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Until now, said Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevitch, Israel spoke to global Jewish leaders only when it was convenient or necessary in their eyes, leading to “miscommunication, hurt and missed opportunities on both sides.”
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“For evangelicals, the argument is that you’re commanded by God to vote for [the president] because he is the protector of Jerusalem,” says Ronald J. Edelstein.
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The legislation would require the U.S. Department of Defense to consult with Israeli officials and report to Congress on Israel’s deterrence capabilities, in addition to the strategic advantages of a sale.
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It would also expand scientific cooperation to include Judea and Samaria, and the Golan Heights—areas the international community considers disputed territories.
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A two-month investigation highlights the role of fake accounts in manipulating public opinion.
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On Nov. 3, Lanni Solochek and her wife, Rabbi Lily Solochek, will volunteer as election wardens near their home in Rockland, Maine.
(JTA) — The doctor burst into public view in the pandemic’s early days, vaulting from behind the scenes to the front lines of a crisis bringing his community to its knees. Community members hung on his every word and changed their behavior because of him.
They have been limited due to the coronavirus, but are using online and old-fashioned sources, including the phone, to get their messages across, especially in states with high Jewish populations.
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Israeli Professional Football League and UAE Pro League sign MOU to include matches between the teams of each country.
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(JTA) — Two years ago, a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh with hate in his heart and bigotry in his soul. Beset by a false sense of grievance and an imagined threat, he murdered 11 peaceful souls at prayer, taking age-old anti-Semitism to its most vile conclusion. We w…
(JTA) — American Jews are anxious.
She succeeds the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Jewish icon who was the second woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, and who, in her opening statement on Oct. 12 in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Barrett paid tribute to.
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"He is not a man who regards everyone as equal," the chairman of the Israeli Association of Bergen-Belsen Survivors said of Effi Eitam.
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Sacha Baron Cohen and Amazon are working to share the cut footage of Evans telling her full Holocaust story.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday as the Supreme Court's ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts. Her first votes on the court could include two big topics affecting the man who appointed her.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft says she does not rule out the idea, but expresses doubt about its success.
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“We were not subjected to blackmail. We lay down our interests ... and it could be that we gain more than the other parties,” says Lt. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s transitional government.
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(JTA) — As the French government rolls out a controversial plan that amounts to its most robust crackdown on religious activity in decades, it is enjoying broad support from at least one of the country’s faith communities: French Jews.
(JTA) — The Republican Jewish delegation to Congress could double in size this year — if a trio of competitive races break for the GOP next week.
The warm relationship developing between Israel and UAE and Bahrain has led to a rise in the number of businesspeople in the Gulf learning Hebrew online.
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The detainees were freed from prison after having been found guilty of “weakening revolutionary spirit” for participating in an online peace initiative with Israelis.
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Professor Ash, 49, currently director of the health division of Maccabi Healthcare Services, will replace professor Ronni Gamzu in the role.
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IRGC Gen. Mohammad-Reza Naqdi: “The U.S. is concealing its casualties from the Ayn al-Asad attack”; “Claims of Iranian advisers being killed in Syria are lies and propaganda.”
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According to archaeologists, the find is especially significant because the place name has been preserved to the present day despite no signs of settlement continuity being found in the area.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Hours after she was confirmed in a narrow party-line vote in the U.S. Senate, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in at the White House as a Supreme Court justice.
While a battle over the narrative continues between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about how Israel gave blessing to sale of F-35s to United Arab Emirates, the Jewish state moves forward with the procurement of advanced military equipment.
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(JTA) — A virus forced the World Zionist Congress to go virtual for the first time since its founding in 1897.
“The Internet can be tremendous force for good. It can bring people together and allow everyone a voice,” said Michael Gove, a member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. “But it is also the case that the Internet can be a cause for evil” and recruit “susceptible minds” to the “gospel of evil.”
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The Lauder Employment Center has set a goal of bringing 500,000 people to the desert.
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“The few remaining buyers of Iranian crude oil should know that they are helping to fund Iran’s malign activity across the Middle East,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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The Marvel comic series is about a rabbi's son who leaves religion behind for a life of vigilante justice, including fighting anti-Semites.
