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Deputy Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah meet in Beirut in 2017. Credit: Hezbollah press office.

Hamas’s al-Arouri and the Iranian connection

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Hamas’s deputy political bureau chief, Saleh al-Arouri, currently based in Lebanon, is interested in surrounding Israel with rocket and terror bases, and so is Iran. That common interest has enabled al-Arouri to create new levels...
U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Credit: Global Justice Now.

Seven lawmakers quit UK Labour Party over anti-Semitism, Brexit concerns

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Seven British lawmakers quit the Labour Party on Monday over concerns regarding Jeremy Corbyn’s handling of the anti-Semitism scandal within the party and because of issues surrounding Brexit, saying that the opposition party had...
Workers disinfect a classroom at the Gymnasia Rehavia high school in Jerusalem on June 3, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

10,000 Israelis quarantined, 43 schools closed following COVID-19 spike

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A sharp rise in the number of coronavirus patients in Israel, particularly among students and teachers, is causing health and education officials to consider shutting down the school system for the rest of the academic year....
Drone footage of the destruction from the wildfires in Oregon. Source: Screenshot.

Fires blazing in US West ‘more devastating than anyone could have imagined’

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Two Jewish federations on the West Coast have created emergency funds to help people severely impacted by the wildfires that have been raging across the western United States. More than 30 have died, while...
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Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Miraculous Airlift of Ethiopian Jews

It’s one of the most significant historical milestones in the history of the Jewish people and modern Israel. This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the miraculous and heroic rescue of nearly 15,000 Ethiopian...

Gazans must be free to leave

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In order to succeed in its mission of destroying Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel has no choice but to reconquer the entire enclave and eradicate all elements of the Hamas movement. Because of...
JCRC/AJC board member Samantha Woll lighting candles in March 2018. Credit: Courtesy of JCRC/AJC.

Award announced for information leading to killer of Samantha Woll

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Following the arrest and release without charges of an unnamed suspect in the death of synagogue leader Samantha Woll, Detroit law enforcement has put forward a reward for clues. Those providing information leading to the arrest of her killer...
Yisrael Beiteinu Party leader Avigdor Lieberman speaks to press while touring the Sarona Market in Tel Aviv during the second round of Israeli elections on Sept. 17, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Lieberman urges unity government after his party receives boost in exit polls

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Yisrael Beiteinu Party leader Avigdor Lieberman called for a unity government with Likud, Blue and White and his party after receiving a boost in seats in the exit polls after the second round of...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head Ali Akbar Salehi, Oct. 15, 2015. Photo: Hamed Malekpour via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran warns Europe that its soldiers ‘could be in danger’

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Wednesday that European soldiers in the Middle East “could be in danger” after France, Britain and Germany on Tuesday triggered the dispute resolution mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal, a...
Residents of Gaza Strip waiting on line in Hamas' offices, to receive the $100 each from the funds provided by Qatar. Gaza, Sep 26, 2019. Photo by Majdi Fathi/TPS

Hamas says it can’t pay salaries due to delay in Qatari aid

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Hamas has been unable to pay the salaries of 50,000 public sector workers, due in part to a delay in Qatari financial assistance, Reuters reported on Sunday. According to Hamas officials, Doha sent just over half of...