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JEWISH INSIDER: Communal leaders, pro-Israel groups seek to mobilize Jewish voters to save Engel

Originally published in Jewish Insider. As embattled Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) fights for his political life, constituents…

acJune 18, 2020

HamasIsraelPalestineTerrorism

Incendiary balloons plague Israeli land near Gaza border, sparking new fires

 Footage showing the aftermath of an incendiary-balloon attack from Gaza on the fields of Kibbutz…

acJune 17, 2020

Antisemitism

After backlash, Handler deletes Farrakhan video off social-media site

 Following days of backlash against a controversial social-media posting, comedian Chelsea Handler deleted a video that she…

acJune 17, 2020

IsraelPalestine

Palestinian Authority erases, replaces 2,000 years of Jewish history in music video

The Palestinian Authority has been re-broadcasting a music video on its offical television channel erasing…

acJune 17, 2020

IsraelPalestinePolitics

US House Democrats warn against Netanyahu plan of annexation

Four Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to Israeli Prime…

acJune 16, 2020

Antisemitism

Chelsea Handler shares what she deems is ‘powerful’ video of Farrakhan

Comedian, actress and talk-show host Chelsea Handler shared on her Instagram page on Sunday a…

acJune 16, 2020

HamasIsraelPalestine

Gaza rocket strikes southern Israel, IDF retaliates against Hamas targets

Israel struck several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday night after a rocket…

acJune 16, 2020

IsraelPalestine

Greenblatt: Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria not illegal, land not ‘Palestinian’

Former White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt wrote on Monday that the U.S. government does not…

acJune 16, 2020

AntisemitismBDS

Balearic Islands parliament passes bill condemning anti-Semitism, BDS

The parliament of Spain’s Balearic Islands has passed a bill condemning anti-Semitism, as per the…

acJune 15, 2020

CoronavirusJudaismPolitics

Three New York Orthodox Jews sue Cuomo, de Blasio over coronavirus restrictions

Three Orthodox Jews have filed a lawsuit against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York…

acJune 15, 2020

Israel

On Trump’s birthday, Israel greenlights construction of Trump Heights

Israel announced on Sunday the approval of plans to build a new town in the…

acJune 15, 2020

Holocaust

‘We are here’: Virtual concert to honor 77th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Sing…

acJune 13, 2020

Antisemitism

Middle-age man stabs rabbi in London neighborhood of Stamford Hill

A Jewish man in his 50s was stabbed on Friday morning in the Hackney section…

acJune 13, 2020

HamasPalestineTerrorism

Lawsuit: Qatar secretly gave funding for terror attacks that killed Americans, Israelis

Qatar secretly provided funding for several terror attacks that killed Americans and Israelis, according to…

acJune 12, 2020

Israel

US sanctions ICC officials pushing war crimes’ investigation against allies

 The Trump administration authorized sanctions against International Criminal Court officials who are investigating alleged war…

acJune 12, 2020

AntisemitismCoronavirus

Report: Far-right spreads anti-Semitic conspiracies amid COVID-19, Floyd’s death

 Far-right anti-Semites have been active online in spreading coronavirus conspiracies, according to a new report by the…

acJune 11, 2020

Israel

Senate Armed Services Committee votes to continue security aid, jets to Israel

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $740.5 billion 2021 National Defense Authorization Act…

acJune 11, 2020

Antisemitism

Israeli president to US Jewish leaders: ‘Anti-Semitism, racism two sides of same coin’

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke to Jewish leaders on Wednesday about shared challenges in the…

acJune 11, 2020

Israel

Coronavirus helps spur North Americans to make record-setting aliyah

A total of 51 new olim landed on Tuesday as part of a Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah…

acJune 11, 2020

Iran

House Republicans propose ‘toughest sanctions’ on Iran

Congressional Republicans on Thursday unveiled a legislative package that includes the “toughest sanctions” to date…

acJune 11, 2020