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Barbra Streisand to Join Virtual Meeting for Jewish Women Supporting Kamala Harris
Barbra Streisand. Photo: Vince Flores/startraksphoto.com via Reuters
Legendary Jewish singer and actress Barbara Streisand will be a guest speaker on a group call Thursday that is aimed at rallying support among Jewish women for US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
The group Jewish Women for Kamala announced on Monday that the eight-time Grammy winner will join its upcoming virtual meeting of voters supporting Harris and her newly appointed running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The virtual event will take place at 8 pm ET on Thursday and Streisand will talk on the call about “why she’s all in for Kamala.”
“Kamala and Tim have our backs, and Jewish women want to show that we have theirs — let’s make sure we say so loudly and clearly! Mishpocha [family] welcome!” the group said in its announcement about the call. All genders and Jewish allies are also welcome to join the call, which is hosted by Jewish Women for Kamala and cosponsored by the Jewish Democratic Council of America PAC.
Th group Jewish Women for Kamala is described as “a large and diverse network of Jewish women around the country volunteering to help elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.”
Streisand spoke out in support for Harris when US President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 White House race in July and endorsed his vice president. “Trump is a pathological liar who lies as easily as he breathes,” Streisand tweeted on July 22. “He wants to take away women’s rights and destroy our great democracy. Kamala Harris will continue Joe Biden’s work and will be a great president.”
In July, a number of male celebrities — including Jeff Bridges, Mark Hamill, Josh Gad, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Groban, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt — joined in on a “White Dudes for Harris” Zoom meeting that attracted more than 180,000 people and raised more than $3.7 million for her presidential campaign. Jewish singer P!nk participated in a Zoom fundraiser for Harris in late July that attracted more than 160,000 people, according to Reuters.
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240 Arrested as IDF Dismantles Hamas HQ Inside Kamel Adwan Hospital
Illustrative. Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza, October 8, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
i24 News – Israeli forces concluded an operation to dismantle a Hamas terror headquarters in Gaza’s Kamel Adwan Hospital. Some 240 terror suspects were arrested, including the hospital’s director and some 15 terrorists who took part in the October 7 massacre.
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IAF Downs Two Gazan Rockets Fired Towards Jerusalem
Illustrative. Rockets are fired from Gaza into Israel, in Gaza May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammd Salem
JNS.org – The Israeli Air Force on Saturday downed two rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip towards Jerusalem.
The attack triggered air-raid sirens in the capital, the Western Negev and the the Judean Foothills (the Shfela).
There were no reports of injuries.
Following the rocket fire, the military again called on Palestinians to evacuate parts of the northern Strip.
“Urgent warning to all those who have not yet evacuated the area specified in the map, and the Beit Hanun area [in the Strip’s northeast] in particular,” Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, posted to X.
“This area has been warned many times in the past. The IDF is operating in this area with force. You must evacuate the area immediately and move south towards Salah El Din Road. Moving via another road exposes you to danger,” he added.
On Dec. 11, Palestinian terrorists in Gaza fired four rockets at southern Israel, setting off sirens in several towns and villages along the border. The Israel Defense Forces intercepted two of the rockets, with the others impacting in open areas, causing no damage.
On Dec. 3, the IAF intercepted one rocket fired from northern Gaza.
The IDF’s year-plus-long offensive against Hamas in the enclave has greatly curbed rocket fire from the Strip, although Palestinian terrorists still intermittently target the Jewish state.
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Putin Apologizes Over ‘Tragic Incident’ with Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
i24 News – Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev for what he said represented a “tragic incident” in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed on Wednesday.
Flight J2-8243 crashed in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia where Ukrainian drones were reported to be attacking several cities. At least 38 people were killed while 29 survived.
“Vladimir Putin apologized for the tragic incident that occurred in Russian airspace and once again expressed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
“It was noted in the conversation that the Azerbaijani passenger aircraft, which was traveling according to its schedule, repeatedly tried to land at Grozny airport. At that time, Grozny, Mozdok and Vladikavkaz were being attacked by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, and Russian air defense systems repelled these attacks,” the Kremlin said.
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