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Daily Archives: November 27, 2019

Former New York City mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg 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.

What Michael Bloomberg can teach us about American politics

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This week America got another Jewish candidate, in addition to another billionaire, into the 2020 presidential race. The entry of former New York City Mayor and Bloomberg L.P. CEO Michael Bloomberg into the battle...
An artist's interpretation of the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Mass. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The attitude of gratitude: Jewish insights to share at your Thanksgiving table

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Thanksgiving. They got it from us. The evidence: Things they don’t teach you in school, like the Pilgrims modeling their autumn thanksgiving holiday after the Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot, celebrated just a few weeks...
Election campaign posters in Tel Aviv depict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud Party, as well as the leaders of the Blue and White Party, including Benny Gantz, second from left, Sept. 2019. Photo by Adam Shuldman/Flash90.

Gantz’s ‘internal war’ rhetoric is insulting and dangerous

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Blue and White Party chairman and former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has insulted the decency and morality of Israel’s public, drawing false and dangerous comparisons between Israel’s current political dysfunction...
Israeli-American Council CEO Shoham Nicolet. Credit: IAC via Twitter.

The ‘gateway between US Jewry and Israel’

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Shoham Nicolet, co-founder and CEO of the Israeli-American Council (IAC), is not particularly interested in talking about what’s dividing Israelis and American Jews. “We’re not focusing on the rift between U.S. Jewry and Israel. Honing...
Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally in Tel Aviv on Nov. 26, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Thousands attend pro-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv

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Thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night to protest against what they claimed was an attempted coup against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the attorney general’s decision last week to indict...
Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University on March 10, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Defense Minister Bennett: Israel will no longer release terrorists’ bodies

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Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday announced that Israel will no longer release terrorists’ bodies, regardless of which terrorist organization the person belonged to. The decision came after consultations with senior security officials, Ynet reported. According...
Smoke rises after rockets are fired towards Israel from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Two rockets launched from Gaza, Israel hits Hamas targets in response

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Israel launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the southern Gaza Strip late Tuesday night and early Wednesday after two rockets were fired at Israel from the coastal territory, according to the Israeli army. According...
A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot to hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes as Palestinians call for a "Day of Rage" in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Dec. 22, 2017. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

PA ‘Day of Rage’ the start of ‘comprehensive plan of struggle,’ says Palestinian official

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Following U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement last week that the United States no longer views Israeli settlements in the West Bank as being necessarily inconsistent with international law, Palestinian leaders called on...
Members of the Jordanian Armed Forces participate in "Sword of Karameh" military maneuvers on Nov. 25, 2019. (MEMRI)

Jordan conducts military maneuvers simulating war with Israel

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The Jordanian Army conducted a series of military maneuvers this week simulating an attempted invasion of the kingdom, but which also appeared to be a message to Israel. The maneuvers, which took place on Nov....
A view of the London Underground. Source: Needpix.com

British police arrest man harassing Jewish kids on London train

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A man was arrested by British police over the weekend after two Jewish children were verbally harassed on London’s Underground. He was videotaped on Friday reading anti-Jewish Bible passages to two young boys wearing Jewish kipahs while...