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Singer Demi Lovato at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Source: Screenshot.

Following visit to Israel, singer Demi Lovato calls it ‘absolutely magical’

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Singer Demi Lovato recently returned from a trip to Israel and talked all about the transformative experience on Tuesday on social media. Among her many stops in the country, the 27-year-old visited the Western Wall...
The Spanish flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

130,000 Sephardic Jews file citizenship applications in Spain ahead of deadline

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A total of 130,000 applications for Spanish citizenship were submitted by descendants of Spanish Jews expelled from the country in 1492, the Spanish Justice Ministry said on Tuesday, which was the deadline for applications. Jews living in...
The Solomon Museum in Berat, Albania. Source: Screenshot.

Christian benefactor reopens Albania’s Jewish museum

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Albania’s only Jewish museum reopened on Sunday, courtesy of a businessman who prevented it from closing. The Solomon Museum shows how Albania’s small Jewish population was saved during the Holocaust, especially by Muslim and Christian...
Israelis demonstrate in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the house of Attorney General of Israel, Avichai Mandelblit, ahead of the hearing on the corruption cases in which Netanyahu is a suspect, on October 1, 2019. Credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90

Pre-indictment hearings begin in Israel, putting Netanyahu on the political sidelines for now

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing began on Wednesday after three years of investigation. Netanyahu, who did not attend the hearing, is seeking to convince Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and state prosecutors not...

Yahya Safavi, conseiller militaire spécial du général Khamenei : Notre champ de défense s’étend...

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Voir les extraits vidéo sur MEMRI TV Le général Yahya Safavi, ancien commandant en chef du CGRI, et actuellement conseiller militaire spécial du Guide suprême Khamenei, a déclaré dans une interview diffusée le 23 septembre...
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s new National Security Advisor. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Losing Bolton increases the chance of war

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After U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton resigned (or was fired, depending on who you ask), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that Bolton was “naive,” and that his departure would “decrease the chance of war.” Sen. Paul...
Host Levs Perlovs, writer Andrejs Hramcovse and producer Eugene Levin filming at the Daugavpills Ghetto Memorial in Latvia. Credit: Courtesy.

Digging up dirt on Latvian activities in World War II in ‘Baltic Truth’

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Eugene Levin’s connection to Latvia keeps getting deeper and more personal. A native of the Eastern European nation, he is making a documentary about a little-known chapter in history where Latvia “closed its eyes”...
Artwork courtesy of The Old Globe.

Noura and the problems of immigrant families

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Jews of Eastern European ancestry are all too familiar with the pogroms that forcibly removed their forebears from their homes in the 1800s and continued through the Holocaust. However, Jews don’t hold the exclusive...
The IDF Artillery Corps is responsible for operating the army's network medium and long-range artillery. The corps is placed in charge of two principal tasks: assisting the maneuvering forces at the necessary time place, and with the required firepower. Its second task is to confront enemy forces deep inside the battlefield. Photo by Sgt. Ori Shifrin, IDF Spokesperson's Unit

Should Israel invade Gaza?

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As Israeli frustration mounts about violence coming out of Gaza, the idea of a ground invasion, and once and for all to finish with Hamas aggression, becomes more appealing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Immigrant Absorption Minister Ze'ev Elkin during a Likud Party meeting at the Knesset, on May 18, 2015. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Right-wing parties decide to stick together as unity talks flail

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with leaders of parties from the right-wing bloc to discuss the future of negotiations to form a unity government after talks with Blue and White went...