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German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on Oct. 4, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

‘Good riddance, Merkel,’ says Jewish-German newspaper publisher

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Rafael Korenzecher, publisher of the conservative Germany Jewish monthly, Jüdische Rundschau, does not spare any nicety in his parting words to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose successor will be determined after the German federal elections on Sept....
Blowing shofar in the Gulf to mark the arrival of the Jewish New Year 5782. Credit: Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.

As Gulf opens to Jewish life, Muslims spark interest in learning about High Holidays

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With Jews around the world set to begin the High Holiday season, the small Jewish communities in six Gulf states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are planning...
Rabbi Israel Uzan of Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria hands out a box of food for use at the end of Ramadan. Credit: Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria.

Jews in Nigeria to distribute 250,000 meals in five cities during Ramadan food rush

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Amid food shortages among the poorest and most vulnerable in Nigeria as Ramadan comes to an end for the majority Muslim population, Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria has launched its annual food drive to distribute...
The flags of the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain on the side of a road in Netanya on Sept. 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Jewish communities in Gulf commemorate Holocaust with Muslims

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Jews in the Gulf will commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day this week together with Muslims, through a program hosted by the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the group announced on Tuesday. “The event will include...
Pope Francis and King Mohammed VI united for world peace and mankind coexistence, Rabat, Morocco, March 2019

Pope Francis and Part Two of the Abraham Accords

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Our father, Abraham, has had a lot on his plate lately—always for the good of humanity, as is his habit. “Lech lecha,” the Creator commanded him, “go from your land and from your birthplace...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Source: Turkish Presidency via Twitter.

Study finds an increase in anti-Israel, anti-Semitism in Turkish school curriculum

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A new study of the current Turkish school curriculum found that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made significant changes in textbooks to include an increase in anti-Semitism and the demonization of Israel. The study, announced...
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang in 2019. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

Yang walks back tough anti-BDS stance during Muslim Democratic Club forum

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Andrew Yang, the current frontrunner in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, walked back his firm stance against the BDS movement and promised to meet with Palestinian American leaders on the issue. “My...
Palestinian workers clear streets and homes in the West Bank city of Nablus on April 3, 2020, enabling measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

How the Muslim-Arab world is handling the coronavirus crisis

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It’s something of a riddle how Arab and Muslim states have dealt with the COVID-19 crisis. In March 2020, when the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic, and reports of thousands of...
An Israeli nurse during a simulated vaccination against the COVID-19 virus at the Sheba Medical Center. Israel is to being its vaccination campaign on Dec. 27, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

A third of Israelis plan not to take COVID-19 vaccine, new poll shows

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With Israel poised to begin rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations, a new poll indicates that a little more than a third of Israelis say they won’t take the shots. According to an Israel Hayom poll, 37 percent of...
Official portrait of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Jan 10, 2013. Credit: David Lienemann/White House Photo.

Joe Biden courts Islam, not Muslims

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As Muslim communities in Western nations continue to grow in size and influence, politicians will court their vote. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Muslims had the lowest rate of voter registration of any religious...