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| June 11, 2016
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Open letter to Facebook after repeated violations of anti-Israel bias

 

Again Facebook has one standard for those who support the land being called Israel, and another for those who prefer the Jewish State to be called Palestine.

By Dov Lipman

 

I have been trying to reach a live human being at Facebook via email and telephone but have not been successful. Therefore, I write this open letter in the hope that it will reach the proper authorities in your company.

Facebook anti-Israel Bias

Social media Facebook posts – Posters courtesy: DOV LIPMAN

Facebook is, no doubt, in a difficult position – trying to balance free speech while also preventing incitement to violence and other negative results that can arise from people’s posts. Continue Reading »

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| June 6, 2016
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REBIRTH: Madagascar community chooses to return to their Jewish heritage

 

Last month 121 men, women & children underwent Orthodox conversions on the remote Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar, in an effort to secure their beliefs that they are of Jewish or Israelite descent, and that their founders were seafaring members of the Lost Tribes.

By DEBORAH JOSEFSON/JTA

 

Antananarivo – A nascent Jewish community was officially born in Madagascar last month when 121 men, women and children underwent Orthodox conversions on the remote Indian Ocean island nation better known for lemurs, chameleons, dense rain forests and vanilla.

Madagascar Jews

Madagascar Jews – Photo : US-BASED KULANU NON-PROFIT

The conversions, which took place over a 10-day period, were the climax of a process that arose organically five to six years ago when followers of various messianic Christian sects became disillusioned with their churches and began to study Torah. Continue Reading »

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| June 2, 2016
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Jerusalem halts Waqf’s illegal construction of dozens of toilets next to Temple Mount

 

Israeli archaeologist were pleased that Jerusalem’s Municipality issued the Jordanian Waqf, ‘stop-work’ papers on the site, saying, illegal building has been going on for years.

By Benny Toker

 

Archaeologist Dr. Gabi Barkai, a member of the Committee for Preventing the Destruction of Temple Mount Antiquities, welcomed a decision Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made Tuesday to stop the Jordanian Waqf from building toilets at the foot of the Temple Mount.

Illegal building – Photo: Regavim

More measures are needed to save the site, however, he explained in a special interview with Arutz Sheva.

“Sewage infiltrating areas of the Western Wall tunnels is the dangerous possibility; beyond that there is a danger of flooding,” Barkai said, noting that serious restoration work needs to be done and that there “are not enough stop-work orders.” Continue Reading »

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| May 31, 2016
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Turkish synagogue built in 1492 hosts first Jewish wedding in over 40 years

Built in 1492, the world’s 3rd-largest synagogue had tightened security for its 3,000 guests attending its first Jewish wedding, in 41 years.

By i24news

 

A historic synagogue in northwest Turkey was host to a Jewish wedding, its first in 41 years, on Sunday, the Hurriyet Daily News reported.

Edirne Synagogue, Turkey

The recently renovated synagogue in Edirne was built in 1492 for Jews seeking refuge in the Ottoman Empire and is the third-largest in the world.

The event prompted tight security, with surrounding roads being closed and searches of guests. The synagogue also has a metal detector installed at the entrance. Continue Reading »

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| May 23, 2016
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Israeli soldier rescues Jewish woman, 3 children from abusive Arab husband

From a chance encounter at a border checkpoint, a sympathetic IDF soldier facilitates the rescue of a battered woman and her children from a persecuted existence with threats on her life in her Arab town.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

A special operation of the Yad L’Achim organization ended successfully last week, with the rescue of a Jewish mother and her three children from the Arab man she had been tricked into marrying.

A. entering sovereign Israel with children after rescue – Photo: Yad L’Achim Spokesman

The Jewish woman, identified only as A., met and was deceived into marrying a young Arab working illegally in sovereign Israeli territory a full 15 years ago. Continue Reading »

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| May 18, 2016
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Watch: Pro-Israel supporters neutralize BDS mob protesting in London

 

WATCH: The UK’s Israel Advocacy Movement mobilized activists, including a number of pro-Israel Muslims, seriously outnumbering the bewildered group of ignorant far-left extremists who were waving their Palestinian flags upside down.

By Ari Soffer

 

Things didn’t go quite as planned for a group of anti-Israel activists, who hoped to force the closure of an Israeli-owned shop in honor of “Nakba Day” – the day dedicated to mourning the failure of combined Arab armies to destroy the State of Israel at birth.

Several dozen members of the London Palestine Action organization targeted the Sabon cosmetics store on Sunday, mimicking campaigns by other anti-Israel boycotters – belonging to the so-called Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) – to force the closure of businesses owned by Jewish Israelis. Continue Reading »

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| May 18, 2016
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US judge: Synagogue members can take control of oldest US Shule

 

Judge rules in favor of Rhode Island congregation in conflict about the U.S.’s 1st Jewish congregation in NYC against the 250 yr-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island for selling its ceremonial Torah-bells.

By The Associated Press

 

The congregation that worships at the nation’s oldest synagogue prevailed Monday in a bitter legal fight that threatened its existence, as a federal judge ruled it may now control its own destiny and decide what to do with a set of ceremonial bells worth millions.

Touro Synagogue, Photo: AP

Touro Synagogue – Photo: AP

The lawsuit pitted congregants at the 250-year-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, against the nation’s oldest Jewish congregation, Shearith Israel in New York City. Continue Reading »

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| May 17, 2016
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King of Togo visiting Jerusalem asks recognition of his people as a lost Tribe of Israel

 

King Ayi of Togo says everyone in his West African nation has long known they were Jews, having long kept Jewish biblical customs, such as various kosher dietary laws, circumcision on the 8th day after birth, & observing the Sabbath.

