May 22, 2023

UK Jewish org warns of swastika graffiti in London

A leading British Jewish advocacy organization is warning of increasing occurrences of swastika graffiti in the city of London. On Saturday, a swastika inside a heart was found spray painted on a tree in the Kilburn district of north west London, Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) reported. A photo posted to Twitter showed the orange swastika

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Netanyahu, Herzog invited to UAE climate conference in Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday sent formal letters to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog inviting them to participate in the Conference of the Parties

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Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir agree to NIS 250M for Negev and Galilee

A major obstacle to the passage of the State budget was overcome after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on an increased budget for the Negev and the Galilee. At the end of a meeting which lasted several hours, it was agreed that an additional NIS 250 million would be provided

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Fake AI-generated photo of Pentagon explosion leads to stock selloff

An AI-generated photo that supposedly showed an explosion near the Pentagon went viral on Monday, with its spread through social media leading to a shorter selloff of US stocks. The fabricated image showed a cloud of smoke outside the Pentagon and was posted by a Russia”s RT state news outlet and other accounts who claimed

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University of California Santa Barbara Chabad defaced with antisemitic graffiti

Antisemitic graffiti was spray painted on pavement outside the Chabad center at the University of California Santa Barbara on Friday, according to StopAntisemtiism. The vandalism was discovered as 800 Jewish students were gathering at the center to celebrate Shabbat. It included the phrase “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free.” StopAntisemitism, who

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Tel Aviv cancels launch of ‘Irreversible Damage’ Hebrew edition

A conference center in Tel Aviv has canceled the launch event of the Hebrew edition of ‘Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,’ a book by author Abigail Shrier on the growth of transgenderism among teenaged girls and the sexual reassignment surgery industry. Two months ago, the Shovrot Shivyon (Breaking the Equality) raised the

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Military Inteligence Chief: Nasrallah close to mistake which would lead to war

IDF Military Intelligence Directorate commander Major General Aharon Haliva spoke this evening (Monday) at a conference of the Institute for Policy and Strategy of Reichman University in Herzliya, during which he warned of the many threats Iran poses to the State of Israel. Haliva said that the confrontation with Iran’s proxies has turned into a

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Meta faces $$1.3 billion record EU fine

Met was fined a record $1.3 billion by the European Union over transferring user data to the United States, NBC News reported. The penalty is connected to a legal complaint filed by a private party who charged that the method of transferring the data of EU citizens to the US left Europeans vulnerable to American

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EU Jewish youth participate in Jewrovision in Frankfurt

International song and dance competition for European Jewish youth, Jewrovision, took place this year in Frankfurt, hosted by the Central Council of Jews in Germany. Participants ranging from 10 to 19-years-old submitted videos introducing their song, which they performed. Each song was a maximum of four minutes, with an accompanying video introduction of two or

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Gallant reveals Iran’s ‘floating terror bases’

This evening, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant delivered remarks at a conference hosted by the Institute for Policy and Strategy of Reichman University in Herzliya. During his remarks, he shed light on a new field that the IRGC naval forces are attempting to infiltrate, by constructing “floating terror bases.” In his discussion, Minister Gallant also addressed

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Ronald Lauder urges White House not to undermine IHRA antisemitism definition

World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald Lauder on Friday urged the Biden administration not to cave in to pressure from progressives to undermine the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism in an upcoming White House action plan by including an alternative definition supported by the far-left. The White House plan to combat

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Arab worker filmed cutting security fence in Beitar Illit

An Arab worker was recorded today (Monday) cutting the security fence in Beitar Illit in the section that separates the city from the fields of the Arab residents of the nearby villages. One of the residents who lives near the fence documented the incident and called the police. An IDF reconnaissance force was immediately dispatched

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Report: Israel, Saudi Arabia in normalization talks

Israel and Saudi Arabia have been engaged in negotiations for a potential normalization agreement under Bahraini mediation for the last day, Channel 12 News correspondent Sapir Lipkin reported. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Eli Cohen are involved in the telephone negotiations. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Manama in Bahrain and

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Historic Hartford Jewish cemetery vandalized

Authorities are investigating after a historic Jewish cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut was vandalized. The Zion Hill Cemetery, which was established in the 1840s, has had a Jewish section since 1886. Around 400 Jews are buried there. “On a personal level it was very troubling. You feel the emotions of something that was taken away,” Leonard

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A role model for the Islamic World

Throughout much of the Islamic world, human rights are systematically violated. It was recently reported that in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian regime shut down a caf&eacute for a couple of days for the crime of serving women who refused to don a hijab. This comes after the Iranian regime poisoned hundreds of

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Wilderness to Civilization -the power of Torah

With all the leftist hullabaloo and shenanigans (aka demonstrations), much of them anti-religious in nature, that have been going on in Israeli society since the last elections, it would be wise for all involved to take a step back – and appreciate what the Torah has accomplished for us as a Jewish people, both in

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Rabbi Kook arrives in Jaffa

The first of the three dates engraved on Rav Kook”s tombstone in the Mount of Olives cemetery is the 28th of Iyyar, 5664 (1904). This was a deeply significant date in Rav Kook”s life: it marked the day he was privileged to ascend to the Land of Israel.  On the 28th of Iyyar &mdash

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Constitution Committee Chair: Judicial reform talks will blow up

The chairman of the Knesset Constitution and Law Committee, MK Simcha Rothman, believes that the judicial reforms he and Justice Minister Yariv Levin proposed has not been completely dropped from the government’s agenda despite the ongoing negotiations to pass a different version of the reforms at the President’s Residence. “I believe that the reform is

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California school district removes Nazi symbols from ‘The Sound of Music’

A California school district has removed Nazi symbols from a sixth grade performance of “The Sound of Music.” Rolling Hills Elementary school in Fullerton, California will perform the play this week, originally a 1959 stage musical that became a classic movie released 1965 starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer that takes place in Austria in

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Watch: Haifa bus swerves onto sidewalk, smashes lampposts

Three people were moderately injured and 10 people sustained light injuries in a bus accident on HaHagana Avenue in Haifa. Volunteer EMT and Deputy Head of the Carmel region for United Hatzalah Nati Dana said: “The accident involved a bus and a car. We provided initial treatment at the scene of the accident to the

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Israel to become AI powerhouse, vows Defense Ministry director

Israel is on track to become a “powerhouse” in artificial intelligence, a senior Israeli defense official said Monday. Speaking at the 2023 Herzliya Conference at Reichman University on Monday, Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense Major General (res.) Eyal Zamir said the ministry’s budget for AI will increase dramatically this year. “Our mission

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Ambassador Nides: President Biden warned me – don’t break the bond

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides held an interview with Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead at the 2023 Herzliya Conference at Reichman University today (Monday). “When President Joe Biden gave me this job”, Nides recalled, “he said, “There is an unbreakable bond between Israel and the United States – you don”t break it on your

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