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Israel will pay for far-right’s realization of the annexation dream

Israel will pay for far-right’s realization of the annexation dream

Opinion: Smotrich and Ben-Gvir’s policies will likely throw legitimacy of Israel’s rule in the West Bank into further dispute, threatening international cooperation, which is a… Read More ›

Incoming immigration minister says Law of Return ‘needs to be fixed’

Incoming immigration minister says Law of Return ‘needs to be fixed’

Religious Zionism’s Ofir Sofer doesn’t elaborate on plans, asks for ‘grace period’ to study issue before attempting changes, including to controversial ‘grandparent clause’   A… Read More ›

Great Neck, NY, Signs ‘Sister Pact’ With Israeli Towns

Great Neck, NY, Signs ‘Sister Pact’ With Israeli Towns

  NEW YORK (JTA) – A declaration of friendship and cooperation was signed in Israel this week at a festive ceremony between the mayor of… Read More ›

Trump team finds two documents with classified markings in a Florida storage unit

Trump team finds two documents with classified markings in a Florida storage unit

  Two documents with classified markings were found in a Florida storage unit during a search by a team hired by former President Donald Trump’s… Read More ›

Climate protesters hurl paint at Milan’s La Scala opera house

Climate protesters hurl paint at Milan’s La Scala opera house

Activists have staged high-profile protests across Europe in recent months, sometimes targeting museums and famous art.   Climate-change activists in Italy on Wednesday threw paint… Read More ›

U.S. Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government

U.S. Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government

Given American Jews’ predominantly liberal political views, these misgivings could have a ripple effect in Washington and further widen what has become a partisan divide… Read More ›

Germany busts far-right terror cell said planning coup with violent Reichstag attack

Germany busts far-right terror cell said planning coup with violent Reichstag attack

Authorities say 25 arrested; special forces army barracks said searched; group said to have been in contact with Russian officials; former AfD lawmaker and ex-soldiers… Read More ›

Elon Musk Fires Twitter’s General Counsel Over Supression Of Hunter Biden Scandal

Elon Musk Fires Twitter’s General Counsel Over Supression Of Hunter Biden Scandal

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk has sacked Twitter’s General Counsel James Baker, due to his role in Twitter supressing the Hunter Biden laptop scandal. Musk… Read More ›

Analysis: As China moves away from zero-Covid, health experts warn of dark days ahead

Analysis: As China moves away from zero-Covid, health experts warn of dark days ahead

Hong Kong — China’s zero-Covid policy, which stalled the world’s second-largest economy and sparked a wave of unprecedented protests, is now being dismantled as Beijing on Wednesday released sweeping… Read More ›

Will Netanyahu’s new government doom the Abraham Accords? – analysis

Will Netanyahu’s new government doom the Abraham Accords? – analysis

Herzog might be dreaming of new accord members, and Netanyahu might speak of them, but he will most likely find himself walking a tightrope.  … Read More ›

How academia omits facts to make Palestinians the perpetual victim

How academia omits facts to make Palestinians the perpetual victim

Opinion: Academics have personal opinions and agendas like the rest of us, but erasing evidence only because it contradicts researchers’ political positions is wrong and… Read More ›

Knesset speaker announces vote to replace him after demand from Netanyahu bloc

Knesset speaker announces vote to replace him after demand from Netanyahu bloc

Mickey Levy says incoming coalition is forcing move to enable Shas leader Deri to serve as minister despite tax fraud conviction; vote for new speaker… Read More ›

Nine Months Pregnant Woman Suffers Stroke, Undergoes Emergency Birth At Shaare Tzedek

Nine Months Pregnant Woman Suffers Stroke, Undergoes Emergency Birth At Shaare Tzedek

JERUSALEM — The Shaarei Tzedek Stroke Unit fought for hours for the life of a pregnant woman in her ninth month who had undergone a… Read More ›

Russia launches fresh barrage of missiles towards Ukraine

Russia launches fresh barrage of missiles towards Ukraine

Russia launched a fresh barrage of missiles toward Ukraine on Monday as it accused Kyiv of striking military airfields deep inside its territory. Dozens of missiles were launched by… Read More ›

Trump dinner with antisemites was ‘breaking point,’ Jewish former allies say

Trump dinner with antisemites was ‘breaking point,’ Jewish former allies say

“There’s no question this is a breaking point within the Republican party,” Dov Hikind, a prominent leader in Brooklyn, told The Jerusalem Post after Trump’s… Read More ›

Ben-Gvir extremely unlikely to lower crime in the Arab sector

Ben-Gvir extremely unlikely to lower crime in the Arab sector

Opinion: The Arab sector’s crime problem is an outgrowth of decades of discrimination and neglect, and the incoming national security minister’s brute-force approach is unlikely… Read More ›

‘Non-Jewish Nanny’ to Orthodox kids gains TikTok fame with cute culture-shock videos

‘Non-Jewish Nanny’ to Orthodox kids gains TikTok fame with cute culture-shock videos

Budding opera singer Adriana Fernandez babysits for Florida Jews on the side; her exuberant social media posts sparked a surprising 3rd career – as a… Read More ›

Blinken Vows Us Support For Israel Despite Unease Over Gov’t

Blinken Vows Us Support For Israel Despite Unease Over Gov’t

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. will not shrink from its unwavering support for Israel despite stark differences… Read More ›

Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says

Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says

The family home of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished, according to the pro-reform news outlet IranWire, after she rose to international prominence this fall… Read More ›

Qatar warns Hamas, PIJ against firing rockets at Israel during World Cup – report

Qatar warns Hamas, PIJ against firing rockets at Israel during World Cup – report

The report comes amid concerns within Israel’s defense establishment that PIJ may fire rockets at Israel in the coming days.   Qatar has reportedly been… Read More ›