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Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Nadav Argaman attends the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 20, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Shin Bet foiled more than 560 terrorist attacks in 2019

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Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Nadav Argaman announced on Monday that the agency had prevented more than 560 “significant” terror attacks last year, including 10 suicide attacks. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Naftali Bennett speaks during exchange ceremony of ministers, held at the Ministry of Education in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

New Israeli defense minister takes a hardline position on terrorism in all forms

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When Naftali Bennett was appointed last month as Israel’s defense minister, it was seen as a temporary political move by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shore up his right-wing flank until a new government...
Miss World 2016 Stephanie del Valle, Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar and the winners of Miss World Continental Queens 2017, along with Miss Indonesia 2017 Achintya Holte Nilsen, visited the National Museum of Indonesia in February 2018. From left: Miss Caribbean Solange Sinclair; Miss Americas Andrea Meza, who would earn the crown in May 2021; Miss Ocenia Annie Evans; Miss Indonesia 2017 and Miss Asia Achintya Holte Nilsen; Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar; Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle; Miss Europe Stephanie Hill; Deputy of Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia Angela Tanoesoedibjo; Miss Africa Magline Jeruto; Dedah R. Sri Handari; unknown. Credit: The National Museum of Indonesia via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel to host ‘Miss Universe’ competition for first time

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The 70th “Miss Universe” annual competition is slated to take place in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on Dec. 12, the first time the Jewish state has hosted the contest. “The choice of...

Arabs more positive than Jews about Israel, survey finds

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Arabb Israelis are more likely to describe Israel’s “overall situation” as good than their Jewish counterparts, a survey found. try’s situation was “good” or “very good,” according to a survey released Sunday by the Israel...

Syrian scholar: Al-Aqsa in Koran is not in Jerusalem

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Syrian scholar Firas Al-Sawwah said in a March 3 interview on Al-Hurra TV (U.S.) that the Al-Aqsa Mosque that was mentioned in the Koran was not in Jerusalem, and that the caliph Abd Al-Malik...
Source: Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Wiesenthal Center releases list of 2020’s 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday unveiled its list of 2020’s top 10 worst anti-Semitic incidents. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of Global Social Action Agenda at the Wiesenthal Center, said that while it was...
Graduation ceremony. Credit: Pixabay.

CUNY condemns law student’s commencement ‘hate speech’

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A few days after video footage recirculated on social media of an antisemitic commencement speech by a law student at City University of New York on May 12, the public university’s board of trustees and chancellor...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.

Erdoğan: Turkey, Israel to discuss energy cooperation, transporting gas to Europe

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a discussion over energy cooperation with Israel would take place in March and that on the table for discussion is a plan to work together to transport natural...

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia to recognize Palestinian state

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Spain, Ireland and other European Union countries plan to recognize a Palestinian state on May 21, Brussels’ foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell confirmed on Thursday. He was speaking ahead of a U.N. General Assembly vote on Friday on a resolution...
The Knesset Assembly Hall, March 13, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Opposition MK approved for Judicial Selection panel; coalition MK rejected

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Yesh Atid lawmaker Karine Elharrar was voted onto the Judicial Selection Committee Wednesday, satisfying a key opposition demand during negotiations over the government's reform package. Concurrently, the coalition voted down the candidacy of Likud Party...