Israel urges citizens not to travel to Istanbul citing Iranian terrorist threat
(JTA) — Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid urged Israelis not to travel to Istanbul, saying that Israeli and Turkish authorities have recently thwarted Iranian-backed terrorist attacks.
“In recent weeks, Israeli...
UPenn refuses to reschedule commencement ceremony on Shavuot
(April 5, 2021 / JNS) The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia said it will not move the date of its commencement ceremony, which is set to take place during...
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LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The Woolsey Fire, which began late last week and engulfed a massive swath of Southern California, has killed at least two people, burned nearly...
Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman Quits Over ‘Capitulation to Terror’ in Gaza
Avigdor Lieberman. Photo: Jonathan Klinger via Wikimedia Commons.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a “capitulation to...
UTJ, Shas Sign Vote-Sharing Agreement as Election Approaches
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism and Shas parties concluded a vote-sharing agreement on Tuesday, and pledged to continue working together in the next Knesset, “with full cooperation.”
The deal was...
Demonstrators Mount Another Plaque for Nazi Collaborator, Lithuanian Hero
Protesters in Lithuania’s capital reinstalled last week a memorial plaque to Nazi collaborator Jonas Noreika after the municipality had an earlier plaque dedicated to him removed.
The plaque was mounted,...
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Natan Sharansky Muses About State of Current Political Movements
Chess warrior. Former political prisoner. Longtime Israeli minister and head of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Always a Jewish inspiration.
Natan Sharansky has checked many boxes throughout his life, eight...
Kiryat Shmona Celebrates 70th Anniversary
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NYC health officials urge vaccination in Brooklyn’s Hasidic communities following upstate polio case
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