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Daily Archives: July 28, 2020

Aerial view of the church remains. Credit: Alex Wiegmann, Israel Antiquities Authority

Israeli archaeologists unearth 1,300-year-old church near Jesus’ Mount of Transfiguration

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Israeli archaeologists have announced that they have unearthed a 1,300-year-old Byzantine-era church in the Lower Galilee in the village of Kfar Kama near Mount Tabor, which Christians believe is the Mount of Transfiguration where...
The online Torah lesson organized by Yeshivat HaKotel. Photo: Yeshivat HaKotel.

More than 100,000 viewers worldwide tune in to online Torah event

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More than 100,000 viewers worldwide tuned into a series of online lessons hosted this week by Yeshivat HaKotel, a major religious Zionist hesder yeshivah located across from the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. Dubbed the “Jewish...
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up during the “Rebuilding of America’s Infrastructure: Faster, Better, Stronger” event on July 15, 2020, at the UPS Hapeville Airport Hub in Atlanta. Credit: Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House.

On Tisha B’Av, it’s time for Americans to step back from apocalyptic rhetoric

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Americans are experiencing a summer of discontent in a way that exceeds any in living memory. The nation is divided not just along political lines but seems increasingly immersed in something much dangerous—a culture...

Kant on why we must not discriminate

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The Supreme Court decided on June 15 that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. Discrimination ‘because of sex’ is unlawful. But what is it that makes...
Jewish men pray outside a synagogue in Beitar Illit, Israel, on July 9, 2020. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Israel to relax synagogue attendance restrictions ahead of Tisha B’Av, say ministers

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Israel’s Health Ministry will increase the number of worshippers permitted in synagogues ahead of Tisha B’Av, which begins on Wednesday evening, the heads of the ultra-Orthodox political parties announced on Monday. The current limit...
PM Netanyahu Holds Security Assessment at IDF Northern Command HQ, Photo by Kobi Gideon / GPO

Netanyahu: Hezbollah acting on behalf of Iran at expense of Lebanon

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday blamed the recent increase in tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border squarely on Iran. During a visit to IDF Northern Command headquarters, he said, “Yesterday’s action was important; it...
U.S. and Israeli flags. Credit: defenseimagery.mil via Wikimedia Commons.

Poll: 64 percent of Israelis approve US leadership, but just 33 percent worldwide

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At least 64 percent of Israelis favorably view U.S. leadership, according to a Gallup poll released on Monday. It is the third-highest mark worldwide, preceded by Albania (67 percent) and Kosovo (82 percent), and succeeded by Mongolia...
Public Security Deputy Minister Gadi Yevarkan at a ceremony in Jerusalem on May 18, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Ethiopian-Israeli politician proposes town for immigrants from his country of origin

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The Israeli government is examining a proposal to establish a town expressly for immigrants from Ethiopia. If the idea is approved, it could come under criticism as a supposed attempt to separate that immigrant...
[Former] Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett attends the launch of the Yamina Party campaign, on Feb. 12, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

MK Naftali Bennett: No guarantee of support for Netanyahu’s Likud in event of new...

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Former Defense Minister and current Knesset member Naftali Bennett told Israel’s Channel 13 on Monday night that there was “absolutely” no guarantee that he would join a Likud-led government in the event of a new round...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (right) speaks to the press in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 19, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Report: Hamas refused $15 billion in US aid over demand that it disarm, says...

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Monday that the terror organization had turned down a large U.S. aid package because it would have been required to disarm to receive the funds. Speaking with a Qatari...