By Israel Today

 

King Ayi of the West African nation of Togo arrived in Israel on Sunday with an unusual request – he wants the Jewish state to officially recognize his people as a lost tribe of Israel.

King Ayi of the West African nation of Togo meets with Religious Affairs Minister David Azulai

The king, who has become well known among the Orthodox Jewish community, met with Religious Affairs Minister David Azulai, who told the African ruler that Israel’s Chief Rabbinate will have to investigate his claims to being descended from Israel. Continue Reading »

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| May 5, 2016
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WATCH: Israelis observe 2-minute silence as Jewish State marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

view videoIsrael’s PM Netanyahu warns, ‘Anti-Semitism didn’t disappear with the death of Hitler.’

By i24news

 

As Israel was commemorating the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, traffic ground to a halt as a two-minute siren sounded throughout the country, during which Israelis held a moment of silence in memory of the six million Jews who were slaughtered under Nazi rule.

A series of ceremonies are taking place throughout the country to honor victims and survivors of the Holocaust. In Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem museum, officials will lay wreaths at a monument dedicated to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced Wednesday what he called “poisonous” anti-Israeli propaganda in the West which he compared to Nazism, in remarks on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Continue Reading »

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| April 26, 2016
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Watch: Palestinians Riot at the Temple Mount

WATCH: Israel Police step in when Palestinians attacked Jews for bowing down, a violation of the status quo that prohibits non-Muslims from praying on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s most Holy site.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Over 500 people visited the Temple Mount on Tuesday, including 400 tourists. Eight, however, were forced off by the police after they allegedly (violating the visiting conditions.”

Temple Mount Riots on 26.4.16 - FB screenshot 2

Two Jewish visitors bowed down while on the site, in contravention of the status quo that bans Jews (and only Jews) from praying while at their holiest site. After they did so, a number of Arabs attacked them, driving the pair to the ground. Continue Reading »

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| March 30, 2016
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Photojournal of Jerusalem from 100 years ago

 

Here’s a selection from a new archive, pictures of Jewish Jerusalem from over 100 years ago.

By Amit Cotler

 

Not long ago we published pictures of Tel Avivians surviving winter throughout the years, and before that, how Tel Avivians beat the heat.

This time, we get to see Jerusalem from 100 years ago. Elkana Steinmetz, marketing director of The Society for the Restoration and Development of the Jewish Quarter opened up his archive and showed us some real treasures.

“We hadn’t done much with the pictures until today,” Steinmetz said in an interview with Ynet. “But now, because of the ‘old-new’ picture trend, we took these pictures out.” Continue Reading »

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| March 28, 2016
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Israel’s National Library Receives Rare Ethiopian Torah

 

Used by the spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Ethiopia’s Tigray province around 400 years ago, the Orit, translated from Hebrew to Ge’ez, contains the 5 books of Moses, the books of Joshua, Judges & Ruth.

By Yori Yalon

 

A rare copy of the “Orit,” the Ethiopian Jewish Torah, was delivered last week to the National Library of Israel in a festive ceremony full of singing and dancing.

A rare copy of the “Orit,” the Ethiopian Jewish Torah – Photo Courtesy of the National Library of Israel

The scroll, translated from Hebrew to Ge’ez, was written around 400 years ago and used by the spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Ethiopia’s Tigray province, Isaac Yaso. Continue Reading »

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| March 25, 2016
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Report: Seeking retribution Yemen arrests 2 for aiding Torah smuggled to Israel

 

Yemeni Orthodox man and airport worker were arrested of aiding in the operation that brought 19 Yemeni Jews, accompanied with their community’s ancient Torah, to Israel.

By Jessica Satin

 

A Jewish man and an airport worker in Yemen have been arrested under the accusation of aiding in the smuggling of an antique torah from the war-torn country to Israel, the Jewish Chronicle reports.

Yemeni Jew, Sliman Ychya Yakov Dahari (L), arrives alongside other Yemeni Jews to an immigration centre in the Israeli city of Beersheba on March 21, 2016 following a secret rescue operation. – PHOTO: Menahem Kahana (AFP)

Earlier this week 19 Yemini Jews were airlifted to Israel in what officials called a “complex, covert operation” that was carried out with the assistance of the Jewish Agency and the US State Department. Continue Reading »

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| March 24, 2016
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Palestinians attend Memorial, for political agenda, not support after attack

 

Three examples of the anti-Israel obsession captured at memorial for Brussels victims, including French TV’s live broadcast of woman wearing hijab seen tearing up Israeli flag placed there in solidarity, then hiding it.

By Itamar Eichner

 

A pro-Palestinian activist on Wednesday removed and tore up an Israeli flag placed at Place de la Bourse Square in Brussels in solidarity with the victims of the terror attack in the Belgian capital while French TV channel RTL was broadcasting live from the square. 

The French network was broadcasting one of the spontaneous memorial services at the scene of the attack when a woman wearing a hijab was seen on camera removing the flag from among the flags of other countries, crumpling it, and tearing it up. Continue Reading »

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| March 24, 2016
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VIDEO: UK’s PM Cameron tells Labour Party to ‘sort out’ its anti-Semitism

 

WATCH: British Prime Minister Cameron fiercely condemned the growth of anti-Semitism in UK’s Labour party, and turned to face Jeremy Corbyn demanding he take responsibility for his party, that “he should sort it out.”

By Ari Bashar

 

UK Prime Minister David Cameron issued sharp criticism of the Labour party Wednesday, given the large number of members recently exposed making anti-Semitic comments and the party’s unwillingness to take action against them.

In parliament, Mike Freer of the Conservative party asked Cameron if he agrees that all organizations “public and private” should root out anti-Semitism, in a timely statement given the Labour party’s recent association with anti-Semitism. Continue Reading »

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