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Portugal’s government approves citizenship plan for Sephardic Jews

Portugal’s government approves citizenship plan for Sephardic Jews

Portugal’s government approved a law granting citizenship rights to the descendants of Jews it persecuted 500 years ago, following Spain’s adoption of similar legislation last… Read More ›

8-year old boy who claimed to support terrorists is questioned by police

8-year old boy who claimed to support terrorists is questioned by police

Police detained and questioned an 8-year-old boy from the south of France who claimed to support the men who attacked the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo,… Read More ›

Israel has become a strongly partisan issue in Washington

Israel has become a strongly partisan issue in Washington

The recent rift between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu has become more contentious lately and by all appearances, will only grow wider. Netanyahu seems… Read More ›

Auschwitz: Drone video of Nazi concentration camp

Auschwitz: Drone video of Nazi concentration camp

Jewish group in Argentina boycotts commemoration in protest

Jewish group in Argentina boycotts commemoration in protest

Jewish groups boycotted the Argentine government’s Holocaust Day commemoration Tuesday in protest over the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, while skepticism grew over President… Read More ›

Israeli military car was hit near the border with Lebanon

Israeli military car was hit near the border with Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said attackers who killed two Israeli soldiers near the Israeli-Lebanese frontier would be held responsible. “Those behind the attack today… Read More ›

Attack in Libya hotel

Attack in Libya hotel

A gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in the capital of Libya, killing 10 people, including an American, a French citizen and three people from Eastern… Read More ›

Russian president attends Auschwitz ceremony in Moscow

Russian president attends Auschwitz ceremony in Moscow

“Jews were killed in Auschwitz, just because they are Jews,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday during a memorial ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of… Read More ›

FLU ADVICE FROM A JEWISH MOTHER

FLU ADVICE FROM A JEWISH MOTHER

Mendy Pellin and the Jewbellish team get the flu. Now he asks for tips and advice from your Jewish mother. +  Mendy interviews the hasidic… Read More ›

BBC exec: Don’t call Charlie Hebdo killers ‘terrorists’

BBC exec: Don’t call Charlie Hebdo killers ‘terrorists’

Head of corporation’s Arabic channel says term is ‘loaded,’ comments in accordance with editorial guidelines A senior BBC executive has said that the corporation avoids… Read More ›

What Soviet soldiers saw when they reached the largest Nazi concentration camp

What Soviet soldiers saw when they reached the largest Nazi concentration camp

Post by The Israel Project.

Russian spies were arrested in NYC

Russian spies were arrested in NYC

Three wanted Russian citizens were arrested for spying on behalf of Russia in New York City, and attempting to recruit New York residents as intelligence sources. The suspect identified… Read More ›

70th anniversasy of Auschwitz liberation in Poland

70th anniversasy of Auschwitz liberation in Poland

When the Soviet army entered Auschwitz exactly 70 years ago, finding piles of corpses and prisoners close to death, a Russian soldier took a small… Read More ›

Carbon Monoxide situation at Borough Park synagogue

Carbon Monoxide situation at Borough Park synagogue

Five people were treated for suffering from Carbon Monoxide at Congregation Divrei Chaim synagogue Tuesday morning, and one person has been taken for treatment at… Read More ›

Book store cancels sale of Charlie Hebdo after getting threats

Book store cancels sale of Charlie Hebdo after getting threats

Steimatzky book store canceled the sale of the Charlie Hebdo French magazine after Arab objection. “Steimatzky decisively supports freedom of expression. The company has sold… Read More ›

Cocaine dealers were arrested in South Tel Aviv

Cocaine dealers were arrested in South Tel Aviv

An undercover agent spent months recording cocaine deals in Tel Aviv, eventually leading to the arrest of dozens of suspected dealers in South Tel Aviv.… Read More ›

Many people were killed at pro-democracy protest in Egypt

Many people were killed at pro-democracy protest in Egypt

Many people were killed at pro-democracy protests in Egypt, the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak, security sources said. In the bloodiest… Read More ›

Four suspected Jihadists who plotted Paris-alike attack were arrested

Four suspected Jihadists who plotted Paris-alike attack were arrested

Spanish Police arrested four suspected jihadis who allegedly had formed a terror cell and were ready to carry out an attack, the Interior Ministry said.… Read More ›

Celebration of the Hachnosas Sefer Torah in memory of Menachem Stark

Celebration of the Hachnosas Sefer Torah in memory of Menachem Stark

Community members, friends and family members of Menachem Stark gathered on Saturday night to celebrate the dedication of a new Torah scroll that was written… Read More ›

Japan stunned after horrific video

Japan stunned after horrific video

From prime minister to ordinary people, Japanese responded with shock Sunday at a video purportedly showing one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic… Read More ›