that the military is expanding its operations against...
From one coast to the other: It’s Passover ‘to go’
My head is spinning. A Passover seder meal totally planned and nearly completely prepared on the East Coast and then flown to the West?
For Gloria and Bob Spitz, it’s no big deal. Gloria says,...
Hard to punish Hamas due to Arab nations’ fears, Thomas-Greenfield says
Interviewing Linda Thomas-Greenfield on his eponymous show, Don Lemon asked the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations why it is so hard to punish Hamas.
“I can’t answer that question,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “I ask that question...
Temple Mount closed to Jews for remainder of Ramadan
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City will remain shuttered for non-Muslim visitors until after Ramadan, the Israel Police has informed Jewish rights activists.
Jews and other non-Muslims have been banned from ascending the Temple...