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JERUSALEM (JTA) — The office of the European Union’s delegation in Israel was vandalized with graffiti reading “Get out EU” and “German money kills Jews.”
(JTA) — President Donald Trump submitted the first congressional report mandated under the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act.
(JTA) — Israel’s national baseball team came in fourth place in its first European Championship tournament.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — On the eve of Israel’s elections, President Donald Trump resurrected an idea that Americans and Israelis have for decades considered and always ultimately rejected — a mutual defense treaty.
(JTA) — The parents of Jewish American college student Otto Warmbier had dinner at the White House with President Donald Trump.
(JTA) — A suspect was arrested in connection with the fire that burned to the ground a historic synagogue in northern Minnesota.
(JTA) — Yeshiva University has founded a new Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center.
(JTA) — A hand-drawn swastika was found inside the Washington D.C. headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli government’s Cabinet approved a proposal to legalize a settlement outpost in the Jordan Valley.
(JTA) – A swastika made of freshly dug earth and flowers was laid out in front of the headquarters of the Jewish Community of Lithuania in Vilnius, the country’s capital city.
“Israel is a center of excellence for medical cannabis. It’s like Switzerland is for banking; the place you go to find the real experts,” says Stephen Konigsberg of Tikun Olam USA.
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Only 32% of Israel's Arab citizens intend to vote, 80.5% of them for the Joint List, according to a new poll. Nearly a quarter of respondents said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is most suited to lead the country.
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(JTA) — A rock in the center of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville that students paint with inspirational messages was painted over with a message accusing Jews of being behind the 9-1 attack.
Yamina candidate Naftali Bennett says the plan will be “hell” for Israelis living in the West Bank and spell “the end” for the settlement enterprise; Yamina leader Shaked says U.S. plan “will divide Jerusalem.”
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(JTA) — Flyers described as “anti-Semitic in nature” were posted on several Jewish institutions in Indianapolis.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blames Iran for “unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply” after drone barrage drops Saudi oil production to 5.7 million barrels; Iran accuses U.S. of “max deceit.”
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(JTA) — Police have arrested a man they accuse of beating a rabbi with a large rock in Brooklyn.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The far-right Noam Party announced that it would pull out of Israel’s national elections after polls showed that it would not pass the electoral threshold.
Likud Party says rampant Arab-sector voting fraud may have cost the party 2 seats in April; Gantz: Bibi’s move is “political spin” designed to “lower voter turnout.”
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Raising the issue of a defense treaty now is “clearly election propaganda” and doesn’t reflect mature policy, says former IDF Military Intelligence head Amos Yadlin.
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On Sept. 17, Israelis will vote for the parties they want to represent them for Knesset. JNS would like to know who you would vote for--even if you are not eligible to cast a ballot.
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Report: Turkish Foreign Ministry says Organization for Islamic Cooperation will hold an extraordinary session in in Saudi Arabia to discuss Netanyahu's announcement last week regarding Israeli annexation of the Jordan Valley.
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Countries that allow “terrorist armies” to entrench themselves will “suffer the consequences,” says IDF chief of staff; Israel "will not cease" efforts to return captive, missing soldiers.
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel has spied on the United States, which does not make every report of Israeli spying true.
Of the 134 who aim to go ahead with the move, 133 are Democrats, and one is a Republican-turned-Independent
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Predictions run 33 seats for the Likud and 31 for Blue and White, but show that a left-wing coalition that includes the Arab parties would win 62 seats, ensuring the right would be shut out.
The post Final Israeli election polls slow Likud with slight edge over Blue and White appeared first on JNS.org.
“I understood its depth and maturity, and fine writing and poetry, and with the rise of all the ‘isms’—anti-Semitism, populism and nationalism—both me and my mom saw the necessity in bringing this to life,” said Alexandra Bellak.
The post Secret diary of Jewish teen killed by Nazis to publish after nearly 70 years in bank vault appeared first on JNS.org.
“While observant Jews were under 8 percent of the 51 adjuncts, ALL of them—100 percent—were pushed out after the 2016 academic year,” claims the lawsuit.
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Felix Kjellberg said he hoped that the donation would dispel “alt-right claims that [have] been thrown against me.”
The post Swedish YouTuber with anti-Semitic history cancels $50,000 donation to ADL appeared first on JNS.org.
“Does warming up Tabachnik’s soup count as cooking?” she asked online. It caught the eye of her soon-to-be betrothed.
