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Daily Archives: November 25, 2019

Facebook Offers a Matching Grant to UNRWA. Why?

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At a time when FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg conducts campaigns which stress “education for peace” around the world, it comes as a surprise that FACEBOOK would offer generous matching grants to UNRWA $100K match for...
Former New York City mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaking at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Aug. 10, 2019. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr.

Enter Michael Bloomberg, and his draw for Jewish votes

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With Michael Bloomberg’s announcement that he will be running for president as a Democrat, the former New York mayor may have given American Jews a reason not to decamp for the GOP en masse. Yes,...
Ted Eytan from Washington, DC, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]

Donald Trump, Mass Rallies And The Death Of Critical Thinking In America

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“To penetrate and dissipate the clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.” Thomas Jefferson “I love the poorly educated.” Donald J. Trump There is little real mystery here. US President Donald J. Trump is...
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit holds a press conference at the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, announcing his decision that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stand trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three different corruption cases, dubbed by police Case 1000, Case 2000 and Case 4000. November 21, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/FLASH90

Mandelbit says Netanyahu can remain interim premier while under indictment

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Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not need to resign or take a leave of absence as interim prime minister due to the indictments against him. “There is no...
Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II and Monument to Mother Motherland in Kiev. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Vandals scrawl swastika on monument to Sholem Aleichem in Kiev

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An unidentified group of vandals painted a swastika on the monument honoring the father of Jewish literature, Sholem Aleichem, according to a report posted on Sunday night by Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and Kiev, Moshe...
Omar Shakir, the New York-based rights group's Israel-Palestine director, speaks during a press conference at a Jerusalem hotel ahead of his expulsion from Israel, Nov. 24, 2019. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel deports Human Rights Watch director Omar Shakir for advocating BDS

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Human Rights Watch’s Israel-Palestine director will be deported under Israel’s anti-BDS law for promoting a boycott of the Jewish state. Omar Shakir, a U.S. citizen, was ordered to leave the country after Israel’s Supreme Court...
Laurie Cordoza-Moore, president of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations, with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Source: Facebook via PJTN.

Christian Zionist group dropped by Amazon, claims it is being targeted for pro-Israel views

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Proclaiming Justice to The Nations (PJTN), a Tennessee-based nonprofit evangelical Christian organization committed towards standing with Israel and fighting anti-Semitism, has been removed from the AmazonSmile program, which enables Amazon customers to donate a...
Tens of thousands of Jews converged on Hebron for Parshat Chayei Sarah, the weekly Torah portion describing the death of the Jewish matriarch, Sarah, and her husband Abraham's purchase of a burial plot for her in Hebron, Nov. 22, 2019. Source: IDF

‘Woodstock meets the Bible’ as tens of thousands flock to Hebron for Chayei Sarah...

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Jews from around the world made a pilgrimage to the city of Hebron in Judea and Samaria over the weekend to pay homage to the Jewish biblical matriarch Sarah, whose death led to the...
Canadian stamp marking Hanukkah, 2019. Credit: CNW Group/Canada Post.

Canadian mail gets a little brighter this Hanukkah

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Canadians hoping to add a little Hanukkah decor to their envelopes or gift packages this year are in luck, as Canada Post has issued a new holiday stamp to its roster this year. The new...
New England Patriots owner and Jewish philanthropist Robert Kraft, winner of the 2019 Genesis Prize, seen during the ceremony at the Jerusalem theater on June 20, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Genesis Prize Foundation launches ‘Speak out for Israel’ to counter anti-Semitism

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The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) and the 2019 Genesis Prize winner Robert Kraft announced the launch of “Speak Out for Israel”—an international campaign designed to help combat the global rise of anti-Semitism and attempts...