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Yom Hashoah ceremonies to be online-only due to coronavirus crisis

Though Israel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations usually include large ceremonies and events attended by…

acApril 20, 2020

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Hamas: All options on the table to force Israel to allow medical aid into Gaza

Hamas’s deputy leader in the Gaza Strip recently warned that unless Israel provides all medical…

acApril 20, 2020

Israel

Report: Palestinians launch diplomatic offensive to prevent Israeli annexation

PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said on Sunday he was in talks with various international parties…

acApril 20, 2020

Judaism

Global Jewish population still short of pre-Holocaust figure

Eighty-one years after the Holocaust, the global Jewish population is still short of the 16.6…

acApril 20, 2020

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Report: Gantz says he and Netanyahu are ‘on the brink’ of a unity deal

Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz has told associates over the weekend that he…

acApril 20, 2020

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Israel to file UN complaint over attempted Hezbollah border breach

Israel accused Hezbollah on Saturday of “provocative” activity along its border with Lebanon and announced…

acApril 20, 2020

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Chabad center in Southeast Florida distributes 50,000-plus masks streetside

A Chabad center in Florida conducted a free drive-through mask distribution and handed out more…

acApril 18, 2020

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IDF’s military intelligence technological unit pioneers new way to make ventilators

An elite technological unit in the Israel Defense Forces has pioneered a new way to…

acApril 18, 2020

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Online database with 26 million documents on Nazi victims, survivors now online

The world’s most comprehensive archive on the victims and survivors of Nazi persecution reached a “milestone” on…

acApril 18, 2020

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First yahrtzeit of Chabad of Poway shooting victim observed in solitude

For thousands of synagogues across America, Passover marked the first time in history that their…

acApril 18, 2020

Antisemitism

Newly elected VP of Rutgers-Newark student government foments anti-Semitism online

A Palestinian student who was elected this month as vice president of the student government…

acApril 18, 2020

Holocaust

Germany commemorates liberation of Bergen-Belsen with a minute of silence

Germany held a minute of silence on Wednesday to mark 75 years since the liberation…

acApril 17, 2020

Antisemitism

Man charged with attempting to blow up assisted-living facility in Massachusetts

Federal agents arrested a man in western Massachusetts on Wednesday after he attempted to blow up…

acApril 17, 2020

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Rabbinical organization suggests guide for marking Yom Hashoah at home

As the Jewish world continues to confront growing ethical, practical and moral questions surrounding the…

acApril 17, 2020

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Senators push for boost in medical, technological US-Israel cooperation

Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced on Thursday that they will seek…

acApril 17, 2020

Israel

After Gantz fails to meet deadline, Rivlin tasks Knesset with forming government

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday informed Blue and White head Benny Gantz that his…

acApril 16, 2020

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Israel Police use drones to track coronavirus patients

As part of the country’s efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the…

acApril 16, 2020

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Israel approves $6 million in grants to startups, companies combating coronavirus

The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) approved NIS 22 million (approximately $6 million) in grants last…

acApril 14, 2020

Judaism

March of the Living launches virtual remembrance project ahead of Yom Hashoah

March of the Living launched a global Holocaust remembrance project for individuals to pay tribute…

acApril 14, 2020

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US patient receives Israeli coronavirus treatment with 100 percent survival rate

An American patient diagnosed with the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been given a treatment by Israeli-based…

acApril 14, 2020