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Report: Egyptian Army kills 77 radical Islamic militants in Sinai operations

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The Egyptian Army announced that its forces have killed 77 radical Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula since July 22. The military said that the operations it has been conducting in the Sinai for the...
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White House makes internal selection for Jewish liaison after months of pressure

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The Biden administration has chosen a former White House Jewish liaison to resume the position on Thursday after months of pleading from Jewish communal organizations to name someone to the post. Chanan Weissman, 37, who...
German-Israeli singer Gil Ofarim in 2018. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

German singer to donate to Holocaust charities after hate-crime hoax

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German-Israeli singer Gil Ofarim admitted in court in Leipzig last week that he made up a claim of antisemitism against two hotel employees in October 2021. In the emotional clip that he posted two years ago on...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends the U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran at the United Nations in New York City on Dec. 12, 2018. Credit: State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/Public Domain.

UNSC calls for return of all missing military personnel, including Israelis

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for the release of all individuals who are reported missing as a result of armed conflict. Unanimously adopting Resolution 2474, the U.N.’s top body called...
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

Parliament members call on EU to withhold some funding to PA due to textbooks

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A cross-party group of more than 20 members of the European Parliament from 15 countries have urged the European Union to partially withhold funding to the Palestinian Authority until Ramallah ends its anti-Semitic incitement...
Rutgers University. Credit: Benjamin Clapp/Shutterstock.

Alumni group condemns anti-Israel comments by Rutgers University clubs

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An organization representing more than 10,000 alumni around the United States has denounced a recent anti-Semitic and anti-Israel statement by Rutgers University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the group Rutgers Mutual Aid,...
U.S. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland, who is U.S. President-elect's nominee to be U.S. attorney general. Credit: The White House via Wikimedia Commons.

Biden to name Merrick Garland as nominee for US attorney general

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general, according to media reports on Wednesday. Garland, 68, who is Jewish, currently serves on the U.S. Court...
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on March 9, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

US official, Palestinians speak in first government contact in years

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Officials in the Biden administration and the Palestinian Authority held a discussion on Monday in what appears to be the first formal contact between the United States and Palestinians in several years. U.S. Deputy Assistant...
Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli soldiers near Joseph's Tomb in Nablus/Shechem in October 2019, Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Two Israelis shot near Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus

Two Israelis were wounded by gunfire while attempting to approach Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus/Shechem overnight Sunday, according to the Israeli military. The victims, both haredi men, were taken to Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva for treatment,...
Fighters in the Yemeni city of Taizak. Credit: Ramalrasny/Shutterstock.

Iran views Houthi attacks as ‘experiment lab’ for its weapons and doctrines

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Iran views ongoing attacks by its radical ally in Yemen, the Houthis, on Saudi Arabia and others in the area as an important “experimentation lab” to test out new kinds of weapons and combat...