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Dr. Rumyana Christidi discusses issues of Bulgarian antisemitism at a Bar-Ilan University conference in Ramat Gan, June 12, 2023. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS.

Fighting antisemitism: Bulgaria’s optimistic lessons

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At first glance, prospects for the battle against antisemitism appeared gloomy as international scholars and activists gathered at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan to discuss the age-old prejudice. But one speaker offers reason for hope....
Amichai Chikli, minister of Diaspora affairs and minister for social equality, arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, May 14, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli minister: J Street a ‘hostile organization’

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J Street is “a hostile organization that harms the interests of the State of Israel,” Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli says. The 41-year-old Likud Party member made the statement during an interview on Monday with Kan...
IMAGE CAPTION:Sarah Idan, who represented Iraq at the “Miss Universe 2017” pageant, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Dec. 8, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Former ‘Miss Iraq’ Sarah Idan to vie for Adam Schiff’s congressional seat

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First, she represented Iraq in the “Miss Universe” competition. Then she fled her country after posing for a selfie in 2017 with “Miss Israel.” Now, Sarah Idan is running for California’s 30th congressional district—the...
The entrance to An-Najah University Nablus. Credit: Almonroth via Wikimedia Commons.

What the Palestinian student elections reveal

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Want to know what tomorrow’s Palestinian Arab leaders believe? You don’t have to look far. Just check out the results of the latest student elections in Palestinian Authority universities. While Palestinian adults don’t have many...
American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch (left) in conversation with opposition leader Yair Lapid at the AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv, June 11, 2023. Photo by Yair Meyuhas/AJC.

AJC Global Forum meets to tackle challenges facing the Jewish people

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Political heavyweights and prominent journalists discussed key issues affecting Israel and the Jewish people at the opening plenary of the American Jewish Committee’s second AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening. Those issues...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets his Lithuanian counterpart Ingrida Šimonytė in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu touts ‘excellent relations’ in meeting with Lithuanian premier

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė in Jerusalem on Monday. "Lithuania and Israel have excellent relations, which are going to become even stronger, even better in your visit. And you're indeed...
Adi Yehuda (blue uniform, center) and the Special in Uniform band perform their 500th show, at the Zappa Club in Tel Aviv, June 2023. Credit: Judy Lash Balint

IDF’s ‘Special in Uniform’ band hits 500-show milestone

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Most Israeli bands and performers would be happy to land a few gigs a month, but how many have clocked 500 performances in the past 14 months? Earlier this week, the Special in Uniform...
Knesset Christian Allies Caucus co-chair Sharren Haskel addresses European lawmakers at the Czech Parliament in Prague, on June 6, 2023. Credit: Daniel Petrina.

European lawmakers: EU labeling policy is antisemitic

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A delegation of parliamentarians from 10 European countries on Wednesday denounced the E.U. policy of exclusively labeling goods made in Israeli territory, calling it a violation of the universally recognized definition of antisemitism. The hot-button...
Daniel Aschheim speaking about his book, which was released in November 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

Israeli diplomat found his way from Jerusalem to Chicago … via Senegal

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Prior to 2018, Daniel Aschheim’s most extensive diplomatic experience was serving for five years as a concierge at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. “There are very few jobs out there where you can speak...
Poster for the documentary film

‘Israelism’ assaults the truth and hurts Palestinians

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It’s too easy to criticize the new documentary “Israelism” and debunk its gross misrepresentation of the complex Israel-Palestinian conflict. But as bad as I feel for those who have to brave the propaganda, as...