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| December 9, 2016
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Saudi journalist suggests Israeli Arabs come work in Saudi Arabia to enhance bilateral ties

 

Established Saudi journalist Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, tells Jewish journalist Joseph Braude of the US conservative think tank, the Hudson Institute, that hiring Israeli Arabs could be a positive step toward establishing official relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

By Roi Kais

 

In an interview with US conservative think tank the Hudson Institute, journalist Joseph Braude interviewed Saudi journalist Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, who suggested that hiring Israeli Arabs in Arab countries could be a positive step toward establishing official relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Saudi journalist, Abdulrahman Al-Rashed

Saudi journalist, Abdulrahman Al-Rashed

Al-Rashed was the editor of London-based Arab paper Asharq al-Awsat and had previously run Saudi-owned, pan-Arab television news channel Al Arabiya. Continue Reading »

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| November 22, 2016
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Swiss report notes “it is the state’s duty” to protect local Jews but refuses to fund needed security

 

Swiss government refuses to follow neighbouring countries where Jews or Jewish institution may be targeted in violent attacks, saying, ‘There is no constitutional basis permitting the federal state in funding the costs.’

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Switzerland’s Jews need to fund their own security costs, a Swiss government agency said in a report on anti-Semitism.

The unusual assertion came in a report published last week by the Swiss interior ministry’s Service for the Fight against Racism. It prompted a mixed reaction by the country’s Jewish communities, who welcomed the report’s naming of the problem but criticized its failure to offer alternative solutions. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2016
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After Jerusalem, Western Wall, Temple Mount, Palestinians now turn to UNESCO to get Rachel’s Tomb

 

view videoThe Palestinians are trying to threaten Israel’s hold on Rachel’s Tomb by throwing pipe bombs & stones, as well as by fabricating a new history for the site by interjecting the identity of Bilal Ibn Rabah. And again, just as was done with Jerusalem, UNESCO is on their team solidifying their falsehoods into a reality.

By Nadav Shragai

 

As the argument over the muezzin bill in Israel heats up, security forces in the Bethlehem region and the outskirts of the Gilo neighborhood in Jerusalem seem bothered by one muezzin in particular: Bilal Ibn Rabah, an Ethiopian-Abyssinian who is recognized in Islamic tradition as a slave who served in the home of the Prophet Muhammad as the first muezzin to ever beckon believers for prayer five times a day. Continue Reading »

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| November 17, 2016
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Oberlin College sacks professor after posting anti-Semitic remarks

 

Although Karega’s blatantly anti-Semitic social media posts included one accusing Israel and “Rothschild-led bankers” of owning “Your news. The media. Your oil. And your government,” and another suggesting that Israel was behind the attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, and responsibility for downing a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014, Karega appeared to blame the college governors & administration of persecuting her because she is black.

By JTA

 

An Oberlin College assistant professor whose anti-Semitic social media posts outraged many alumni and faculty earlier this year has been dismissed.

The Ohio college’s board of trustees announced Tuesday that it had voted to dismiss Joy Karega “for failing to meet the academic standards that Oberlin requires of its faculty and failing to demonstrate intellectual honesty.” Continue Reading »

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| November 16, 2016
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Historical First: Israeli Jewish & Arab births are equal

 

No longer a demographic threat in Israel, as Jewish women are having more and more children, while Arab mothers have been doing the opposite.

 

By Israel Today Staff

 

Israel’s Bureau of Statistics this week announced that for the first time in the history of the modern State of Israel, the Jewish birth rate is on par with the Arab birth rate. Both Jewish and Arab women are having an average of 3.13 children.

A newborn baby - Photo: Indrani/Wikimedia Commons

A newborn baby – Photo: Indrani/Wikimedia Commons

Several years ago, the birth rate for Arab women stood at 4.3 children, while their Jewish counterparts were only having 2.6 children on average. Continue Reading »

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| November 16, 2016
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Oldest Ten Commandments to be auctioned in Beverly Hills with opening bid of $250,000

 

So that the stone tablet didn’t have 11 Commandments, taking God’s name in vain was replaced with new one commanding worship at Mount Gerizim.

