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After Maduro’s capture, Rubio links Venezuela mission to fight against Iran and Hezbollah
(JTA) — In the wake of the U.S. operation that brought Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to the United States to face charges, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the mission is also about ending Iran and Hezbollah activity inside Venezuela. Rubio made the remarks on U.S. television a day after elite U.S. forces carried out…
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Venezuela’s Interim Leader: US Capture of Maduro Has ‘Zionist Undertones’
Vice President Delcy Rodriguez attends her swearing in ceremony as Venezuela’s interim president at the National Assembly, after the US launched a strike on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 5, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria Venezuela’s interim leader appeared to accuse Israel or Jewry…
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BBC Settles With Israeli Family After Filming in Their Home Without Consent Following Oct. 7 Attack
The BBC logo is displayed above the entrance to the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, July 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams The BBC has reached an agreement with an Israeli family after filming without consent inside their home, which was horribly damaged in the Hamas-led terrorist attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the…
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Dozens of Australian Sports Figures Call for Royal Commission Into Antisemitism After Bondi Attack
Grandparents of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed during a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, grieve at the floral memorial to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jeremy Piper More than 60 notable Australian sports figures penned an open letter on Sunday…
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Was Maduro’s abduction a ‘Zionist’ plot? The accusation is unfounded — and incredibly telling
In the cacophony following the United States’ extraordinary abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, one comment cut through the noise for many Jews. Delcy Rodríguez — a central figure in the Chavista hierarchy, and now Venezuela’s acting president — suggested that the drama had “Zionist undertones.” The claim felt almost reflexive. When events anywhere in…
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The vast majority of Israelis are worried about declining US support for Israel, survey finds
(JTA) — The vast majority of Israelis — nearly eight in ten — say they are concerned about a decline in support for Israel among the American public, according to a new survey. The poll of 1,000 Jewish Israeli adults, conducted Dec. 11 by the Ruderman Family Foundation, comes amid a notable decline in support…
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Josef Veselsky, Holocaust survivor and table tennis master who was Ireland’s oldest man, dies at 107
(JTA) — Josef “Joe” Veselsky, a Holocaust survivor and table tennis champion who spent more than a year as Ireland’s oldest man, died on Saturday at 107. Born Joseph Weiss to a Jewish family in Trnava in what was then Czechoslovakia in 1918, Veselsky was 20 when Hitler invaded the country. He changed his name…
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Egypt Signs MoU to Supply Syria With Gas, Ministry Says
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a Ministerial formation of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Damascus, Syria, March 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Egypt has signed two memoranda of understanding (MoU) with Syria to cooperate on supplying gas for power generation and meeting Syria‘s petroleum product needs, Egypt‘s petroleum ministry said on Monday. The statement said that Syria would receive gas through regasification ships or gas transportation…
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Iran’s Leaders Struggle to End Protests, US Action in Venezuela Stokes Fears
Iranian men read newspapers on a street, as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency’s value, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 5, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iran’s efforts to quell a wave of anti-government protests have been complicated by Donald Trump’s threat to intervene on their side, a warning firmly underlined…
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Israel Strikes Hamas, Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon
Lebanese army members stand on a military vehicle during a Lebanese army media tour, to review the army’s operations in the southern Litani sector, in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, Nov. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Taher The Israeli military on Monday began striking what it described as Hezbollah and Hamas “targets” in Lebanon after issuing evacuation orders for…