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Digital conference: Gulf Arabs emphasize rapprochement with Israel, disappointment with Palestinians
Kohelet Policy Forum chairman Moshe Koppel said, “After the colossal failures of trying to strike peace through unilateral concessions, we have changed course. The conference seeks to present a new approach with all it implies. Advancing the new Middle East runs through cooperation—not capitulation.”
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the French action is part of Europe's history of criminality against members of minority religions.
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(JTA) — While a majority of Orthodox Jews are expected to vote for Donald Trump in next week’s U.S. presidential election, a major Israeli Orthodox rabbi who also has a large following in the United States strongly condemned the president in an interview this week.
Separately, an 18-year old Palestinian died after being chased by IDF soldiers responding to reports that Palestinians were throwing rocks at vehicles on a highway north of Ramallah.
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Jerusalem College of Technology lecturer and researcher Dr. David Sinefeld, along with his Cornell University counterparts, reveals a new method for brain imaging in zebrafish, potentially providing significant insight into future discoveries.
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The survey, conducted by the American Jewish Committee, also found that most U.S. Jews and the general public view the Republican Party as more anti-Semitic than Democrats.
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Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok wants the parliament in Khartoum, which has not yet been formed, to approve normalization with Jerusalem, which means that the process may take time.
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Grades three and four to return to class in capsules; grades one and two to be divided, with attendance on alternate days • Druze town of Majdal Shams declared a restricted zone.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Effi Eitam seen at the Jerusalem Supreme Court during a hearing on oil searching in the Golan Heights, Dec. 23, 2014.
Hamas security forces marching at a police academy graduation ceremony in Gaza City, July 11, 2018.
On Nov. 3, Lanni Solochek and her wife, Rabbi Lily Solochek, will volunteer as election wardens near their home in Rockland, Maine.
(JTA) — The doctor burst into public view in the pandemic’s early days, vaulting from behind the scenes to the front lines of a crisis bringing his community to its knees. Community members hu…
(JTA) — Two years ago, a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh with hate in his heart and bigotry in his soul. Beset by a false sense of grievance and an imagined threat, he …
(JTA) — American Jews are anxious.
"He is not a man who regards everyone as equal," the chairman of the Israeli Association of Bergen-Belsen Survivors said of Effi Eitam.
The post Holocaust survivors are angry that a far-right politician has been nominated to lead Yad Vashem appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Until now, said Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevitch, Israel spoke to global Jewish leaders only when it was convenient or necessary in their eyes, leading to “miscommunication, hurt and missed opportunities on both sides.”
The post Knesset bill to require consultation with Diaspora on matters regarding world Jewry appeared first on JNS.org.
“For evangelicals, the argument is that you’re commanded by God to vote for [the president] because he is the protector of Jerusalem,” says Ronald J. Edelstein.
The post Can combined Christian-Jewish vote pack a punch for Trump? appeared first on JNS.org.
The legislation would require the U.S. Department of Defense to consult with Israeli officials and report to Congress on Israel’s deterrence capabilities, in addition to the strategic advantages of a sale.
The post Bipartisan House bill to be introduced to provide Israel with bunker-buster bombs appeared first on JNS.org.
It would also expand scientific cooperation to include Judea and Samaria, and the Golan Heights—areas the international community considers disputed territories.
The post US to extend bilateral agreements with Israel into Judea and Samaria, Golan appeared first on JNS.org.
A two-month investigation highlights the role of fake accounts in manipulating public opinion.
The post Bot, troll networks attempting to influence Israeli policy, reveals Strategic Affairs Ministry appeared first on JNS.org.
They have been limited due to the coronavirus, but are using online and old-fashioned sources, including the phone, to get their messages across, especially in states with high Jewish populations.
The post On campaign trail, candidates and surrogates court Jewish vote appeared first on JNS.org.
Israeli Professional Football League and UAE Pro League sign MOU to include matches between the teams of each country.
The post Soccer leagues in Israel, UAE reach cooperation agreement appeared first on JNS.org.
