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Daily Archives: October 14, 2021

Knesset member Michael Oren attends the lobby for strengthening ties with the Jewish world at the Knesset, June 27, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

With American and Israeli Jews at ‘crisis point,’ Michael Oren sees Jewish Agency as...

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Michael Oren says he has been “integrally linked to the Jewish Agency” for years. The former Israeli ambassador to the United States and former Knesset member is one of eight candidates to head the...
Unilever Canada sign on their head office in Toronto, Canada. Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.

Watchdog group starts media campaign urging stores to stop selling Ben & Jerry’s

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center has launched an ad campaign in Jewish newspapers urging stores to stop selling Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream as a means to pressure its parent company, Unilever, to confront anti-Semitism within...
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos (left) and comedian Dave Chappelle at the Netflix FYSEE Kick-Off Event at Raleigh Studios on May 6, 2018, in Los Angeles. Credit: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock.

Netflix defends Dave Chappelle’s comedy special featuring ‘Space Jews’ joke

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the streaming service will not remove Dave Chappelle’s new comedy special “The Closer,” which has faced a backlash for featuring controversial comments, including an anti-Semitic joke. After “The Closer” premiered...
The trilateral summit at the U.S. State Department with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid, Oct. 13, 2021. Credit: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO.

At trilateral summit, Lapid places focus on finding alternative plan on Iran, hints at...

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid took part in a historic trilateral meeting with fellow Abraham Accords members on Wednesday, discussing a range of issues with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab...
The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem sponsored aliyah flights for 105 SELA students from former Soviet republics who are coming to study in Israel, Oct. 13, 2021. Credit: Courtesy of the Jewish Agency for Israel.

International Christian Embassy Jerusalem helps bring 105 youths to Israel

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Israel is marking its annual Yom HaAliyah (“Aliyah Day”) with an entire week of incoming flights filled with new Jewish immigrants with the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) actively involved in this effort by sponsoring flights...