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Daily Archives: June 28, 2018

Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011. Credit: Tsaiproject via Flickr.

A tale of two princes

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For all of its economic, military and cultural strength that has made it a regional superpower, the State of Israel remains a little insecure. After having its legitimacy denied by so much of the...

The Trump Presidency At Its Core: Origins Of American Political Disfigurement

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You ever notice they always call the other side `the elite.’ The elite! Why are they elite? I have a much better apartment than they do. I’m smarter than they are. I’m richer than...

California approves fund to support needy Holocaust survivors

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The State of California appropriated $3.6 million to create the California Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program, the first California-funded program that ensures that Holocaust survivors are able to live out their lives with dignity. The proposal...
Auschwitz Death Camp

‘I was 16 when I was taken to the cursed Auschwitz death camp on...

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Revoking the terrible clauses in Poland’s controversial Holocaust law came too late. I’m happy to know our voices were heard, and that our protests against this unjust law made a difference. We are no longer...
Thousands of young Jews attend Birthright mega event. Credit: Yossi Gamzo Latuba.

Birthright Israel celebrates 18 years of changing young lives

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The numbers speak for themselves. Gathered at the 18th-year mega-event held at Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem on June 27 were approximately 6,000 participants from countries all over the word, in addition to 1,500 soldiers from...
Supreme Court justices and president Esther Hayut arrive to the courtroom of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Study finds major Israeli Supreme Court procedural discrimination in favor of pro-Palestinian plaintiffs

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An in-depth analysis of more than 100 petitions filed in Israel’s Supreme Court against illegal construction in Judea and Samaria revealed preferential treatment given to leftist groups, according to a report by Arutz Sheva. The...
Israeli Minister of Sports and Culture Miri Regev speaks to the press at the sports ministry’s offices in Tel Aviv on June 6, 2018. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.

Citing ‘conscience,’ culture minister hampers plans for Western Wall prayer plaza

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ‎removed Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev from ‎her position as head of the Ministerial Committee ‎for Holy Places in an effort to facilitate a planned expansion...
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, tours the Mount of Olives overlooking the Temple Mount on June 28, 2018 for an official visit to Israel. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Jerusalem mayor snubs Prince William after royal refusal to meet in the city

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Highlighting a glaring discord on the matter of Jerusalem between Israel and the United Kingdom, Prince William reportedly declined a request by Mayor Nir Barkat to meet in Israel’s capital, telling him that he...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who led a surprise upset of Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) in a Democratic party primary on June 27. Credit: Facebook.

Democratic Socialist who upset NY Rep. Joe Crowley said Israel committed a ‘massacre’ in...

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A Democratic Socialist who upset Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) in a primary on Tuesday night had previously said that Israel had committed a “massacre” in the Gaza Strip. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, who soundly defeated Crowley...
U.N. General Assembly. (Wikimedia Commons)

UN General Assembly condemns terrorists’ use of citizens as ‘human shields’

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The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted to condemn the use of civilians as human shields by terror groups as part of its update of its counter-terrorism strategy. The resolution was specifically aimed as Hamas,...