Day: March 31, 2023

Dominion case against Fox will go to trial, judge rules

A Delaware judge on Friday ruled that the Dominion voting machine company”s defamation case against Fox News, over its airing of false allegations about the 2020 presidential election, will go to trial. Superior Court Judge Eric Davis allowed a jury to decide whether Fox News aired the claims with actual malice, the standard for proving

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Poll: More Israelis prefer Gantz as PM over Netanyahu

A new poll published on Channel 12 News on Friday shows that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his advantage on the question of suitability for the role of Prime Minister. When Netanyahu faced off against opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, there was a tie of 32% between the two. When Netanyahu

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World’s largest drone company likely selling technology to Iran, watchdog says

Chinese technology firm, Da-Jiang Innovations Science & Technology Co (DJI), the world”s largest drone manufacturer, is reportedly selling drone technology and parts to Iran, a watchdog group has warned. United Against A Nuclear Iran (UANI) pointed to a recent Politico investigation that found the company “sent drone parts – like batteries and cameras” to Russia

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Report: Gallant to remain in his position as Defense Minister

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is expected to remain in his position, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”s announcement that he would be fired after he called for a halt to the legislation of the judicial reform in a speech last Saturday night, Channel 12 News reported on Friday. According to the report, Netanyahu wants Gallant to

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Azerbaijan to open diplomatic office in Ramallah

The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, visited Ramallah on Thursday and met with the Palestinian Authority”s official in charge of foreign affairs, Riyad Al-Maliki. During the meeting, the two agreed that Azerbaijan would open a diplomatic office in Ramallah soon, according to the Anadolu news agency. A statement from Al-Maliki”s office quoted the Azerbaijani

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Ex-UK student union president allegedly joked about killing Zionists

The former president of Britain”s National Union of Students (NUS) Shaima Dallali reportedly joked about killing Israelis. “I don”t want no Zionist near my passport, I”ll probs kill him tbh,” she allegedly said, referring to Israeli border guards, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Dallali was removed from her position in October 2022 in response to a

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Men accused of plot to attack Jews in Athens appear in court

Two men accused of planning a Passover attack on a Jewish center in central Athens appeared in court on Friday to answer to terrorism charges and were ordered to remain in pre-trial detention, authorities said, according to The Associated Press. Greek officials announced the suspects” arrests earlier this week. They two are Iranian men of

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B’nai Brith fostering positive links between Jewish and Caribbean communities

B”nai Brith Canada is launching an initiative to highlight the history of Jewish and Caribbean communities across Canada. The Jewish advocacy organization will host over a dozen Caribbean community organizations in a virtual event on May 11, 2023. “The project is a continuation of B”nai Brith”s ongoing work to foster positive links between Jewish and

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IDF to demolish home of Tel Aviv terrorist

The IDF on Friday announced its intention to demolish the home in the Palestinian Arab village of Ni”lin, in which terrorist Moataz al-Khawaja lived. Al-Khawaja carried out the recent shooting attack on Dizengoff Steet in Tel Aviv, in which Or Eshkar was murdered and two other civilians were wounded. Eshkar was seriously wounded in the

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Trump trashes judge expected to handle his criminal trial

Former President Donald Trump took to social media on Friday to slam the New York City judge expected to be assigned to his arraignment next week in Manhattan Supreme Court, accusing him of unethically targeting Trump”s former employees and companies. Trump posted on Truth Social that Justice Juan Merchan allegedly “railroaded” former Trump Organization CFO

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Pence: Charging Trump sends terrible message to world about American Justice

Former Vice President Mike Pence slammed Thursday”s indictment against former President Donald Trump by Manhattan”s district attorney as an “outrage,” charging that the move to indict a former president on a campaign finance issue not only further polarizes America but will also encourage dictators around the world to justify their own abuses of justice. “I

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Manhattan DA accuses House Republicans of ‘unlawful political interference’ in Trump case

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office on Friday charged that House Republicans who are calling for handing over documents and testimony in his investigation into former President Donald Trump are committing “unlawful political interference” in an active criminal case. Leslie Dubeck, the general counsel for Bragg”s office, addressed a letter on Friday to three senior

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US Jewish leaders create group to support Iranian protesters

A group of American Jewish leaders have created a new organization that will offer support to anti-regime activists outside Iran. The new group will provide grants and aid for Iranian activists and diaspora figures as the protests against the Iranian regime continue inside the country, the founders of the new group told eJewishPhilanthropy. The Jewish

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After Labour ban, Jeremy Corbyn not likely to run as independent

