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Daily Archives: December 7, 2020

Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir flanked by his wife, Shulamit, and a hostess lighting Hanukkah candles on their return flight from Washington, on Feb. 12,1983. Credit: GPO.

Hannukah reminds Jewish people of their faith

Hanukkah reminds the Jewish people of their dedication to faith, and of their eternal right and connection to the land of Israel. During 25 years of battles, 2,200 years ago (166 BCE–139 BCE), a tiny...

Movie Review: ‘Kastner and the Little Tuesday’

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Kästner and the Little Tuesday, a 2016 movie originally titled in German as Kästner und der Kleine Dienstag is now streaming, with English subtitles, on Amazon Prime. It’s Germany 1931, the children’s novel Emil and the Detectives is being...
Supporters of Americans for Peace Now in Israel. Source: Americans for Peace Now/Facebook.

Why are Jews trying to undermine the fight against Jew-hatred?

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A group of 122 Palestinian academics, journalists, writers and filmmakers signed a letter last month taking issue with the widespread adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism. Their statement has...
Demonstrators holding a Palestinian flag participate in a May Day march, 2017. Photo from Montecruz Foto.

Palestinians pen letter distorting IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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A group of 122 Palestinian journalists and intellectuals has written a letter to the British Observer newspaper outlining their objection to the definition of anti-Semitism given by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). They claim it has been “increasingly...
United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba speaks at the Iranian American Jewish Federation’s 2020 virtual gala on Dec. 6, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

UAE ambassador on Israel ties: ‘We expect joint ventures in virtually every sector’

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The Emirati ambassador to the United States said on Sunday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates hope to cooperate in making advancements in all fields following the signing of the Abraham Accords. United Arab...
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, 20019. Credit: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio via Wikimedia Commons.

Cruz reintroduces bill to label Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has reintroduced a bill that calls on the U.S. State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group. His office announced on Dec. 2 that the senator is again...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Dec. 7, 2020. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu thanks Trump on three-year anniversary of US recognition of Jerusalem

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his great support for the Jewish state, saying that his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2017 would go down...
Iranian Brig. Gen. Abdolrasool Ostovar. Source: Twitter.

Senior IRGC Quds Force general dies of COVID-19

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A senior member of Iran’s elite Quds Force died of coronavirus, the country’s state-run Tasnim news agency reported Sunday. Iran is widely considered the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism. The Quds Force is its extraterritorial black-ops arm...
Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat (left), signs a joint communique with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 18, 2020. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Bahrain changes tune, saying it won’t allow imports from Israeli settlements

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Bahrain will not allow imports from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, Bahrain’s Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry said on Friday, according to a report by the state news agency BNA. The ministry’s statement contradicted the...
Credit: David Whelan via Wikimedia Commons.

Hackers threaten to sell Israeli database to highest bidder after ransom demand refused

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The hacker group that stole a major Israeli insurance company’s database said on Sunday that it had already “received offers” for it and plans to “sell it to the highest bidder.” The group, calling itself “Black Shadow,”...