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Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey Defense Deal in Pipeline, Pakistani Minister Says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 17, 2025. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have prepared a draft defense agreement after nearly a year of talks, Pakistan‘s Minister for Defense Production said, a signal they could be seeking a bulwark against a flare-up of regional violence in…
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The Trump-Backed Palestinian Who Wants to Push Gaza’s Rubble Into the Sea
A drone view shows Palestinians walking past the rubble, following Israeli forces’ withdrawal from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, Oct. 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas Ali Shaath, the Palestinian former government official chosen to administer Gaza under a US-backed deal, has an ambitious plan that includes pushing war…
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Turkey Says Syrian Government Could Use Force Against Kurds
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas The Syrian government army could use further force against Kurdish militants after a flare-up in violence in northern Syria, the foreign minister of neighboring Turkey, a strong backer of the Syrian authorities, said on Thursday. More than 150,000 people have fled from two Kurdish-run pockets of…
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US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Over Crackdown on Protesters
Cars burn in a street during an anti-regime protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2026. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials it accused of being behind the crackdown on protests and said it was tracking Iranian leaders’ funds being wired to international banks, as President Donald Trump…
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Four Arab States Urged Against US-Iran Escalation, Official Says
A burnt car lies on the road following unrest sparked by dire economic conditions, in a place given as Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10, 2026, in this screengrab from Iran’s state media broadcast footage. Photo: IRIB via WANA(West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Four Arab states conducted intense diplomacy with the United States and Iran this week to prevent a threatened US attack…
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Good news about the new Forverts podcast
דעם פֿאַרגאַנגענעם זונטיק האָט דער פֿאָרווערטס לאַנצירט אַ וואָכיקע פּאָדקאַסט אויף ייִדיש, און במשך פֿון פֿינעף טעג האָט ער שוין צוגעצויגן מער ווי טויזנט צוהערער. די פֿאַרבינדונג צום פּאָדקאַסט, וואָס הייסט Yiddish with Rukhl, קען מען באַקומען דאָ. די פּראָגראַם ווערט טראַנסמיטירט דורך „עפּל פּאָדקאַסט“, „אַמאַזאָן פּאָדקאַסט און „ספּאָטיפֿײַ“. דערווײַל דינט די פּראָגראַם ווי בלויז…
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Doxing Jewish and Pro-Israel Organizations Helps Antisemites Hunt Jews
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to reporters in Toronto, March 8, 2025. Photo: Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via ZUMA Press via Reuters Connect Lists of Jews and Jewish businesses have a grim history, particularly in Europe. Following pressure from organizations combating antisemitism, last week, French-based mapping platform GoGoCarto removed a map cataloging more than 150 Jewish and…
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The History of the Jews of South Florida: Antisemitism, Resilience, and Hope (PART TWO)
Congregants attend a service at Congregation B’Nai Israel in Boca Raton, Florida on October 10, 2023. Photo: GREG LOVETT/USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters Connect Part One of this article appeared here. Miami Beach: Shtetl by the Sea Despite its reputation for antisemitism in the early 1900s, Jews started coming to Miami Beach hoping to…
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Ceasefires in Name Only: How the Media Ignores Hamas and Hezbollah Violations
A Palestinian man points a weapon in the air after it was announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in the central Gaza Strip, October 9. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa Ceasefires are meant to bring relative quiet to the parties that have agreed to them. Unfortunately, Israel knows all…
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You can now enjoy the Yiddish Book Center’s exhibit on your phone
Yiddish culture fans should take a look at the Yiddish Book Center’s recently launched website. Called Yiddish: A Global Culture, Virtual Exhibit, it’s an online version of their marvelous permanent exhibition that can be accessed on your cellphone. If you know Yiddish, you may have read the Forverts article about the Book Center’s newly-published catalogue…