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NEW YORK (JTA) — Taglit-Birthright is one of the most successful philanthropic projects in modern Jewish history. The result of decades of collaboration between donors and Israel’s Department of Diaspora Affairs, the organization has spent hundreds of millions of dollars sending 700,000 peop…
PITTSBURGH (JTA) — An art installation consisting of works submitted by children from around the world was unveiled at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
“There are realities that make this one global phenomenon, and I believe the solution has to be fighting it everywhere. We need to unify around this important battle of our time,” said Elan Carr, U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, as part of a panel of speakers at a New York City roundtable.
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — Every presidency has a foreign policy arc, forged by the circumstances of what propelled the person to the presidency, by the events that occurred during the term and by the president’s vision.
BOSTON (JTA) — A Rosh Hashanah apple cake bake-off fit for reality television and another installment in the Scarlet and Sam series from the award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel are among the highlights in the crop of new High Holiday books for children.
(JTA) — Yale University’s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies launched a podcast series featuring the remembrances of survivors.
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Dutch man charged with the attempted manslaughter of a Jewish father and son said he forgot why he stabbed them.
The hateful words on “The Rock,” an iconic structure at the university, were painted over with a message of “Love Thy Brother.”
The post Anti-Semitic graffiti found on 9/11 at University of Tennessee-Knoxville appeared first on JNS.org.
“The Democratic debate was light on foreign policy when it comes to the big challenges facing the U.S. overseas,” said Security Studies senior fellow Matthew Brodsky. “Iran was only brought up in passing, which is interesting given everything happening in the Middle East.”
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(JTA) — The leaders of British trade unions, which for years have expressed support for various forms of boycott against Israel, passed a motion seen as endorsing the measure.
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Sunday, September 15, 2019
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The office of the European Union’s delegation in Israel was vandalized with graffiti reading “Get out EU” and “German money kills Jews.”
(JTA) — President Donald Trump submitted the first congressional report mandated under the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act.
(JTA) — Israel’s national baseball team came in fourth place in its first European Championship tournament.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — On the eve of Israel’s elections, President Donald Trump resurrected an idea that Americans and Israelis have for decades considered and always ultimately rejected — a mutua…
(JTA) — The parents of Jewish American college student Otto Warmbier had dinner at the White House with President Donald Trump.
(JTA) — A suspect was arrested in connection with the fire that burned to the ground a historic synagogue in northern Minnesota.
(JTA) — Yeshiva University has founded a new Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center.
JNS Headlines
Sunday, September 15, 2019
“Israel is a center of excellence for medical cannabis. It’s like Switzerland is for banking; the place you go to find the real experts,” says Stephen Konigsberg of Tikun Olam USA.
The post Israeli companies, investors meet in NYC for first-ever ‘Cannabis Investment Symposium’ appeared first on JNS.org.
Only 32% of Israel's Arab citizens intend to vote, 80.5% of them for the Joint List, according to a new poll. Nearly a quarter of respondents said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is most suited to lead the country.
The post Survey: Arab Israelis consider Netanyahu best suited to be prime minister appeared first on JNS.org.
Yamina candidate Naftali Bennett says the plan will be “hell” for Israelis living in the West Bank and spell “the end” for the settlement enterprise; Yamina leader Shaked says U.S. plan “will divide Jerusalem.”
The post Bennett reveals alleged details of Trump Mideast peace plan appeared first on JNS.org.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blames Iran for “unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply” after drone barrage drops Saudi oil production to 5.7 million barrels; Iran accuses U.S. of “max deceit.”
The post Drone strikes take out half of Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas production appeared first on JNS.org.
Likud Party says rampant Arab-sector voting fraud may have cost the party 2 seats in April; Gantz: Bibi’s move is “political spin” designed to “lower voter turnout.”
The post Netanyahu calls for emergency election committee meeting on ‘voter fraud’ appeared first on JNS.org.
Raising the issue of a defense treaty now is “clearly election propaganda” and doesn’t reflect mature policy, says former IDF Military Intelligence head Amos Yadlin.
The post Trump: ‘I look forward’ to discussing defense pact with Netanyahu after election appeared first on JNS.org.
On Sept. 17, Israelis will vote for the parties they want to represent them for Knesset. JNS would like to know who you would vote for--even if you are not eligible to cast a ballot.
The post JNS READER POLL: Who would you vote for in Israel’s Elections? appeared first on JNS.org.
