Day: June 26, 2023

Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir not invited to US embassy July 4th event

The United States Embassy in Jerusalem did not invite Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister to its US Independence Day celebration to be held in the Holy City on July 3rd. According to a report by Haaretz, the embassy is withholding invitations from all members of the Religious Zionism, Otzma Yehudit, and Noam

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Netanyahu: Eliminate aspiration for Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said in closed meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Israel is preparing for the day after Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Kan Reshet Bet reported. According to the report, Netanyahu said at the meeting, “We are preparing for the day after Abbas. We need the

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How New York was renewed by Torah Judaism after the Holocaust

Part One: The Difficult Progress of Jewish Education in America Before the Holocaust Part Two: How a Handful of American Rabbis and Activists Tried To Save Jews During the Holocaust Part Three: The Holocaust and the Growth of Jewish Day Schools in America Part Four: Post-Holocaust American Haven For Yavneh and Its Sages Part Five:

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Smotrich to Netanyahu: Formally object to US returning to UNESCO

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sent an emergency letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanding that Israel express an official stance against the United States restoring its membership in the anti-Israel United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). According to a report on Monday morning in Israel Hayom, the letter was written due to a

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Keep Calm and Carry On

With Pride Month coming to a close, we reshare one of our favorite stories. What does it mean to be ‘in it for the long haul’?

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Judicial reform: First reasonability – then the rest of the reform

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night met with Justice Minister Yariv Levin (Likud), Minister in the Justice Ministry Dudi Amsalem (Likud), and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (Likud) to discuss continued efforts to advance the judicial reform. Channel 12 News reported that in the current meeting, it was decided to focus only on

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Russian air strikes kill 13 in rebel-held northwest Syria

Russian air strikes killed at least 13 people in rebel-held northwest Syria on Sunday, the deadliest attack on the country this year, a war monitor said, according to AFP. At least nine civilians, including two children, were among the dead, with most killed at a fruit and vegetable market in Jisr al-Shugur in the Idlib

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Minister Israel Katz targeted by Hezbollah-inspired group

“The Galilee Forces – The Lone Wolves”, a terrorist organization which operates under the inspiration of Hezbollah, has marked another target for elimination, this time Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Israel Katz (Likud). The organization published a message on its Telegram channel featuring a photo of Minister Katz with the caption: “Your end is near”.

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Germany: Far-right AfD party secures historic victory in local election

Germany’s far-right AfD won its first district election on Sunday, a further boost to the party as it surges to record highs in opinion polls, AFP reported. Robert Sesselmann, a lawyer and regional lawmaker, came out on top in a closely watched runoff vote for district administrator in Sonneberg in the central state of Thuringia,

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Poll: A majority of the public supports a plea deal for Netanyahu

A poll conducted by Prof. Camil Fuchs for Channel 13 News found that 44% of Israelis are in favor of a plea bargain for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that would include his retirement from political life. 36% of Israelis oppose such an agreement. Among voters of parties in the coalition, only 17% support a plea

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US Coast Guard probing implosion of Titan submarine

The US Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the undersea implosion of a tourist submersible that killed all five people aboard while diving to the century-old wreck of the Titanic, officials said on Sunday, according to Reuters. The announcement came a day after Canada’s Transportation Safety Board said it was conducting its own investigation

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Likud files complaint against Ehud Barak

The Likud Party on Sunday filed a complaint with the police against former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, demanding that an investigation be opened against him for “his statements which constitute crimes of incitement, publications of sedition and damage to the rule of law and of society”. The complaint follows remarks made by Barak at a

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