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Coronavirus Project Coordinator Ronni Gamzu says that though the ultra-Orthodox cities of Bnei Brak and Elad still have significant morbidity rates, they are eligible to lose their “red” classification.
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will remove Sudan from the U.S. list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, paving the way for the African nation to normalize ties with Israel.
Ambassador Emmanuel Nahshon tweets that use by “The Brussels Times” of such a picture to illustrate a story on international COVID deaths is “unnecessary and unpleasant” • “This is how anti-Semitism is spread,” says the Israeli Embassy in Brussels.
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“We shall remember this day—a glorious day of peace,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the welcoming ceremony at Ben-Gurion International Airport.
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The Palestinian Authority no longer hides its disdain for President Donald Trump and openly hopes for a Joe Biden victory on Nov. 3.
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(JTA) — Jews around the world are rightfully celebrating the historic and euphoric peace agreement between Israel and the UAE — and so are the Emiratis.
“The message must be sent that the further development of this ‘market’ is taboo and beyond the norms of acceptability,” said Rabbi Menachem Margolin, head of the European Jewish Association.
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Jewish leaders and groups, specifically the ultra-Orthodox community, have sharply criticized the two leaders for their enforcement of coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in cases.
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It seeks to expand its “reach and continue to look for diverse voices across the ideological spectrum to provide insightful commentary.”
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She is also the first woman to hold the position in the history of the 106-year-old social-service organization.
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Hadassah Hospital said the 65-year-old is on a ventilator.
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“It’s one of my greatest privileges in this job to be able to work with leaders around the world who are so committed to fighting for the Jewish people because it’s the right thing to do,” the anti-Semitism envoy says.
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"If someone had asked me a few months ago if I would be here making a speech in Tel Aviv, I would have said this is impossible," says Etihad 787-10 Dreamliner captain Saleh Abdullah.
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Arayik Harutyunyan, leader of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, cited the Holocaust in condemning Israel's sale of weapons to Azerbaijan.
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American Jews were asked about the most important issue in deciding how to vote, which candidate would do a better job on key issues facing the United States, and questions regarding U.S.-Israel relations.
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Soros, the billionaire Democratic megadonor, is a Holocaust survivor.
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“Targets are plenty” says Islamic State spokesman, accusing Saudi Arabia of backing normalization with Israel by opening its airspace to the Jewish state.
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The main themes of the Oct. 20-22 event will be mutual responsibility and “aliyah,” with discussions on the effect of COVID-19 on Jewish communities worldwide and growing anti-Semitism.
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The decapitation of 47-year-old Samuel Paty in a Paris suburb has authorities and the public in France up in arms • Thousands protest the violent act, reminiscent of the 2015 “Charlie Hebdo” massacre.
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French President Emmanuel Macron “offended” Muslims by describing the beheading of 47-year-old teacher Samuel Paty as “Islamist terrorism,” TV host Mohamed Abdelbaky says on Turkish TV.
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Myriad deals between the two countries run the gamut from health-tech to diamonds, but food-tech and agri-tech are top priorities, investors agree.
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As part of the U.S.-brokered Abraham accords, the State of Israel and Kingdom of Bahrain sign a joint communique and eight MoUs covering many fields, among them commerce, IT and agriculture.
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(JTA) — Jewish voters are set to vote 75% to 22% for Joe Biden, according to a poll by the American Jewish Committee.
The chief Palestinian negotiator was placed in an induced coma at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem due to coronavirus complications.
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The visit will focus on advancing the peace treaty Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi signed in Washington on Sept. 15., with a particular emphasis on Muslim tourism to Israel, particularly to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.
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Transparency International’s global index ranks Israel in its highest category with respect to enforcing laws barring the bribery of foreign officials.
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LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, the largest American Jewish weekly west of New York, has ceased print production as of its Oct. 16 issue and become an online-only publication.
(JTA) — The wedding of the grandson of Satmar Grand Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum will be for family only after plans for a reception for tens of thousands of well-wishers drew condemnation from New York officials.
The 65-year-old chief negotiator for the Palestinian Authority—who underwent a lung transplant in the U.S. in 2017—has incited against the Jewish state and supported the payment of terrorists' salaries.
