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Most Jewish Israelis Say Israel Is the Safest Place for Jews, New Survey Shows
Pro-Israel demonstrators gathered at Bebelplatz in central Berlin on Nov. 30, 2025, before marching toward the Brandenburg Gate. Participants held Israeli flags and signs condemning rising antisemitism in Germany. Photo: Michael Kuenne/PRESSCOV/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect Most Jewish Israelis view Israel as a safer place for Jews than anywhere else in the world, according to…
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Actor Proposes Casting Anti-Israel Star Melissa Barrera to Replace Gal Gadot in Next ‘Wonder Woman’ Film
(L-R) Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera attend ‘The Copenhagen Test’ Season 2025 New York Screening, at the Whitby, New York, NY, December 16, 2025. Photo: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect Canadian actor Simu Liu said he thinks Mexican actress Melissa Barrera, his costar on “The Copenhagen Test,” would be a great Wonder Woman to…
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Rights Groups Say At Least 25 Dead in Iran Protests
A man walks near an anti-US and anti-Israeli billboard displayed on a building in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 4, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the bazaar of Tehran over the plunging value of the…
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Fans Banned From Maccabi Tel Aviv, Real Madrid EuroLeague Game Over Security Concerns
Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv players competing against FC Bayern in the EuroLeague. Photo: IMAGO/speedshot via Reuters Connect Fans have been banned from attending the EuroLeague match between the Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv and their Spanish rivals Real Madrid on Thursday after authorities classified the match as “high risk,” Read Madrid announced on Monday.…
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African Union Calls for Immediate Revocation of Somaliland’s Recognition by Israel
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi on Jan. 6, 2026. Photo: Screenshot The African Union’s Political Affairs Peace and Security council called on Tuesday for the “immediate revocation” of Israel‘s recognition of Somaliland. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar visited Somaliland on Tuesday on a trip that was denounced by Somalia,…
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Virginia-based Yiddishists pull off first Yiddish culture festival in Richmond
Virginia’s capital city is having a few big inaugurals this January. Not only will Richmond see the state’s first female governor installed; it will also be seeing the state’s first-ever Yiddish cultural festival. Richmond Yiddish Week (RYW), running from January 10 – 16, will feature Yiddish music, poetry, dance and film. The grassroots festival, co-founded…
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Miracle at 35 Miles Per Hour — How You Can Save a Life
A Torah scroll. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. I was driving from an event, late for Minyan. “If I just speed a little bit, I might make half of it.” My amazing wife was on the phone, trying to locate a Shul along my route where I could make it, but everything was saying I’d be late.…
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Maduro Opponent Machado Vows to Return to Venezuela, Wants an Election
A person holds up an image depicting Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, as people celebrate after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Santiago, Chile. Jan. 3, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Venezuela‘s main opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has vowed to return home quickly, praising US President Donald…
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Israel Approves Upgrade to 4G Mobile Services to Palestinians in West Bank
Women look at a mobile phone screen in Ramallah, in the West Bank, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad Israel has approved an upgrade to fourth-generation (4G) mobile services for Palestinians in the West Bank, the Israeli Communications Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the two Palestinian mobile operators – Jawwal and Ooredoo – and Swedish infrastructure firm Ericsson signed management agreements that were approved…
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Saudi Arabia to Open Financial Market to All Foreign Investors Next Month
The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) during late noon hours in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Saudi Arabia plans to open its financial markets to all foreign investors from Feb. 1, the Gulf country’s market regulator said on Tuesday, as it eases rules to attract more money from abroad. The amendments approved by the Capital Markets Authority eliminate the concept of the…
