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Starting pitcher Max Fried for the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of an MLB game at Citizens Bank Park on March 30, 2024. Credit: Zach McHoul via Wikimedia Commons.

New York Yankees reach eight-year, $218m deal with Jewish pitcher Max Fried

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The New York Yankees reached an agreement on Tuesday with Jewish pitcher Max Fried, 30, for the largest guarantee issued to a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball history. The eight-year, $218 million offer is also considered...
The Vatican in Rome. Credit: JerOme82/Pixabay.

Vatican reversal on Nativity display is a setback for ‘Palestinian Jesus’

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It was disturbing, but not that surprising, to learn the Vatican recently allowed a Nativity scene on its premises depicting a “Palestinian Jesus.” This falsified myth has been around for decades and always seems...
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Adam Sandler teases possible July release for ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

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Actor, director and comedian Adam Sandler teased a possible release date and celebrity appearances for the upcoming Netflix sequel to his 1996 golf comedy “Happy Gilmore” during a recent appearance on the “Dan Patrick Show." "I don't...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña inaugurate the embassy of Paraguay in Jerusalem on Dec. 12, 2024. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Paraguay reopens its embassy in Jerusalem

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The Republic of Paraguay restored its embassy in Jerusalem on Thursday, resetting bilateral ties in high gear in a sign of support for Israel in Latin America. The embassy move, which had been planned before the start of the...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the British ambassador's residence in Paris on the day of the reopening ceremonies of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, Dec. 7, 2024. Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Pool via Getty Images.

Trump named ‘Time’ magazine ‘Person of the Year’

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U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year on Thursday in recognition of his political comeback and a campaign in which he overcame a felony conviction and assassination attempts to return...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security advisor, in Jerusalem. Dec. 12, 2024. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Sullivan meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem

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U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday amid a last-ditch effort by the Biden administration to forge a hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists deal between Jerusalem and Hamas. U.S....
Former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. visits United Hatzalah’s headquarters in Jerusalem on March 12, 2024. Credit: United Hatzalah.

Boxing legend Mayweather hounded in London over pro-Israel stance

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Floyd Mayweather was evacuated from London's Hatton Garden jewelry district after being confronted by protesters over his support for Israel. The undefeated boxing champion was shopping for luxury watches and jewelry on Tuesday when he encountered a...
Egyptian high school students keep cool by studying in the Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Egypt, on June 28, 2024. Photo by Hazem Gouda/AFP via Getty Images.

Revised Egyptian textbooks feature ‘greatly improved’ attitudes towards Jews, Israel

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Some 20 million Egyptian schoolchildren are studying from revised textbooks that seek to promote peace and tolerance, highlighting for the first time the historic Jewish presence in Egypt, according to a study released on...
An illustration picture of the Israeli version of Google, Nov. 11, 2009. Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash 90.

Entertainment, sports and war top 2024 Google searches in Israel

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A mix of entertainment, sports and the war against Hamas in Gaza were the top Google search items in Israel over the last year, according to statistics released this week by the world’s most...
A portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with its frame broken, in a Syrian regime's political security branch facility on the outskirts of the central city of Hama, following the capture of the area by anti-government forces, on Dec. 7, 2024. Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images.

‘Opportunity’ to weaken Iran amid Syrian regime collapse, national security experts say

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Bashar Assad’s rapid fall as president of Syria offers Israel and the United States a chance to bolster their regional security interests, experts said on Monday during a Jewish Institute for National Security of...