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Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir flanked by his wife, Shulamit, and a hostess lighting Hanukkah candles on their return flight from Washington, on Feb. 12,1983. Credit: GPO.

Hannukah reminds Jewish people of their faith

Hanukkah reminds the Jewish people of their dedication to faith, and of their eternal right and connection to the land of Israel. During 25 years of battles, 2,200 years ago (166 BCE–139 BCE), a tiny...
Close-up of the “BBC News” icon. Credit: Olga Ganovicheva/Shutterstock.

The devastating Hamas weapon of war

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Hamas, the genocidal jihadi force responsible for the barbaric Oct. 7 pogrom in Israel, has a devastating weapon of war. That weapon is the Western media. With some honorable exceptions, these media outlets have been...

Hanukkah lockdown? Grab a hold of good reads for all ages

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As Jews are often referred to as people of the book, it’s no wonder readers top the Hanukkah gift list. Luckily, a whole host of new and recent books have been released from authors...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife, Emine, at a rally in Istanbul in support of the Palestinians, Oct. 28, 2023. Source: Facebook/Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Jewish leaders who embraced Erdoğan should resign

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Less than a month before Hamas launched the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Israeli customs authorities discovered 16 tons of explosive material hidden in a shipment of construction supplies. Its origin was...
Sacha Roytman (second from right), CEO of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, with fellow attendees the Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2023 2023 European Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism in Dortmund, Germany. On the far left is Lord John Mann, independent adviser to the British government on antisemitism and a CAM advisory board member. Credit: Benito Barajas/CAM. | Benito Barajas/CAM

Leaders of 60 European cities convene in Germany to learn about Jew-hatred

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Three generations of Paul Hirsch’s family traveled this week to Dortmund, Germany, to honor their grand-, great-grand and great-great grandfather, who was the city’s mayor from 1918 until 1933. Dortmund, which hasn't had another Jewish...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs Tel Aviv en route to the U.N. Climate Conference, COP 28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 1, 2023. Credit: Chuck Kennedy/State Department.

Blinken: Pause ‘came to an end because of Hamas’

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Speaking to reporters at Al-Maktoum Airport Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that it is important to remember why the "pause" in Gaza ended. "It came...
Matthew Platkin, the attorney general of New Jersey. Credit: Andrew Bruck/official portrait. | Andrew Bruck/official portrait

Decrying man who won’t work for Jews, New Jersey AG cites Islamophobia

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In a statement denouncing a New Jersey man, who said that he would not work for Jews, the state's attorney general and the director of its civil-rights division appeared to suggest that antisemitism requires Islamophobia and...
Israelis call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas outside Hakirya base in Tel Aviv on Nov. 21, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

137 hostages remain in Hamas captivity as fighting renewed

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The Israel Defense Forces resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning after Hamas broke a week-long ceasefire, throwing into doubt the further release of hostages. "The Hamas-ISIS terrorist organization has violated the framework. It...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Nov. 30, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Blinken questions Israel’s war plans, suggests clock running out

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, attending a meeting of Israel's War Cabinet on Thursday, questioned Israel's strategy for resuming war against Hamas and suggested that Israel was running out of time. In a leaked,...
Hamas terrorists release Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip, Nov. 28, 2023. Credit: Flash90.

Refusing to leave captivity without her husband, Hamas threatened her

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Rimon Buchstab, a 36-year-old woman who was held hostage by Hamas, was released on Tuesday after 50 days in Gaza. Her husband Yagev, remains in Hamas captivity. According to a relative of Yagev, Rimon shared...