An Iranian-born Australian Shia imam told a Five Towns audience last Wednesday evening that he’s onboard with Israel — and that the Koran agrees that the land of Israel belongs to the …
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By Ed Weintrob
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5/21/19
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As Israelis took refuge in bomb shelters (again), and Palestinians celebrated in the streets as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad rockets flew overhead, one of the oldest synagogues in …
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By Carol Greenwald and Robert Samet
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5/15/19
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History may be open to interpretation, but not wholesale revision. Enter Rep. Rashida Tlaib and the tale of Palestinian Arabs as the benefactors of persecuted Jews.
In 2015, Israeli Prime Minister …
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By Howard Bressler
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5/14/19
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POWAY, California (JTA) — Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in the attack at a Chabad synagogue near San Diego, is credited with jumping in front of the synagogue’s rabbi to shield him …
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By Gabrielle Birkner, Marcy Oster
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5/10/19
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From a seemingly endless stream of reactions to the tragedy at Chabad of Poway, we’ve chosen to quote from two — by Rabbi Hershel Billet of the Young Israel of Woodmere and Rabbi Chaim …
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Rabbi Hershel Billet and Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
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5/10/19
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Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein said his Chabad of Poway could not afford to hire an armed guard. Had it been able, or if the government had helped the synagogue bring in one, he believes the deadly attack …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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5/10/19
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With hundreds gathered to show support for the victims of a shooting inside his shul, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein recounted the moment when he came face to face with the …
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By Gabrielle Birkner
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5/10/19
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Today at synagogue an anti-Semitic hate crime shot and killed my friend Lori Gilbert Kaye z”l, age 60. Lori you were a jewel of our community a true Eshet Chayil, a Woman of Valor. You were …
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Post by Audrey Jacobs
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4/28/19
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Omar Barghouti, founder and leader of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, was denied from entering the United States last week. …
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4/18/19
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It’s no secret that college campuses have become some of the most hostile environments for pro-Israel and Jewish students. From BDS resolutions to anti-Israel speakers, young adults are often …
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By Jackson Richman and Sean Savage
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4/10/19
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