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The joint U.S.-Israel delegation, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, flew to Manama for talks and the signing of a formal peace agreement with the Gulf state.
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The United Arab Emirates airline’s site greets Israeli visitors with “Welcome from Abu Dhabi” in their native language.
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Firqat Alnoor’s Jewish, Muslim, Druze and Christian musicians are dedicated to promoting Arabic music—and coexistence.
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The assailant was shot dead by police when he tried to attack the officers while shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
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Following French teacher’s beheading, Jewish groups urge members to rally against Islamic terrorists
(JTA) — French Jewish groups have called on their supporters to join a rally Sunday in memory of the schoolteacher murdered Friday after facing criticism for showing caricatures of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to his students.
The launch, which sent people running for shelter in Netiv Ha’asara, was the second such attack this month • No casualties or damage reported.
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“The Palestinian, Arab and Islamic right is all of Palestine. This is our right and no one can change our minds in this regard,” says Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri.
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(JTA) — Twitter will now ban posts that deny the Holocaust.
(JTA) — The daughter of a late Holocaust survivor is suing to have her mother’s appearance in Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming “Borat” sequel removed from the film, stating that the comedy mocks “the Holocaust and Jewish culture.”
Rispler had been placed on a ventilator in late September, as infections rose in New York City's Orthodox communities.
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(JTA) — Rabbi Art Green is a scholar of worldwide renown, the author of dozens of books, one of the world’s leading experts on Hasidic Judaism and perhaps the only person ever to lead two different American rabbinical schools. Currently, he serves as rector of the rabbinical school at Hebrew…
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STEPANAKERT, NAGORNO-KARABAKH - OCTOBER 17, 2020: A local resident examines the ruins of a residential house destroyed in a shelling attack. The fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over th…
Palestinian chief negotiator and Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Saeb Erekat, speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Jericho on February 15…
(JTA) — Jews around the world are rightfully celebrating the historic and euphoric peace agreement between Israel and the UAE — and so are the Emiratis.
Hadassah Hospital said the 65-year-old is on a ventilator.
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Arayik Harutyunyan, leader of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, cited the Holocaust in condemning Israel's sale of weapons to Azerbaijan.
The post Armenian leader accuses Israel of aiding ‘genocide’ against his people appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Hungarian-born US investor and philanthropist George Soros receives the Schumpeter Award 2019 in Vienna, Austria on June 21, 2019. (Photo by GEORG HOCHMUTH / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT (Photo cr…
Soros, the billionaire Democratic megadonor, is a Holocaust survivor.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Coronavirus Project Coordinator Ronni Gamzu says that though the ultra-Orthodox cities of Bnei Brak and Elad still have significant morbidity rates, they are eligible to lose their “red” classification.
The post Israeli health officials: Country no longer contains COVID-19 ‘hotspots’ appeared first on JNS.org.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will remove Sudan from the U.S. list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, pa…
Ambassador Emmanuel Nahshon tweets that use by “The Brussels Times” of such a picture to illustrate a story on international COVID deaths is “unnecessary and unpleasant” • “This is how anti-Semitism is spread,” says the Israeli Embassy in Brussels.
The post Israeli envoy asks Belgian news site to remove pandemic photo of ultra-Orthodox Jew appeared first on JNS.org.
“We shall remember this day—a glorious day of peace,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the welcoming ceremony at Ben-Gurion International Airport.
The post In first official visit, UAE ministers arrive in Israel to formalize cooperation agreements appeared first on JNS.org.
The Palestinian Authority no longer hides its disdain for President Donald Trump and openly hopes for a Joe Biden victory on Nov. 3.
The post The Palestinians’ view of the US elections appeared first on JNS.org.
Monday, October 19, 2020
“The message must be sent that the further development of this ‘market’ is taboo and beyond the norms of acceptability,” said Rabbi Menachem Margolin, head of the European Jewish Association.
The post European Jewish group slams Munich auction house for selling Nazi memorabilia appeared first on JNS.org.
Jewish leaders and groups, specifically the ultra-Orthodox community, have sharply criticized the two leaders for their enforcement of coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in cases.
The post Group rallies against Cuomo, de Blasio over new COVID restrictions targeting Jews appeared first on JNS.org.
