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Cori Bush upset 10-term Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) in the Democratic primary in Missouri's 1st Congressional District. Source: Screenshot.

Pro-BDS candidate wins in congressional Democratic primary in Missouri

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Progressive Cori Bush, who supports the anti-Israel BDS movement, upset longtime Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) in the Democratic primary on Tuesday in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District. Bush won 48.9 percent of the vote, while Clay,...
A view of the water cooling towers at the Haifa oil refinery on June 12, 2020, after one of them collapsed. Photo by Meir Vaknin/Flash90.

In wake of Beirut explosion, Israeli scientists urge closure of Haifa petrochemical facilities

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The explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands, revived concern among residents of the greater Haifa area that a similar fate could befall them if the petrochemical...
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is seen during the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Jan. 23, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

State comptroller criticizes Israeli ‘White House’ project as fiasco

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Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman on Monday criticized what he called the “monumental waste” of public funds involved in the construction of a new compound meant to house the prime minister’s office and residence...
The aftermath of a massive explosion that rocked the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020. The blast, the cause of which is still under investigation, was apparently felt as far away as Cyprus. Source: Screenshot.

Israel offers Lebanon humanitarian and medical aid following Beirut disaster

Israel has offered Lebanon humanitarian aid following a huge explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that killed at least 78 people and left more than 4,000 injured. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved medical and...
Ilhan Omar speaking at worker's protest against Amazon. Credit: Fibonacci Blue via Flickr.

IfNotNow endorses Omar for re-election to Minnesota seat

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The anti-Israel group IfNotNow has endorsed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for re-election in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. “BREAKING: IfNotNow Movement Rejects Racist Attacks, Becomes Latest Jewish Group to Endorse @IlhanMN for Re-election,” tweeted the group in a thread on...
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Former NFL running back blames ‘Jewish cabal’ for abuses in world

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Former NFL star running back Larry Johnson has posted a series of anti-Semitic tweets, one of which blamed “the Jewish cabal” for human trafficking, sex trafficking, pedophilia, ritualistic child torture, perversion human sacrifice/murder.” One...