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Daily Archives: July 8, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, incoming House Democrat representing Queens, N.Y. Credit: Ocasio-Cortez campaign.

Holocaust, detention centers, and Ocasio- Cortez

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The dentist in the television series Seinfeld, Tim Whatley, D.D.S., converted to Judaism in order to tell Jewish jokes, so perhaps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed Jewish roots to exploit Jewish suffering – and in the process...
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TIP is dead; long live the Israel Project

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As all journalists know, the news cycle can be a fickle thing, particularly in a week when Americans are deservedly celebrating their independence and enjoying (where applicable) the sunshine. In such periods, stories that...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 4, 2019. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu speaks with Putin as Iran breaks nuclear deal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday concerning the ongoing situation regarding Syria, Iran and bilateral relations. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu took the opportunity to express...
A drone camera used by the Hamas terror group in Gaza. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

IDF shoots down Gaza drone that crossed Israeli border

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The Israeli military on Monday shot down a drone from the Gaza Strip that had breached Israeli airspace, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. “Israeli troops spotted the drone entering from the Gaza...
From left: Knesset members Aida Touma-Sliman, Ahmad Tibi and Yosef Jabareen attend a Knesset committee meeting on April 13, 2016. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Arab Knesset member urges boycott of Israel at London pro-BDS conference

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Knesset member Yousef Jabareen of the Hadash-Taal Party publicly called to boycott Israel in a speech he gave over the weekend at a pro-BDS conference in London, reported Israel’s Kan news. “The international community has...
Parents protest with their children against the lack of oversight in Israeli kindergartens, in Haifa, July 7, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Outrage over child abuse at day-care facility in Israel leads to nationwide protests

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Chanting “the country demands justice for the children” and other slogans, thousands of Israelis protested in some 25 locations around the country on Sunday to demand state oversight of day-care centers, amid outrage over...
Aerial view of the archaeological site at Khirbet a-Ra’i, where researchers believe they have located the biblical city of Ziklag. Source: Emil Alagem/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Archaeologists announce discovery of the biblical city of Ziklag

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The Israeli Antiquities Authority, Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Macquarie University of Sydney, Australia, have announced the discovery of what they believe is the biblical city of Ziklag, the Philistine city in which according...
International supermodel Naomi Campbell. Credit: Flickr.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell praises Lubavitcher Rebbe on 25th anniversary of his death

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International supermodel Naomi Campbell on Sunday remembered Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the 25th anniversary of his death, which this year corresponded to July 6. “An inspirational leader, scholar and...
People from all walks of Jewish life, in communities large and small, are coming together to mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Credit: Bentzi Sasson, Chabad.org/News.

Gatherings worldwide mark the 25th anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing

All across the globe—from the more than 50,000 visitors expected at the Ohel in Queens, N.Y., to gatherings and study groups in community centers, synagogues, camps and private homes—people from all walks of Jewish life, in...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at a press conference in Tel Aviv announcing the establishment of his new political party on June 26, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Barak names new political vehicle the ‘Israel Democratic Party’

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Ehud Barak officially unveiled the name of his new party on Saturday night: the Israel Democratic Party. “The State of Israel is at a moment before the total dissolution of Israeli democracy. Now is the...