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Analysis: Netanyahu looks to cap off streak of successes in America with UN address

Analysis: Netanyahu looks to cap off streak of successes in America with UN address

After holding court with Elon Musk, calming Zelensky, getting a White House invite and a surprise boost from MBS, premier takes stage at arguably the… Read More ›

In Historic Interview, Saudi Prince Bin Salman Says Peace With Israel ‘Gets Closer Every Day’

In Historic Interview, Saudi Prince Bin Salman Says Peace With Israel ‘Gets Closer Every Day’

NEW YORK — In a historic interview on Fox News which aired Wednesday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman spoke candidly about the negotiations for… Read More ›

Elon Musk gives Benjamin Netanyahu tour of Tesla factory

Elon Musk gives Benjamin Netanyahu tour of Tesla factory

Netanyahu and his wife received from Musk an overview of the company’s developments and the various models and observed the production and assembly process of… Read More ›

Divided we fall: Lessons from the ancient schism between Israel and Judah

Divided we fall: Lessons from the ancient schism between Israel and Judah

When two kingdoms emerged in Eretz Israel, they quickly devolved into civil wars and eventually, exile; What stoked this division? Who was the prophetic voice… Read More ›

‘Renaissance’ of Italian synagogues and cemeteries showcased at Ferrara Jewish museum

‘Renaissance’ of Italian synagogues and cemeteries showcased at Ferrara Jewish museum

‘Houses of Life’ collects documents and artifacts on 2,000 years of Italian Jews, puts spotlight on renovations underway at Jewish sites MANTUA — An exhibition… Read More ›

Netanyahu to Meet With Elon Musk Amid Mounting Attacks on the ADL

Netanyahu to Meet With Elon Musk Amid Mounting Attacks on the ADL

JERUSALEM – He won’t be heading to the White House, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed he will meet with Elon Musk when he… Read More ›

Haredim slam Netanyahu for ‘heresy’ against God in Ukraine comment; MK blasts Zionism

Haredim slam Netanyahu for ‘heresy’ against God in Ukraine comment; MK blasts Zionism

In apparent coalition crisis after remark that God ‘hasn’t always protected us’ in Europe and Ukraine, UTJ MK pans PM’s ‘ignorance,’ blames Zionists for suffering… Read More ›

Davos Jewish leader says some Israeli tourists ‘find it difficult to respect the local laws’

Davos Jewish leader says some Israeli tourists ‘find it difficult to respect the local laws’

Complaints about ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis visiting the town in the Swiss Alps have deteriorated into abject antisemitism, that has an effect on the local Jewish… Read More ›

How dictator Franco built his regime vilifying the Jews, then tried to hide it

How dictator Franco built his regime vilifying the Jews, then tried to hide it

In his new book ‘Architects of Terror,’ Sir Paul Preston shows how Spain’s ties to Nazi Germany and use of antisemitic propaganda belied its claims… Read More ›

After leading minister joked about Nazis, Finland moves to criminalize Holocaust denial

After leading minister joked about Nazis, Finland moves to criminalize Holocaust denial

After leading minister joked about Nazis, Finland moves to criminalize Holocaust denial The government of Finland agreed on a policy to combat racism and Holocaust denial… Read More ›

NY Congregation Can Evict Tenants of Historic Touro Synagogue, Rhode Island Judge Rules

NY Congregation Can Evict Tenants of Historic Touro Synagogue, Rhode Island Judge Rules

(JTA) — A Rhode Island judge has ruled in favor of a historic New York City synagogue that is seeking to remove the leadership of… Read More ›

‘Miss Aryan Angel’ of Oxford wins Miss Hitler beauty pageant

‘Miss Aryan Angel’ of Oxford wins Miss Hitler beauty pageant

Meet Sarah Mountford, a member of the far-right group Britain First A 42-year-old mother from Oxfordshire, England has been exposed by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre (SWC) as… Read More ›

Bella Hadid posts Ben-Gvir comments and claims proof of apartheid

Bella Hadid posts Ben-Gvir comments and claims proof of apartheid

National Security Minister says his and his family’s right to travel safely in the West Bank precedes the rights of Palestinians but later adds he… Read More ›

POLICE: Monticello Gunshots Did Not Target Jews

POLICE: Monticello Gunshots Did Not Target Jews

MONTICELLO — According to police officials, the gunfire which erupted on Tuesday was a gang-related incident. The gunshots took place not far from the high… Read More ›

BDE: Rachmastrivka Rebbe Passes Away

BDE: Rachmastrivka Rebbe Passes Away

Breaking: Rachmastrivka rebbe of Borough Park, Rabbi Chai Yitzchok Twersky passed away this afternoon at the age of 92. The Rebbe was an internationally known… Read More ›

An epic tale: New book details over two millennia of Roman Jewish life

An epic tale: New book details over two millennia of Roman Jewish life

From the Church to Mussolini, ‘Intimate Strangers’ sees archaeologist and historian Fredric Brandfon explore the rich and complex history of Europe’s oldest Jewish community When… Read More ›

François Cluzet: ‘Many young people in France have never even heard of the Holocaust’

François Cluzet: ‘Many young people in France have never even heard of the Holocaust’

The Intouchables’ massive box-office success not only rescued the French actor from a turbulent personal crisis but also transformed his life; Now he stars in… Read More ›

Former student fired gun at Jewish school, shot by police

Former student fired gun at Jewish school, shot by police

US Rep. Steve Cohen, who represents the Memphis area, said the shooter was Jewish and formerly attended the school. A man who was firing bullets at a… Read More ›

Cabinet to discuss siphoning NIS 164 million from ministries to fund yeshiva students

Cabinet to discuss siphoning NIS 164 million from ministries to fund yeshiva students

Proposal, put on agenda late Saturday night, would include an across-the-board budget cut to fund move demanded by Haredi parties; Lapid: This government ‘doesn’t have… Read More ›

US Congress Passes Resolution Declaring ‘Israel is not an apartheid state’

US Congress Passes Resolution Declaring ‘Israel is not an apartheid state’

After controversial statements made by several progressive Democrats in the US Congress, the resolution passes with a large bipartisan support affirming that Israel is not… Read More ›