It is looking unlikely that former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will run as an independent in his Islington North constituency, which he has held for four decades, after being banned from running as a Labour candidate. Sources told the UK Jewish News that Corbyn no longer believes he has a future as an

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Palestinian media circulates instructions for shooting attacks

Incitement videos encouraging and instructing how to carry out terrorist attacks in different ways are being distributed on Palestinian Telegram channels against the background of the month of Ramadan, also known as the month of Jihad. The last video in the series, called: “O the wolf, rise up for Al-Aqsa Mosque”, opens with video clips

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Trump lawyer: Zero chance Trump will take plea deal

An attorney representing Donald Trump said on Friday that there is “zero” chance the former president will accept a plea deal after being indicted this week by a grand jury over a hush payment made to Stormy Daniels. Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina said in an interview with TODAY host Savannah Guthrie that there was no

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Government officials attend tribute evening for Israel Dog Unit

The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit specilizing in search and rescue held a volunteer appreciation event at its base in the town of Kfar Tapuach in Samaria. The organization dedicated the event as ” salute to the unit’s volunteers who work night and day, from Kiryat Shemona in the north to Eilat in the

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s Hatzolah Air

It was very exciting to host in the studio today Captain Eli Rowe and Dr. Avishai Neuman of Hatzolah Air. Hatzolah Air is a non-profit provider of emergency medical air transport with more than 200 volunteer flight physicians, paramedics, EMTs, dispatchers, and case managers available 24/7 to provide assistance and intervention in urgent and emergent

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The true agenda of Israel’s mass protests has been laid bare

(JNS) Whatever one thinks about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, any true Israeli patriot will surely react viscerally to U.S. President Joe Biden”s outrageous attack on Israel”s right to govern itself without foreign interference. On Monday, Netanyahu announced he was suspending his coalition”s judicial reform legislation in order to negotiate a compromise with the opposition.

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A new phase in U.S.-Israel relations

(JNS) Israel was rocked by the news on Thursday that the U.S. State Department had ordered NASA scientist Dr. Amber Straughn to cancel her participation in the Israel Physical Society”s annual meeting. The news came following Straughn”s posting on Twitter that her “travel authorization was revoked” on Wednesday. The State Department”s move, which gives the

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Shabbat Hagadol: In God we trust

Do you trust in G-d? Is that your first go-to option when you experience a setback? Suppose your car breaks down, you lose your job, or your dental insurance lapses just before your child needs a root canal, is your first reaction, “In G-d we trust?” Sadly, for many of us, myself included, the first

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Tzav: The Olah Offering and Prophecy

 The ultimate objective of the Temple service is hashra”at Shechinah, bringing the Divine Presence into our physical world. This goal is clearly connected to the unique phenomena of divine inspiration and prophecy. God”s Presence in the Temple parallels on the national level the dwelling of prophecy in the mind of the prophet.  In

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Op-ed: Ramadan and closure of the Temple Mount – There’s another way

The Muslim holiday of Ramadan has begun. The month of Ramadan, instead of being a religious holiday for Muslims in the State of Israel, has become a timeframe in which Israel becomes a “sponge” to absorb terror attacks. In past years, the State of Israel has repeated the same mistakes again and again while expecting

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Meir Panim: People who’ve never needed help are now coming for a warm meal

Click here to support Meir Panim Arutz Sheva – Israel National News talked to Mimi Rozmaryn, Director of Global Development of Meir Panim, an nation-wide soup kitchen that serves thousands of needy Israelis on a daily basis and sends meals to people’s doorsteps. Regarding rising costs of living and growing requests for help, Mimi says

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‘No Compromise’: Anti-judicial reform protesters demonstrate outside of Gantz’s home

Opponents of the judicial overhaul continued their protests Friday, gathering outside of National Unity party chairman MK Benny Gantz”s home in Rosh Ha”ayin and Economy Minister Nir Barkat”s Jerusalem home to protest efforts to reach a compromise agreement. Some 150 protesters rallied outside of Gantz”s home Friday morning, including reservists from a number of elite

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Iran claims advisor killed in Israeli air strike in Damascus

An Iranian military advisor was killed in an air strike in Syria late Thursday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Friday. “The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps announces the martyrdom of guardsman Milad Haydari, one of the IRGC’s military advisers and officers, in the criminal attack of the Zionist regime on the outskirts of Damascus

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Free speech vs. hate speech in a time of rising antisemitism

Updated FBI data shows a 20 percent increase in antisemitic hate crimes from 2020 to 2021, and ADL statistics show a 36 percent increase in antisemitic incidents in 2022 from the previous year. According to the ADL, Florida alone has seen an alarming 50 percent increase in 2021 from the previous year. On New Year”s

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