World News
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As with Cain and Abel, the blood of our brother Alex Pretti is crying out from the ground
We don’t have to quote Pastor Niemoller anymore. Because Alex Pretti could have been any of us. He could’ve been me, you, your neighbor, or your rabbi. In fact, many of my rabbinic colleagues and friends are on the streets of Minneapolis at this very moment. They are brave, patriotic and principled, and having known…
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For the first time since Hitler, a Hebrew publisher sets up shop in Germany
In his job as a publisher, Moshe Sakal often needs to communicate with Israel about his books’ bar codes. Sometimes these phone calls sound like an Abbott and Costello routine. Encountering an error, Sakal will tell the agent for the International Standard Book Number — used to identify a title in global book sales —…
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US Aircraft Carrier Enters Middle East Region, Officials Say
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, US, Aug. 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake A US aircraft carrier and supporting warships have arrived in the Middle East, two US officials told Reuters on Monday, expanding President Donald Trump’s capabilities to defend US forces, or potentially take military action against…
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Wikipedia, Qatar, and the Future of Knowledge
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaks on the first day of the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa Imagine a world in which facts can be erased from one of society’s key sources of…
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Italy Pushes for EU Clampdown on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Over ‘Heinous Acts’
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Rome, Italy, April 15, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Italy will ask European Union partners this week to place Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the EU‘s terrorist register, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday, signaling a shift in Rome’s position. Until now, Rome had…
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Israel Recovers Last Hostage Body From Gaza
A woman holds a picture of dead hostage Ran Gvili, as Israelis attend a rally calling for the immediate return of the remains of all hostages held in Gaza, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nir Elias Israel has recovered the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday,…
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As Campuses Reopen in 2026, Jewish Students Face a Deeper Institutional Failure
Demonstrators take part in an “Emergency Rally: Stand With Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza,” amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder As college campuses re-open for the Spring 2026 semester, university leaders are eager to project calm. Protest encampments have been…
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Iran Detaining Protesters Being Treated in Hospitals as Part of Crackdown, Says UN Expert
Buses that were burned during Iran’s protests, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 21, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS A UN expert on Iran said on Monday she had received reports of protesters linked to nationwide demonstrations being removed from hospitals and detained by Iranian security forces – a major violation of the right to medical care under international law. United Nations Special…
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Is There a Difference Between Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine?
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) members inside the Westlands administrative building at Sarah Lawrence College. Photo: Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)/Screenshot On April 20, 2024, during the semester of encampments, the group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) posted perhaps its first ever factual statement on Instagram. The full text reads: “Jewish Voice for…
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Third Batch of Iranians Deported by US to Return Home: Report
People walk near a mural of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2025. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS A third group of Iranians deported from the United States is returning home, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, amid heightened tension between Washington and Tehran following Iran’s crackdown…
