March 21, 2023

President Herzog wishes happy Ramadan to leaders around the world

President Isaac Herzog spoke on the phone over the past few days with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the chairman of the

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Biden Admin: Smotrich’s comments ‘dangerous and offensive’

The US State Department on Tuesday joined the growing chorus of condemnation of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over his speech in which he said that “there is no such thing as a Palestinian people.” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said that the Biden Administration found Smotrich’s remarks “to not only be inaccurate but also

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Woman arrested in Crown Heights for punching Jewish man in face, hurling abuse

A woman was arrested for allegedly viciously assaulting an Orthodox Jewish man in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York on Thursday. The man was shopping in a store on Thursday afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. when he was approached by a woman, described as “mentally unstable,” who physically assaulted him, according to ColLive.

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Constitution Committee leader calls for negotiation on reforms

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Constitution Committee chairman Simcha Rothman held a press conference this evening regarding the judicial reform plan. “The crisis of fait in the courts is a dangerous thing. There are voices that demand that we must, here and now, pass the reform without any compromises – this is simply not the

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Netanyahu demands to question Bennett over Meron disaster

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to persuade the Meron disaster commission to summon former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for questioning in connection with the worst civilian disaster in Israeli history, Kan 11 reported. The commission was established during Bennett’s time as Prime Minister. Netanyahu’s attorneys are expected to try to claim that Bennett bears

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US condemns ‘provocative’ repeal of Disengagement Law

US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel condemned the Knesset’s passage of an amendment repealing the Disengagement from northern Samaria and allowing Jews to return to the four communities which were destroyed there in 2005. “The United States is extremely troubled that the Israeli Knesset has passed legislation rescinding important parts of the 2005 Disengagement Law,

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Lawsuit alleges Tucker Carlson producer mocked Jewish staffer

A Fox News producer has launched a lawsuit against the media giant alleging that a producer on Tucker Carlson”s Fox show made fun of a Jewish employee for shopping at a “Jewish bakery” to “see his people,” according to Business Insider. The suit also claims that other Jewish staffers faced ongoing discrimination for being Jewish.

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Antisemitism at all-time high on Twitter, study finds

A new study found that antisemitism is at an all-time high on Twitter, blaming Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s takeover for the surge in hateful content. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue and CASM Technology report concluded that “hostile and discriminatory” content toward Jews spiked after Musk purchased the social media platform and then continued to soar

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Terrorists who fired at Karmei Tzur arrested

During a joint IDF and Shin Bet counterterrorism activity, the forces apprehended a terrorist squad from the town of Beit Ummar, who carried out the shooting toward the community of Karmei Tzur on January 22, 2023. In less than a week after the shooting, IDF and Shin Bet forces apprehended three 20-year-old operatives from the

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Syracuse area vandalized with numerous antisemitic messages

Police in the village of Skaneateles, New York, near Syracuse, are investigating after discovering vandals had targeted the area with antisemitic graffiti on Friday night. Police described dozens of antisemitic messages spray painted on sidewalks, roads, streets signs, a school”s property and in a park, SNYCentral reported. The local police department worked with the mayor,

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LA suburb to pay man $$750K after cops paint swastika in his car

The city of Torrance, California has agreed to pay a man $750,000 after two police officers were accused of spray painting a swastika inside his car three years ago. The Los Angeles suburb signed off on the payout after the complainant, Kiley Swaine, described finding the swastika on the front passenger seat of his car

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2 soldiers injured, 1 seriously, in mine explosion on Lebanese border

Earlier today (Tuesday), an IDF soldier was severely injured as a result of the explosion of a land mine during IDF routine engineering activity in an enclave in northern Israel. An additional IDF soldier was lightly injured. The soldiers were evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment. The families of the soldiers have been

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Foreign Minister Eli Cohen launches Young Ambassadors program in Binyamin

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen held his first visit to the Binyamin region as the guest of Binyamin Regional Council Governor Israel Ganz. Cohen came with Foreign Ministry staff, met with Binyamin Regional Council representatives and the local municipal leadership at the community center in Adam, north of Jerusalem. Cohen also met with high-tech workers at

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France condemns ‘infuriating and irresponsible’ Smotrich Paris speech

French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre condemned as “infuriating and irresponsible” the statement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in Paris that there is no such thing as a Palestinian people.” In response to a reporter’s question, Legendre said: “We call on those who were called to senior positions in the Israeli government to show

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Netanyahu to new IDF recruits: We have no country without an army

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, today (Tuesday), visited the IDF recruitment center at Tel Hashomer during the induction of recruits for the Golani Brigade and for combat soldiers to be posted at borders and crossings. Prime Minister Netanyahu accompanied the recruits during their induction and – together with Defense Minister Gallant

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Arabic road signs in Germany

“Bilingual road signs are a symbolic expression of social inclusion. They show that people identify with their district and diversity.” Thus Samy Charchira, councilor of the Greens in D&uumlsseldorf (very German name), where for the first time in Germany road signs in Arabic have been inaugurated – you know, such as in Cairo, Baghdad or

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Nashville homes targeted with swastikas, antisemitic graffiti

Five houses in Nashville, Tennessee were targeted with antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas and white supremacist symbols, early Sunday. Nashville Police are searching for two suspects accused of committing the vandalism, WSMV reported. Surveillance footage from a doorbell camera from one of the defaced homes showed one of the suspects spray painting the camera on the

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David Stern: Terrorist shot at me and I fired back

Two days after he was seriously wounded in a terrorist shooting attack in the Arab village of Huwara in Samaria, David Stern spoke from his hospital bed in Beilinson Medical Center in Petah Tikva. Stern thanked the public for the prayers, support and love he received from the people of Israel for for his recover.

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BioNTech comes to Jerusalem: Mayor Moshe Lion announces new mRNA vaccine center

Speaking at a Mind The Tech conference held in London on Tuesday, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion revealed that the German company BioNTech, best known for its partnership with pharmaceutical company Pfizer in manufacturing a COVID vaccine, intends to open a factory in Jerusalem where mRNA vaccines will be developed and produced. “I want to begin

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