By i24news

 

The oldest stone inscription of the Ten Commandments discovered so far is being auctioned this week with an opening bid of $250,000 and the requirement that the owner must put the artifact on public display, CNN reported on Tuesday.

The oldest stone inscription of the Ten Commandments is being auctioned - Photo: Heritage Auctions

The oldest stone inscription of the Ten Commandments is being auctioned – Photo: Heritage Auctions

The tablet was discovered near Israel’s Yavneh during excavations for a railroad station in 1913 and is believed to be the only intact tablet version of the commandments. Continue Reading »

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| November 6, 2016
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Palestinians now seek ownership of Dead Sea Scrolls via UNESCO

 

After repeated successful Palestinian inspired resolutions at UNESCO that ignored Jewish ties to the Temple Mount, Western Wall and Jerusalem, the Palestinian are now going after the Dead Sea Scrolls.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

The Palestinian Authority is preparing to lay a claim to the Dead Sea Scrolls at the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Israel Radio reported on Saturday night.

ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY researchers utilize advanced technology to piece together thousands of fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls. - Photo: ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY

ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY researchers utilize advanced technology to piece together thousands of fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls. – Photo: ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY

“This is another provocative and audacious attempt by the Palestinians to rewrite history and to erase our connection to our land,” Ambassador to UNESCO Carmel Shama-Hacohen said. Continue Reading »

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| November 3, 2016
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Palestinian terrorist shot dead during his attempted stabbing attack on IDF soldiers

 

A Palestinian Arab terrorist, armed with a knife in hand, was neutralized by IDF soldiers while attempting to stab Jews at a bus-stop north of Jerusalem.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

An Arab terrorist armed with a knife attempted to stab Jews at a popular hitchhiking spot outside of a Jewish community north of Jerusalem Thursday afternoon.

The terrorist targeted Israeli security forces stationed at the Ofra junction in Samaria, but was shot and neutralized before he was able to reach his intended victims.

Scene of attempted knife-attack at Ofra junction – Photo: Arutz Sheva

IDF soldiers positioned near the junction opened fire on the terrorist as he charged them.

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| October 26, 2016
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Ancient papyrus scroll dating from 7th century BCE mentions Jerusalem in ancient Hebrew script

 

Israel Antiquities Authority presents evidence that refutes UNESCO resolution that rejects Jewish ties to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.
• The stolen papyrus document from a Judean Desert cave, records a shipment to a First Temple period king, in ancient Hebrew script.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

The UNESCO decision passed Wednesday declaring the Temple Mount to be a Muslim site of worship was immediately countered by the Israel Antiquities Authority, which presented a document dating from the seventh century BCE — the First Temple period — in which the name “Jerusalem” clearly appears in ancient Hebrew script.

The ancient papyrus that mentions Jerusalem - Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Channel 2 

The ancient papyrus that mentions Jerusalem – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Channel 2

According to the authority, the papyrus document, which had been among the antiquities robbed from caves in the Judean Desert, represents the oldest external source found to date that cites Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| October 22, 2016
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Israel’s PM thanks Italian PM Renzi for speaking out against UNESCO vote on Jerusalem

 

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi described UNESCO’s anti-Jewish resolution condemning Israel’s actions in Jerusalem as ‘incomprehensible & unacceptable.’

By i24news

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi for his opposition to a UNESCO resolution condemning Israel’s actions in east Jerusalem.

Israel's PM Netanyahu (Amos Ben Gershon:GPO) and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (Alessandro Di Meo:EPA)

Israel’s PM Netanyahu (Amos Ben Gershon:GPO) and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (Alessandro Di Meo:EPA)

Netanyahu over the weekend spoke by telephone with his Italian counterpart after having sent him a letter following Italy’s UNESCO vote and thanked him for his remarks to the effect that Italy’s vote on the Jewish People’s link to Jerusalem was a mistake that would not recur. Continue Reading »

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| October 21, 2016
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In dramatic move, Italy vows to reject UNESCO’s anti-Jewish, Jerusalem resolution

 

Italy announced on Friday that it would vote against such texts in the future, with the Italian PM Matteo Renzi adding during a visit to Brussels, These resolutions are “incomprehensible, unacceptable and wrong.”

