Day: May 25, 2023

After uproar: Noa Kirel accepts initiation to visits Poland

Poland”s Deputy Foreign Minister, Pawel Jablonski, said on Thursday that Israeli singer Noa Kirel had accepted his invitation to visit Poland, following Kirel”s recent remarks which caused an uproar in Poland. “Thank you Noa Kirel for accepting my invitation to visit Poland again. I hope that together we will use this opportunity to discuss history,

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US condemns Iran’s latest ballistic missile test: A serious threat to regional security

The United States on Thursday called Iran’s missile program a “serious threat” after the Islamic Republic unveiled a new model with its longest range to date, AFP reported. “Iran’s development, and proliferation of, ballistic missiles poses a serious threat to regional and international security and remains a significant non-proliferation challenge,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller

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US nuclear secrets not protected against spies, watchdog warns

A government watchdog warned in a new report that the US federal agency responsible for the safety of the nation”s nuclear secrets has for years failed to guard against serious threats, including from spies and fraudsters. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation, the Energy Department has ignored numerous recommendations to create an “insider

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Nasrallah: Israel is the one who must be careful

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah responded on Thursday to IDF Military Intelligence Directorate commander Aharon Haliva, who said earlier this week that Nasrallah “is close to making a mistake that could lead to a major war.” “You are not the ones threatening a big war – we are the ones threatening you. And any such war

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Paralyzed man walks again with spinal and brain implants

A man with paralysis is walking again with experimental spine and brain implants, over a decade after being injured. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland created a “brain-spine interface” implanted in the man. The device enacts a neurological connection between the brain and spinal cord. Brain implants track signals for

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Oath Keepers founder given 18 years for seditious conspiracy on Jan. 6

The founder of far-right group Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in prison for hatching a plot that ended in his followers storming the US Capitol on January 6, 2020 in an effort to prevent President Joe Biden from assuming the presidency. Rhodes, the first Jan. 6 defendant to be

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Knesset Speaker to visit Morocco

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana is expected to pay an official and first-of-its-kind visit to Morocco at the beginning of June, Kan 11 News reported on Thursday. According to the report, it was the speaker of the Moroccan parliament who invited Ohana following connections that were created between their respective offices. Morocco renewed its official relations

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American tourist has leg bitten off by shark in Turks and Caicos

An American tourist was severely injured in a shark attack that occurred in Turks and Caicos on Wednesday, said authorities from the British Overseas Territory southeast of the Bahamas. The 22-year-old woman from Connecticut was reportedly snorkelling near an exclusive resort in Providenciales, in the northwest Caicos Islands, at around 3 p.m. when the shark

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Poll: Two-thirds of Americans believe Biden too old for 2nd term

A new poll has found that around two-thirds of US voters believe President Joe Biden is too old to undertake a second term in the White House. Biden is currently 80-years-old, and reportedly plagued by a number of health concerns. He would be 86 at the end of a second term. The Quinnipiac University poll

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WJC praises Biden admin for releasing national agenda to combat antisemitism

The World Jewish Congress applauded the Biden administration”s Thursday announcement of the release of the US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. “President Biden and his administration have developed the first comprehensive plan across US agencies to foster Jewish life and address rising antisemitism,” WJC President Ronald Lauder said. “The president”s leadership in directing the vast

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Car collides with gates of Downing Street in London, suspect arrested

A car collided on Thursday with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British Prime Minister”s home and offices are located, setting off a rapid security response, according to The Associated Press. The Metropolitan Police force said a man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving.

