AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Shortly after the outbreak of the Six-Day War in 1967, Ronny Naftaniel was soliciting donations on the street and putting a lot of money into a box emblazoned with the words …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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6/8/17
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The Menorah is one of the most ubiquitous symbols of Judaism. Therefore, nearly every synagogue in the world contains some form or representation of this sacred object. It seems that the Menorah of …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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6/8/17
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Sears says it will remove a line of clothing featuring the slogan “Free Palestine” from its website.
The clothing was offered for sale by a another company, Spreadshirt Collection, and …
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By JTA
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6/8/17
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A pro-Israel event in London has been postponed due to security concerns in the wake of terror attacks in London and Manchester.
Christians United For Israel’s annual “A Night To …
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By JTA
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6/8/17
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A U.S. warship will be officially named Gabrielle Giffords in honor of the Arizona Democratic congresswoman who survived a 2011 gunshot wound to the head. It will be the first Navy ship named after a …
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By JTA
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6/8/17
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An eighth grade student was suspended from a Colorado middle school for an alleged anti-Semitic incident, even though both the student and the victim are Jewish.
A student at Oberon Middle School …
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By JTA
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6/8/17
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A Palestinian baby seriously injured in a car accident was breastfed by a Jewish nurse when he refused to take a bottle.
Nurse Ula Ostrowski-Zak nursed the nine-month-old boy throughout her shift …
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By JTA
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6/8/17
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NOVOGRUDOK, Belarus — People in Jared Kushner’s ancestral town tend to speak very highly of President Donald Trump.
In Novogrudok — a picturesque city of 30,000 in western …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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6/8/17
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said alliances of convenience between Israel and Sunni Arab states could lead to improved perceptions of Israel on the “Arab …
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By JTA
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6/8/17
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With its dominating victory over three powerful Arab states in the Six Day War, Israel changed the world. It moved the Arabs from pan-Arab nationalism to every country for itself and established that …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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6/8/17
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