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Published December 29, 2017
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Published December 28, 2017
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Published December 28, 2017
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Published December 28, 2017
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Published December 28, 2017
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Published December 28, 2017
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Published December 28, 2017
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Published December 28, 2017
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Published December 28, 2017
Immigrant to Israel from Belarus convicted for trying to join Islamic State
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Published December 28, 2017
Lithuanian court nullifies Jewish community elections
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Published December 28, 2017
Steve Bannon cuts off politician who tweeted anti-Semitic rhetoric
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Published December 27, 2017
Iran’s parliament recognizes Jerusalem as the permanent capital of Palestine
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Published December 27, 2017
Report that US envoy urged ban on the term ‘occupation’ is misleading, State Department says
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Published December 27, 2017
Bernie Sanders and Benjamin Netanyahu are the most admired Jewish men of 2017, poll finds
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Published December 27, 2017
Online campaign raises over $550,000 for survivors of Brooklyn Hanukkah fire that killed 4
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Published December 27, 2017
Lego tower built in Tel Aviv set to break world record
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Published December 27, 2017
Israel misses 2017 deadline to wthdraw from UNESCO
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Published December 27, 2017
Proposed Western Wall train station to be named after Trump
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Published December 27, 2017
Jewish prosecutor Alberto Nisman was murdered, Argentine federal judge rules
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Published December 27, 2017
Christmas play at Polish consulate in Ukraine included anti-Semitic message
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Published December 27, 2017
Palestinian man found guilty of murdering three Israelis at their Shabbat table
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Published December 27, 2017
Universities that ban controversial speakers may face fines, UK minister says
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Published December 26, 2017
White House cites Jerusalem recognition, decertifying Iran deal among Trump’s 2017 accomplishments
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Published December 26, 2017
Ben Gurion Airport to undergo $1.43 billion upgrade
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Published December 26, 2017
Palestinian girl filmed trying to provoke soldiers to remain in Israeli jail
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Published December 26, 2017
Japan invites Netanyahu to four-way peace summit in Tokyo
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Published December 26, 2017
Knesset passes law requiring officials to ‘consider Jewish tradition’ to permit Shabbat work
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Published December 26, 2017
Greek anarchist group vandalizes Israeli embassy in Athens
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Published December 26, 2017
Jerry Yellin, who flew the last combat mission of World War II, dies at 93
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Published December 26, 2017
Tzohar opens marriage registration branch in Tel Aviv in cooperation with local rabbinate
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Published December 26, 2017
Anti-Semitic slogans painted in 3 Jewish buildings in Odessa, Ukraine
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Published December 26, 2017
French publishing house pulps kids’ paper claiming Israel ‘not a real country’
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Published December 26, 2017
Lorde says ‘right decision at this time’ to cancel Tel Aviv concert
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Published December 25, 2017
Iraqi Jews’ expulsion highlighted at UK Limmud learning festival
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Published December 25, 2017
Budapest cultural center unlocks local Jewish history
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Published December 25, 2017
Polish official dismissed over unearthing of bones at Jewish cemetery
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Published December 25, 2017
Israeli chess players denied visas for major tournament in Saudi Arabia
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Published December 25, 2017
Canadian JDL member indicted for assault on Arab teacher outside AIPAC confab
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Published December 25, 2017
Class action lawsuit filed in Israel against Apple for causing iPhone slow down
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Published December 25, 2017
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Published December 25, 2017
Seven more Palestinians arrested in connection with attack on hiking Jewish children
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Published December 25, 2017
Iranian convicted of spying for Israel sentenced to death
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Published December 25, 2017
Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem
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Published December 25, 2017
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Published December 24, 2017
Netanyahu promises to lead tour of holy sites in Israel next Christmas in video greeting
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Published December 24, 2017
2-day-old Syrian refugee baby flown to Israel for life-saving surgery
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Published December 24, 2017
Federal judge partially lifts Trump refugee ban after Jewish groups’ challenge
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Published December 24, 2017
Denmark will limit funding to Palestinian NGOs following investigation
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Published December 24, 2017
‘Kosher’ and ‘hummus’ added to official Spanish language dictionary
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Published December 24, 2017
Lorde cancels Tel Aviv concert after pro-Palestinian fans’ backlash
