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Daily Archives: March 10, 2022

Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize announces 2021 recipients

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Seven outstanding Olim (immigrants to Israel) from English-speaking countries have been awarded the 2021 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize, recognizing Anglos who have made a major contribution to the State of Israel: www.boneizion.org.il. The...
From left: Gaby Faith, Lyla Faith and Tamara Berner, a team of eighth-grade students from Scheck Hillel Community School in Miami, were crowned the winners of ADI’s second annual “Make the Change Challenge” and received the $1,000 grand prize, a gift from the Avraham and Esther Klein Young Entrepreneurs Fund. Credit: ADI.

North American Jewish day-school students score a slam dunk for disability awareness

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What new invention is named after a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, inspired by Israeli disability care and advancement organization, and designed by North American Jewish day-school students? It’s the “Shaquille...
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Credit: YouTube.

New York Times Drinks Rashida Tlaib’s Kool-Aid

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) squawked on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives last May, “How many Palestinians have to die for their lives to matter?” Madam Congresswoman, would they still “have to die”...
A residential building damaged by an Russian aircraft in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Credit: Drop of Light/Shutterstock.

America hasn’t learned the grim truth of asymmetric warfare

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In an interview about the war against Ukraine, the former Soviet dissident turned Israeli public figure, Natan Sharansky, made a key observation. Commenting in Tablet that both Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, were far from the...
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi attends a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, Feb. 13, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90..

Israel to appoint first military liaison officer in Bahrain

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An Israel Defense Forces’ liaison officer will be stationed for the first time in the Bahrani capital of Manama, Kan News reported on Thursday. The officer will serve as a defense attaché, the report said, and the move...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Credit: Drop of Light/Shutterstock.

Zelensky to address Israeli Knesset in coming days

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to address the full Israeli Knesset in the next few days. Knesset speaker Mickey Levy spoke with Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk on Thursday, when he reiterated his...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey on March 9, 2022. Source: Isaac Herzog/Twitter.

Herzog’s meeting with Erdogan represents a step towards Israel-Turkey normalization

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog landed in Turkey on Wednesday for a state visit at the invitation of its president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a controversial figure who has gone from hot to cold when it...
The town of Yakir in Judea and Samaria, June 11, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

Israeli settlement population up 16.5 percent in five years

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Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria have continued to grow over the past year, continuing a spurt of growth that began during the Trump administration, according to data compiled by WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com. According to the statistics, the...
National Religious Broadcasters conference in 2020. Credit: NRB.

Biggest group of Christian broadcasters adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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The world’s largest association of Christian communicators announced at its annual convention that it has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. “Fighting anti-Semitism is a key issue for believers, and it’s very...
An NYPD police cruiser. Credit: Marco Curaba/Shutterstock.

Anti-Jewish hate crimes jump 400% in February compared to last year, reports NYPD

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The number of hate crimes against Jewish in New York City continues to rise at record rates, according to statistics from the New York City Police Department. According to the NYPD, some 56 incidents of...