Day: June 22, 2023

Tragic end: Five people on board missing submarine are dead

A submersible carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, according to The Associated Press. Coast Guard officials said during a news conference that they”ve notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing since

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Erdan to UN Security Council: Condemn Hezbollah for its blatant violations of resolutions

Israel”s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, sent a letter to the UN Security Council demanding that the Council strongly condemn Hezbollah for blatant violations of Council resolutions and for establishing positions in sovereign Israeli territory. The letter was sent following the Ambassador”s appeal to the UNIFIL peacekeeping forces on this subject at the

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Large explosion near Herzliya forms 8 meter-wide crater

Residents of central Israel reported hearing a loud explosion on Thursday evening, which was heard in several cities in the area. The noise came from an explosion in a factory near Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv. An eight-meter (approximately 26 feet) wide crater was formed next to the factory as a result of the explosion.

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ILAN founder describes ‘4,000-year-old family album’ in Ben Gurion Airport

Isaac Asa, the president and founder of ILAN (Israel Latin American Network), spoke to Israel National News- Arutz Sheva about the massive mural unveiled at Ben Gurion Airport this week, which depicts 4,000 years of Jewish history. “This was a dream,” Asa said, “to have a mural, a picture, that describes the four-thousand-year history of

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Ron Desantis: Biden administration is bending Israel’s arm behind its back

Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke with the Israel Hayom newspaper and criticized President Joe Biden for not inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. DeSantis told Ariel Kahana that it was disgraceful not to invite the Prime Minister, adding that the relationship needs to be ironclad. He

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German woman convicted for joining ISIS, enslaving Yazidi woman

A German court has convicted a German woman for joining the Islamic State (ISIS) terror organization and participating in the abuse of a Yazidi woman. The Koblenz Higher Regional Court found that the 37-year-old, known as Nadine K., abused the woman, a member of the Yazidi minority, forcing her to be a “household slave” while

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Where does this cruelty come from?

Last week, I participated in a demonstration outside the Eshel prison in support of Amiram ben Uliel, found guilty by the Israeli courts of murder in the Duma arson case even though his confession was obtained under torture…I told those protesting with me: “We hope that our love will pass the prison walls and reach

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Watch Live: US Congress discusses Anti-Semitism in UN, PA, and NGOs

The United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing entitled ‘Responding to Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Bias in the UN, Palestinian Authority, and NGO Community’ today (Thursday). The hearing is being held by the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations and features as witnesses Natan Sharansky, Chairman of

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Israel’s American ‘frenemy’

(JNS) As everyone can clearly see, Israel is having to fight to defend itself on several fronts simultaneously. It faces attack from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza an escalating Islamist uprising in the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria some 150,000 Hezbollah missiles capable of hitting the entire country from Lebanon relentless

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Israel, UAE, and Bahrain form team to promote joint tourism

During Tourism Minister Chaim Katz’s diplomatic visit to Bahrain, a professional team was formed to promote a joint tourism package between Israel, UAE, and Bahrain. Professional discussions between the countries’ tourism ministries will launch next week and will include travel agents from Israel and Bahrain, Airline representatives, and hoteliers. The central initiative that will be

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Eli attack survivor recounts shooting attack

Rabbi Nitzan Yamin, the headmaster of the Bnei Akiva Mateh Binyamin Yeshiva, described how he survived the murderous attack near Eli and how his car was stolen by one of the terrorists. “I arrived at the gas station at the Eli Junction to buy chewing gum because I almost fell asleep at the wheel. A

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Korach (Diaspora): Humour can be dangerous!

The Talmud recognises the power of humour and therefore recommends that whenever one is giving a talk, a presentation or a sermon, one should commence with “milta debdichuta” meaning something lighthearted, something funny – tell a joke. In that way, people will be relaxed and they”ll be comfortable to hear what you have to say.

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Haredi rabbi claims left-wing Zionists abandoned Jews during Holocaust

Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak, a hared rabbi who has been critical of the Zionist movement in the past, caused an uproar after he stated in an interview with Channel 14 that the Mapai party, which ruled Israel from its establishment until 1977, bore some responsibility for the deaths of religious Jews during the Holocaust and that

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Archaeological work at old Jewish cemetery in Uman causes outrage

A group of local archaeologists has begun excavating the grounds of the centuries-old Jewish cemetery in Uman, Ukraine, infuriating the local leadership of the Breslov hasidic sect. The hasidic leaders accuse the archaeologists of desecrating the graves of thousands of Jews who were murdered for their faith in the 18th century. “According to markings on

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Israeli National Security Adv. meets US Assistant Sec. of State

National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi met today (Thursday) with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf in Jerusalem. Leaf expressed the Biden Administration’s condolences to the people of Israel following the terrorist shooting attack near Eli this week in which four civilians were murdered. The two discussed ways to prevent a

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Likud MK: ‘We need to be brave in the face of the leftist deep state’

MK Tali Gottlieb (Likud) tells Israel National News about Netanyahu’s withdrawal from the judicial reform three months ago and claims that there are other solutions than beginning a large military operation against Palestinian terrorism. MK Gottlieb began by saying: “I want to say that the reform was buried by Netanyahu already three months ago for

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‘Jeopardy!’ episode features ‘concrete Sinai’ Detroit synagogue

Viewers of the popular game show “Jeopardy!” got a glance of one of the United States” most distinctive synagogue buildings on Tuesday, after a clue showcased Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan. The Conservative synagogue had leaked the fact that it would appear as a trivia item on “Jeopardy!” for days before the game, and

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After four years, Haifa airport resumes international operations

A new flight route was launched Thursday morning between Haifa Airport in Israel and Larnaca and Paphos in Cyprus. The route is operated by means of narrow-bodied jet aircraft from Air Malta, and is marketed by Issta and Israir. At this stage, there will be three round-trip fights daily – two to Larnaca, and one

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Tel Aviv U to remove Sackler family name from medical school

For years, as the Sackler name fell from art museums, colleges and even a wing of Shakespeare”s Globe Theater amid revelations about the family”s contributions to the opioid crisis, it remained very much attached to the medical school at Tel Aviv University. Now, three weeks after the Jewish family that produced the opioid OxyContin agreed

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New neighborhood breaks ground in Eli

On Wednesday night, a new neighborhood went up in the Binyamin Region between the towns of Maale Levona and Eli, not far from the scene of the murderous attack at the gas station on Route 60. The founders of the neighborhood point out that the location of the new “Hamor” neighborhood strengthens the Jewish hold

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Elon Musk challenges Mark Zuckerberg to a fight

Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, and Mark Zuckerberg, owner of the Meta umbrella company that includes Facebook and Instagram, have agreed to a fight. Elon Musk tweeted a challenge to Zuckerberg, saying he would agree to a ‘cage match’ – usually an MMA fight in the titular metal enclosure – if Zuckerberg would as well.

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