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Published December 24, 2017
Planned exhibit about art dealer Max Stern reinstated by German mayor
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Published December 24, 2017
Two Bedouin Israelis indicted for killing Israeli soldier in terror attack
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Published December 24, 2017
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Published December 24, 2017
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Published December 24, 2017
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv, hundreds in Jerusalem to protest government corruption
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Published December 24, 2017
Israel joins US in announcing withdrawal from UNESCO
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Published December 24, 2017
German-Arab students praise Hitler to Jewish classmate who spoke against Palestinian state
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Published December 22, 2017
New Austrian chancellor vows to combat anti-Semitism
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Published December 22, 2017
Lorde thanks pro-Palestinian fans who are urging her to cancel Israel concert
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Published December 22, 2017
House passes bill allowing disaster funds for houses of worship
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Published December 22, 2017
Palestinian man reportedly killed in Gaza border riots
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Published December 22, 2017
In Montenegro, cornerstone laid for 1st synagogue in centuries
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Published December 22, 2017
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Published December 22, 2017
US throws thank you gala for states that didn’t oppose its Jerusalem stance at UN
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Published December 22, 2017
Holocaust museum reposts Syria study, softening conclusions
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Published December 21, 2017
Israeli grandmother gives birth to her 20th child
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Published December 21, 2017
Ruling African National Congress decides to downgrade South Africa’s embassy in Israel
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Published December 21, 2017
Glenn Thrush, New York Times reporter accused of sexual impropriety, to resume work after suspension
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Published December 21, 2017
UN General Assembly rejects US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
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Published December 21, 2017
Video of anti-Semitic rant outside Israeli restaurant in Berlin goes viral
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Published December 21, 2017
British appeals court overturns ruling preventing transgender woman from seeing her haredi children
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Published December 21, 2017
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Published December 21, 2017
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Published December 20, 2017
St. Louis man sentenced to five years in prison for bomb threats to Jewish sites
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Poland pledges $28 million for Warsaw Jewish cemetery restoration
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Published December 20, 2017
British county bans ritually slaughtered meat from public schools
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Published December 20, 2017
BBC to increase coverage of religions following yearlong review
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Published December 20, 2017
Trump suggests consequences for countries that don’t stick with US in Jerusalem UN vote
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Published December 20, 2017
Netanyahu reacts to likelihood that police will recommend corruption charges: ‘So what?’
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Published December 20, 2017
Three public menorahs vandalized near Atlantic City
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Published December 20, 2017
Federal court to hear Jewish groups’ challenge to Trump refugee ban
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Published December 20, 2017
Auschwitz guard, 96, challenges jail sentence because it violates his ‘right to life’
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Thousands attend funeral in Israel for mother, 3 children killed in Brooklyn Hanukkah house fire
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Phillipines’ largest city to use Israeli STEM curriculum
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Published December 20, 2017
Latin American Jews honor Guatemalan school project that teaches about the Holocaust
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Published December 20, 2017
Federal judge Alex Kozinski retires amid investigation of sexual harassment allegations
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Published December 19, 2017
Technion opens Israel’s first university campus in China
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Published December 19, 2017
UN will hold rare emergency session on Trump’s Jerusalem recognition, says Palestinian official
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Published December 19, 2017
UN deems Israeli probe of Palestinian amputee protester’s death ‘insufficient’
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Published December 19, 2017
Trump thanks Israeli mayor for naming new park after him
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Published December 19, 2017
Obama’s bid for Iran deal hurt pursuit of Hezbollah drug empire, ex-US officials allege
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Published December 19, 2017
Mother, 3 children killed in Hanukkah house fire flown to Israel for burial
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Published December 19, 2017
NY Jewish Museum fires senior curator accused of sexual harassment
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Published December 19, 2017
Canada synagogues get hate mail saying ‘Jewry must perish’
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Published December 19, 2017
Natalie Portman’s Genesis Prize money is doubled to $2 million
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Published December 19, 2017
Sinking Sea of Galilee to get infusion of desalinated water
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Published December 19, 2017
Palestinian girl filmed trying to provoke soldiers is arrested
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Published December 19, 2017
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