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

In a sign that European countries may be increasing their support for Israel’s battle against UNESCO’s Jerusalem resolutions, Italy announced on Friday that it would vote against such texts in the future.

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These resolutions are “incomprehensible, unacceptable and wrong,” Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told an Italian Radio station during a visit to Brussels. Earlier this week he was in Washington, where he was honored with a state dinner at the White House. Continue Reading »

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| October 20, 2016
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Worldwide Jewish outcry failed to change UNESCO’s bigoted Jerusalem vote

 

Other countries took notice when Mexico’s envoy to UNESCO, Andrés Roemer, was fired for his integrity, and saw the outcry that moved his country to withdraw its support from the resolution erasing any connection of Judaism’s ties to the Temple Mount and Western Wall.

By Polina Garaev

 

“Thank you Andrés Roemer, the Mexican Dreyfus,” a Jewish-Mexican news website wrote to the Mexican UNESCO envoy who lost his post during the fight against the UN cultural body’s controversial resolution minimizing the connection between the Jewish people and the Temple Mount.

Prouder days at UNESCO for Mexico’s envoy Andrés Roemer and Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova – Photo: Facebook

Roemer’s attempt to reverse the decision failed, but the Mexican Jewish community is grateful nonetheless. Continue Reading »

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| October 17, 2016
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Aliyah: The incredible journey of being smuggled out of Damascus

 

The intelligence gathered by these two immigrants from Syria, who were smuggled into Israel in 1985, is unknown to the Israeli public, but the IDF sees these two brothers, now in their 40s, and the eldest’s son as well, as an invaluable strategic asset to the Jewish State.

By Yair Altman

 

“Today, when I look back, I have no regrets,” says Chief Warrant Officer A., 46, who serves in the Israel Defense Forces’ elite 8200 intelligence unit with his brother, Warrant Officer M., 42, and his son.

NCOs A. and M., with A.’s son (center.) – Photo: Oren Ben Hakoon

“People who hear for the first time that we all serve in the same place is surprised, but for us, it’s the most natural thing to do.

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| October 16, 2016
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5 very Jewish moments in the life of Bob Dylan, born, Robert Zimmerman

 

view videoHere’s a look into a few great ‘Jewish moments’ of Bob Dylan, the 15th Jewish Laureate of the Nobel Prize in literature.

By Gabe Friedman

 

JTA – Maybe the times are a changin’? Bob Dylan became the first person considered primarily a musician to win the Nobel Prize in Literature when he was bestowed the prestigious honor on Thursday. The Bard — as he is known affectionately by fans, underscoring how he is often seen equally as a poet and musician — became the fifteenth Jew to win the literature prize, joining the ranks of Saul Bellow, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Patrick Modiano. Continue Reading »

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| October 13, 2016
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Photo Essay: Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur

 

The Jewish Holy day takes on a different, unique solemn atmosphere in the state’s secular & vibrant metropolis, than in any other city in Israel.

By Jessi Satin

 

Nine days after Jews around the world rang in the New Year on Rosh Hashana, sundown Tuesday marked the beginning of Yom Kippur—the Jewish day of atonement.

Tel Aviv’s big synagogue - Photo: Jessi Satin

Tel Aviv’s big synagogue – Photo: Jessi Satin

Nearly everything in Israel comes to standstill for this day, considered the holiest of the year. No one drives, all stores and restaurants close save for a select few small businesses owned by non-Jewish families.

In the Orthodox tradition, Yom Kippur is spent in synagogue or at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, praying and asking forgiveness for sins committed over the last year, and fasting—an action of self-denial and humility. Continue Reading »

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