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After 2 years: Missing Israeli man found in Jordanian hospital

A young Israeli man who went missing two years ago was found in a Jordanian hospital and returned to Israel. Shalom Rotban, the son of Chabad chasidim from Kiryat Malachi in southern Israel, suffered post-dramatic-stress disorder as a result of a rocket strike that occurred near his home during Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012

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US embraces IHRA defnition of antisemitism

US President Joe Biden presented his administration’s national strategy to combat antisemitism this morning (Thursday). “It’s the most ambitious and comprehensive US-government-led effort to fight antisemitism in American history,” President Biden said. The plan involves increasing understanding and awareness of antisemitism and Jewish American heritage, improving the safety and security of Jewish communities, and reversing

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Jewish activists demand NY pro-Israel parade ban Israeli cabinet ministers

According to an open letter, 500 Israeli-Americans who oppose judicial reform have signed a petition demanding that JCRC-NY (Jewish Community Relations Council), other Jewish groups, and elected state officials refuse to host and appear at marches with Israeli cabinet ministers traveling to New York for the Celebrate Israel annual parade, The Forward”s senior political reporter

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Shavuot (Pentecost) guide for the perplexed, 2023

The significance of Shavuot(May 26, 2023) Shavuot is one of the three liberty-oriented Jewish pilgrimages to Jerusalem: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Tabernacles), which constitute game-changing milestones in the formation of Jewish history, documenting the 4,000-year-old Jewish roots in the Land of Israel, and the unique linkage between the Land of Israel, Judaism and the

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IDF downs drone crossing into Israel from Lebanon

A short while ago, IDF soldiers identified and downed a drone crossing from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory towards the town of Zar’it. The drone was monitored by the IDF throughout the incident. The IDF stated that it will continue to prevent any attempt to violate Israeli sovereignty. A previous drone that crossed into Israeli

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Suspects in stabbing death of Israeli man in Dubai named

The Dubai Police released this afternoon (Thursday) the photos and names of the eight suspects in the murder of Israeli citizen Gassan Shamsiyah yesterday. An official statement issued by the Dubai Police stated that all the suspects have Israeli citizenship and the suspects belong to an Acre crime family. The suspects were identified as Hassan

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Italy criticized for ending 8 decades of lawsuits against Nazi Germany

Italy is facing criticism for putting to an end claims for compensation against Nazi Germany on June 28, eight decades after its citizens began legal claims for suffering atrocities. The deadline would be the final date that Italian citizens could file claims against Germany involving abuses suffered during World War II, Euronews reported. The June

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Shavuot: Connecting to Torah Study

For Rav Kook, it was axiomatic that the Jewish soul and the Torah are a match made in heaven. In his book analyzing the essential nature and value of Torah study, Orot HaTorah, he categorically asserted that “The Torah is bound together with the spirit of Israel” (12:1). This is true not only for the

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4-year-old killed after falling off bike

A four-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle in the Wadi Ara area in northern Israel fell off of the bike and died of his injuries today (Thursday). Magen David Adom medics and paramedics evacuated the child to Emek Medical Center in Afula in critical condition while performing CPR. He was pronounced dead at the

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Florida mom apologizes for promoting the Protocols of the Elders of Zion

Months before a Miami-area mother persuaded a local school to restrict access to an Amanda Gorman poem, she was posting antisemitic memes on her Facebook page. Now, Daily Salinas is apologizing for one of those things &mdash and unrepentant about the other. “I want to apologize to the Jewish community,” Salinas told the Jewish Telegraphic

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Terrorist who requested early release returns from hospital to prison

The condition of the terrorist prisoner Walid Daqa, who was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the 1984 kidnapping and murder of IDF soldier Moshe Tamam, has improved. The terrorist was transferred on Thursday morning to the Israel Prison Service medical center after he was discharged from Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Following the

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Interior Minister demands broad support for judicial reform

Interior Minister and Health Minister Moshe Arbel (Shas) insists that the judicial reform must pass with broad support, so that the next government will not cancel it. Referring to the previous Religious Affairs Minister, MK Matan Kahana (National Unity), Arbel told Makor Rishon, “Kahana came with a far-reaching reform, he insisted and bragged, and what

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TV host: ‘I never thought to blame an entire sector’

TV host Galit Gutman on Thursday morning spoke on Keshet 12 about her comments last week. “Following what I said, and I apologized immediately, it was important for me to sit here, in the chair the words were said in,” Gutman said. “So first of all I apologize from the depths of my heart for

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