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Dwindling at home, Central Asia’s Bukharian Jews thrive in Diaspora

Dwindling at home, Central Asia’s Bukharian Jews thrive in Diaspora

Tight-knit communities, strong identity and lack of intermarriage keep the culture alive and prospering in the US, Europe and Israel   TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (JTA) —… Read More ›

Portugal has only approved 8% of Sephardic Jewish applications for citizenship

Portugal has only approved 8% of Sephardic Jewish applications for citizenship

Since March 2015, when descendants of Jews persecuted 500 years were granted the right to apply for citizenship, 3,546 applications remain in pending, and a… Read More ›

What could have been if Israel had prepared differently 43 years ago?

What could have been if Israel had prepared differently 43 years ago?

After 43 years, it is interesting to consider what could have been if Israel had prepared differently for one of the country’s most notorious wars.… Read More ›

A strong leader and for the Jews: NYC Bukharan community leans toward Trump

A strong leader and for the Jews: NYC Bukharan community leans toward Trump

Come November, the Bukharan community – comprised of Sephardic Jewish families from the old Soviet Union – is expected to vote for Trump.   FOREST… Read More ›

Palestinians arrest 4 who visited settler Sukkah

Palestinians arrest 4 who visited settler Sukkah

After being recieved for an interfaith meal at the house of the Mayor of Efrat, four Palestinians have been arrested by the Palestinian Authority; PA… Read More ›

Jewish Americans have a moral imperative to oppose Trump, Bill Clinton says

Jewish Americans have a moral imperative to oppose Trump, Bill Clinton says

At an unscheduled stop, Clinton spoke to Jews in Florida about the importance of voting.   WASHINGTON – American political battle has gone so low… Read More ›

American Israelis casting their ballots for Trump

American Israelis casting their ballots for Trump

American citizens living in Israel lean Republican and many, despite the scandals, are set to vote for Donald Trump, citing his position on Israel and… Read More ›

A Bridge Too Far: Peres’s grand vision for the Middle East

A Bridge Too Far: Peres’s grand vision for the Middle East

The limits of the Zionist revolution, which the younger Shimon Peres repeatedly stretched, humbled him in his quest for a New Middle East.   The… Read More ›

Israeli embassy says antisemitic German teacher incites hate

Israeli embassy says antisemitic German teacher incites hate

BDS Berlin activists urged customers in front of the Berlin department store, Galeria Kaufhof, to boycott Israeli products.   Israel’s embassy in the German capital… Read More ›

35-year-old Jewish Dem’s surprise challenge in Missouri could determine Senate control

35-year-old Jewish Dem’s surprise challenge in Missouri could determine Senate control

Jason Kander, former Army captain, calls Republican rival Sen. Roy Blunt a ‘Washington insider’ in battle shaped by presidential race   KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP)… Read More ›

Another UNESCO panel to vote on text erasing Jewish ties to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Another UNESCO panel to vote on text erasing Jewish ties to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Agency’s World Heritage Committee set on Wednesday to approve resolution that makes no mention of Jewish or Christian links to holy city   Just a… Read More ›

Italian PM says he’ll seek to change EU minds on future UN votes

Italian PM says he’ll seek to change EU minds on future UN votes

In phone call, Netanyahu thanks Matteo Renzi for criticizing UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem, says self-respecting nations should avoid ‘theater of absurd’ at world body  … Read More ›

Visiting parliamentarian rejects UNESCO’s Jerusalem vote

Visiting parliamentarian rejects UNESCO’s Jerusalem vote

In a resolution they issued from Jerusalem on Tuesday said that the resolution seeks “to deny Jerusalem’s Jewish origins and Christian beliefs and heritage.”  … Read More ›

More than 250 women rabbis sign letter condemning Trump ‘hate speech’

More than 250 women rabbis sign letter condemning Trump ‘hate speech’

GOP nominee’s ‘concept of the human person and the human body’ is incompatible with Judaism’s teachings, say spiritual leaders   WASHINGTON — More than 250… Read More ›

The final debate: RBG, Soros and Iran lost amid concession outrage

The final debate: RBG, Soros and Iran lost amid concession outrage

Trump has taken flak from commentators for invoking, in a sinister way, prominent Jewish figures   JTA – Donald Trump wants to keep us in… Read More ›

TA roads temporarily close Friday as city bike race gets underway

TA roads temporarily close Friday as city bike race gets underway

For the eighth year, roads will be closed from the early hours of Friday morning as thousands of cyclists ride the streets of Tel Aviv… Read More ›

Protestors in Amona: They’ll need to drag us from our homes

Protestors in Amona: They’ll need to drag us from our homes

Thousands take part in a protest rally against the evacuation of the West Bank outpost of Amona, due to take place in two months; Deputy… Read More ›

Importance of undecided Jewish voters dwindles as White House race widens

Importance of undecided Jewish voters dwindles as White House race widens

Private polling firms have not surveyed the American Jewish community – either nationwide or on a state-by-state basis – since the end of the summer.… Read More ›

Clinton more reliable for Israel than Trump– and Obama, Lieberman says

Clinton more reliable for Israel than Trump– and Obama, Lieberman says

Clinton’s consistency on Israel over the course of her lifelong career in public service is at the heart of Lieberman’s pitch to voters.   NEW… Read More ›

Trump, Pence to give video addresses at GOP rally in Jerusalem

Trump, Pence to give video addresses at GOP rally in Jerusalem

Duo at top of Republican ticket to appear via satellite at gathering near Temple Mount that will highlight unity of the city   Donald Trump… Read More ›