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Illinois public defender sues to display photo with gun, Israeli flag in office
An assistant public defender in Cook County, Ill., is suing her employer for the right to display a photo of herself with a gun standing in front of an Israeli flag.
Debra Gassman, who has...
Netanyahu doubles down on opposition to any recognition of Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night again came out forcefully against the prospect of any unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, amid reports the Biden administration is considering such a move.
The prime...
Creating an environment where all Jewish people belong
“Getting in has gotten easier, fitting in has not.” These were the words on a poster I first saw more than a dozen years ago. Accompanying these words was a picture of a young...
This land is whose land?
“This land is your land, this land is my land,” quoting from the famous song by American folk singer Woody Guthrie, continues to resonate in the Middle East, where Israel fights a bloody battle...
At Munich shul, Guterres denounces Jew-hatred on same day UN official says Hamas not...
António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, told the Jewish community in Munich that “We must be in the center of fighting antisemitism in all its aspects.”
The U.N. head spoke at Ohel Jakob,...
Israeli municipal elections: What you need to know
With nationwide municipal elections rapidly approaching, Israelis, from soldiers on the front lines to evacuees from the north and south, are facing daunting and unprecedented logistical challenges.
Here is a comprehensive guide to the Israeli...
New Israeli research helps keep strawberries fresher for 15 days
Protesters have claimed watermelons as an anti-Israel symbol due to their colors resembling the Palestinian flag palette. Israeli researchers are making headway with a different red fruit: the strawberry.
Belal Abu Salha, a doctoral candidate...
With new UN ceasefire resolution, Algeria all but dares Washington to veto
Washington is out of reasons for rejecting a U.N. Security Council resolution insisting upon a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terror organization, according to Algeria, which plans next week to put forward a...
Netanyahu: Recognition of Palestinian state would be ‘huge reward’ to terror
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night pushed back strongly against the prospect of the Biden administration unilaterally recognizing a Palestinian state in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.
“Israel categorically rejects international...
Israeli hostage poster vandalized at legislator’s New Jersey office
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) reported an incident at his office he described as “truly deprived and heinous.”
On Thursday, an unknown individual affixed a “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” sticker in the colors of the Palestinian flag...