June 7, 2023

Canada wildfires cause thick haze across US East Coast

Schools across the US East Coast canceled outdoor activities, flights were halted and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors on Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed American cities in a thick yellowish haze, Reuters reported. The US National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for virtually the entire Atlantic seaboard. Health officials

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Demonstration in Jerusalem: Police officer recorded slapping haredi protester

A Border Police officer was documented on Wednesday evening slapping a haredi man who participated in demonstrations against construction on the Light Rail, which were held on Bar Ilan Street in Jerusalem. The footage shows the officer slapping the protester without justifiable reason. The demonstrations in Jerusalem by extremist elements have subsided in recent months,

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Knesset Speaker in Moroccan synagogue: My father learned Zionism here

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana began his visit to Rabat, Morocco, by putting on tefillin and reciting the shema prayer in the Rabbi Shalom Zaoui Synagogue, where his father prayed before making aliyah to Israel. Ohana met members of the Jewish community there and told them that he was excited to meet them and to visit

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ZOA president denounces Biden’s antisemitism plan

Mort Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, spoke at the IHF Arutz Sheva event in Manhattan and strongly condemned the antisemitism program presented by the Biden administration. “The horrific anti-Semitism program that President Biden presented to us this week, which every single Jewish group but the ZOA has fervently endorsed, this terrible antisemitism

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Israeli man shot dead in Los Angeles

An Israeli man in his 30s was shot and killed today (Wednesday) outside his home in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The victim used to live in southern Israel and in recent years he has been living in the United States. Police are searching for the suspect, a resident of the city who

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Ben-Gvir orders dental benefits cancelled for security prisoners

As part of the policy of the Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir to worsen the conditions of the security prisoners in Israel’s prisons, Commissioner of Prisons Katy Perry signed this morning (Wednesday) a directive that requires prisoners to pay from their own money for dental treatments that until now have been paid for by

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Labor party MK supporty Israeli soveriengty over Jordan Valley

In the wake of the appeal by the leaders of the Sovereignty Movement to the heads of the coalition to take action toward application of sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, the former Minister of Agriculture and Labor Party MK Avraham Katz-Oz says that in his party, too, they understood the strategic importance of Jewish settlement

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Protesters steal monument to PM’s father

Protesters against the government have stolen another memorial monument, this one to Benzion Netanyahu, a noted Israeli historian and the father of the current Prime Minister. A banner was left declaring that the monument, and the interchange named for the same individual, had been renamed “Father of the Dictator Interchange.” “This junction is named for

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Ad Kan reveals: Our Agents work insid anti-Zionist organizations in Israel and abroad

The Ad Kan organization has revealed that after years of exposing the truth behind the anti-Zionist organizations, that organization’s workers are still gathering information against these actors and preparing for the next exposures the organization calls on the public to take part in the national effort, “Our unique activity, going undercover to infiltrate anti-Israeli BDS

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OpenAI founder: ‘We have a moral duty to develop AI’

OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever joined a panel discussion on the subject of artificial intelligence at Tel Aviv University on Monday. Dror Globerman, a broadcaster for Keshet, asked the two about some of the concerns surrounding the topic: “If you truly believe that AI poses a danger to humankind, why are you developing

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Israel’s Heritage Minister: The problem is us – not the Arabs

Otzma Yehudit MK and Minister of Heritage Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu spoke at the Arutz Sheva Israel Heritage Foundation Yom Yerushalayim celebration dinner held in Manhattan. “The problem is not Israeli Arabs or Palestinians,” he said. “It’s the fact that many Israelis don’t believe that we’re right. They don’t believe that Judea and Samaria belong to

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Israeli embassy in US distressed by MK Rothman coverage

The media discourse surrounding MK Simcha Rothman’s participation in the event held last night to celebrate Israel’s 75th anniversary is causing great distress to its organizers at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. The embassy published a statement saying: “Yesterday, a huge and unprecedented demonstration of support for Israel took place in Washington. About 2,000 guests

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PA policeman who plotted to assassinate Samaria leader arrested

A Palestinian Authority policeman has been arrested for plotting to assassinate the chairman of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan. The policeman was arrested during an operation overnight in the Tulkarm refugee camp by IDF and police forces. During the operation, the Israeli forces came under heavy fire, and several explosives were thrown at them.

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Mushroom cloud causes panic in southern Israel

Residents of southern Israel were shocked when a loud explosion was heard near Kiryat Gat today (Wednesday) and a mushroom cloud appeared in the area, Walla News reported. The IDF stated: “Following the explosion heard an hour ago in the area of the city of Kiryat Gat, it was a preplanned controlled ammunition explosion, there

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Public Diplomacy Minister: We need to take pride in being Jewish

Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan spoke at the Israel National News-Arutz Sheva Israel Heritage Foundation Yom Yerushalayim celebration dinner held in Manhattan. “My grandmother grew up in Iran,” she began. “For her, being Jewish meant maintaining her Jewish identity at any cost – and she did.” “If you were to ask a founder of

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President Herzog visits Beit El, meets Rosh Yeshiva

President Isaac Herzog visited Beit El today (Wednesday) and participated in the inauguration of the new and permanent municipal building. As part of his visit, President Herzog arrived together with Beit El Local Council chairman Shai Alon at the new neighborhood Ramat Beit El, where he planted the ‘President’s Tree.’ In addition, the president visited

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Rabbi Shimshon Rafael HIrsch on the parasha: Moshe and Elitism

“Trust us. We”re the experts.” Elitism. Contempt for the masses. We see much of it these days. Among politicians, among public policy planners, among university professors, among TV commentators, etc. It takes great humility to respect the opinion and ability of ordinary people. Thankfully, Moshe Rabbeinu possessed this trait in abundance. When a lad told

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Israeli officials barred entry to Jordan – for wearing kippot

Members of an Israeli delegation were denied entry into Jordan Tuesday, after border guards refused to allow those wearing Jewish garb from entering the country. The incident occurred at the Rabin border crossing in Eilat, on the border with the Jordanian port city of Aqaba, when a delegation of Israeli municipal leaders tried to enter

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