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Daily Archives: March 11, 2021

A view of the Old City walls and the surroundings, including the Church of Dormition, from a rooftop in Jerusalem, Sept. 7, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Regavim files petition against illegal, 300-foot tunnel dug by Jerusalem church

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The Regavim Movement, a research-based think tank and lobbying group dedicated to preserving Israel’s resources and sovereignty, has filed a petition against the Jerusalem Municipality, demanding enforcement against what they allege is an illegal...
Israeli workers hang campaign posters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as part of the Likud election campaign, in Jerusalem on March 10, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu touts achievements from record vaccinations to boosting regional ties, security

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his case for why he believes—again, or rather, still—that he is Israel’s strongest candidate to head Israel’s next government in the fourth round of elections in two years....
Maghain Aboth Synagogue in Singapore. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Singapore security detains 20-year-old man planning attack on synagogue

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Singapore security officials have arrested a 20-year-old serviceman for planning to carry out an attack on Jews outside a local synagogue. Amirull Ali targeted Maghain Aboth Synagogue and had planned to travel to the Gaza...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Credit: mccv/Shutterstock.

US blacklists two Iranian officials, families for human-rights violations

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The U.S. State Department designated two Iranian government interrogators of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday for their “gross violations of human rights.” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement: “I...

March 11, 1762: Rhode Island Court Denies Citizenship to non-Protestants

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On March 11, 1762, the Superior Court of Rhode Island rejected the appeal of two men, Aaron Lopez and Isaac Elizer, to be granted citizenship in the colony, on the grounds that they were...