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Daily Archives: April 23, 2019

At left, actress Shelley Winters with daughter Vittoria Glassman, and Lolly Boroff (dark hair) with her mother Blanche Boroff.

Niece reprises Shelley Winters’ role in ‘Anne Frank’

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In the American History Theater’s current production of The Diary of Anne Frank, some American theater history is being reprised.  Back in 1959, Shelley Winters won an Oscar as best supporting actress for her performance...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the site of a deadly terror attack near Ariel in the West Bank on March 18, 2019. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Why US Jewish leaders have a problem with Netanyahu

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I recently wrote about the foolish and arrogant letter sent by the American Reform and Conservative movements and some of their associated organizations to U.S. President Donald Trump, demanding that in light of newly re-elected Israeli...
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed declaration of U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights on March 25, 2019 at the White House. Credit: CNN Screenshot.

Netanyahu wants new area in Golan named after Trump

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he will ask his government to vote on a measure to name a new neighborhood in the Golan after U.S. President Donald Trump, who last...
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Facebook creates artificial intelligence team in Tel Aviv

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Facebook has formed an artificial intelligence team in Tel Aviv, announced the company on Tuesday. The 10-person team, called “Data.AI,” will work on machine-learning “algorithms that can improve the company’s internal interface and create new...
Thousands of Palestinians attend a rally celebrating Hamas 31th anniversary, in Gaza City, on December 16, 2018, Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90

Regional power clash? Egypt and Iran vie for influence in Gaza

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At the start of April, Hebrew media reports quoted unnamed Israeli security officials as saying that the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror faction, whose rocket arsenal is larger than even that of Hamas, was...
Irish singer Sarah McTernan. Credit: Screenshot.

Irish pro-Israel groups condemn BDS boycott of Eurovision song contest

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Several leading Irish pro-Israel groups and leaders have signed an open letter condemning attempts by BDS groups and Irish LGBTQ activists to pressure the country’s Eurovision song contest contestant, Sarah McTernan, to boycott this year’s...
Israel's Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (left) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in 2017. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/POOL/Flash90.

Report: Netanyahu offered Kulanu Party leader Kahlon foreign-ministry position

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered Kulanu Party leader Moshe Kahlon the Foreign Ministry portfolio on Sunday, reported Israel’s Channel 13. The two, who have not met since the April 9 election, are expected to convene...
Jewish Cultural Quarter, Amsterdam. Credit: Holland Tourism Ministry.

Exhibition at Dutch National Holocaust museum leaves out Auschwitz pictures

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Holland’s national Holocaust museum excluded four pictures taken at Auschwitz from a current exhibition. The Jewish Cultural Quarter of Amsterdam, which consists of the National Holocaust Museum, dismissed criticism that the pictures were censored, saying they...
The Hezbollah flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

US offering $10 million to disrupt finances linked to Hezbollah

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Both the U.S. State and Treasury Department announced on Monday it is offering up to $10 million for information that disrupts Hezbollah’s finances. The U.S. State Department said the rewards can be provided for those...