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Mossad chief David Barnea attends a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, May 3, 2022. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Mossad Director reveals last telegram of Israeli spy Eli Cohen

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Mossad Director David Barnea on Monday publicly revealed for the first time the last telegram the intelligence agency received from spy Eli Cohen prior to his capture in Syria. The telegram, which was revealed during...
Twitter on smartphone. Credit: Pixabay.

Study: Four in five Israeli teens have experienced antisemitism online

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Eighty-one percent of Israeli teens reports having encountered antisemitism online, according to a new study. The study, conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, found that 71% of Israeli teens had...
Palestinian scouts on parade in Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem. Credit: Judy Lash Balint.

West Bank Christians can’t avoid mixing politics with Christmas

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On the surface, Christmas preparations are back with a vengeance in the Bethlehem area after two bleak pandemic years. In Beit Sahour, a small town that borders Bethlehem, where Christians believe the angels announced the...
European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili. Credit: EURANET Citizens Corner via Wikimedia Commons.

EU vice president arrested for suspected bribery by Qatar

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Eva Kaili, a European Parliament lawmaker and one of its 14 elected vice presidents, has been arrested, along with four others, in a bribery case involving Qatar. A suitcase of cash was found with...
The First Annual Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit in Rome, Dec. 6-9, 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

Rome summit celebrates Abraham Accords, shared values

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World Leaders, ambassadors, diplomats, clergy and other distinguished guests from more than 30 countries converged on Rome for the First Annual Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit (Dec. 6-9). The event celebrated the 2020 accords between...
The new White House menorah as part of the official Christmas decorations. Credit: WhiteHouse.Gov

White House unveils Hanukkah menorah as part of official Christmas decorations for first time

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As part of its annual Christmas decorations tradition, the White House has unveiled a new addition: a menorah in celebration of Hanukkah. The menorah is included in Cross Hall, a broad hallway on the first...
Freddie Feldman created this challah in the form of House Targaryen's coat of arms from “Game of Thrones.” Courtesy of Freddie Feldman.

Meet the man whose challah will make you holla

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Growing up in New York state, Freddie Feldman never made a challah. But the Skokie, Ill., resident is on a hot streak, having made a challah or matzah every Friday for the past 138...
The 1.7-inch sling bullet is made of lead and dates to the time of the Hasmonean dynasty. Photo by Dafna Gazit/IAA.

Israeli archaeologists say 2,200-year-old sling bullet possibly linked to Hanukkah story

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Israeli researchers recently discovered a lead projectile dating from the Hellenistic period in the ancient palace at Yavne, an archaeological site in central Israel. The 4.4 centimeter (1.7 inch) long projectile was designed to be...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers a speech at the J Street National Conference in Washington, DC., Dec. 4, 2022. Credit: State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain.

Can J Street still get away with pretending to be ‘pro-Israel’?

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When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke at the J Street conference on Sunday, he wasn’t addressing the left-wing activists in attendance. He was, rather, firing a shot across the bow of the...
MK Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit Party (left) and Religious Zionism Party chief MK Bezalel Smotrich at a campaign event in Sderot, Oct. 26, 2022. Photo by Flash90.

The Good Jew/Bad Jew demonization strategy

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One of the favorite strategies deployed by Jew-baiters is to divide the community into Good Jews and Bad Jews. Good Jews have politically correct, progressive opinions. Jews who don’t hold with those opinions are Bad...