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UN’s Francesca Albanese Lashes Out at ‘Pro-Genocide Minions’ After Georgetown University Severs Ties
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for Palestinian human rights, on Nov. 14, 2023. Photo: AAPIMAGE via Reuters Connect A controversial United Nations official who has been criticized for using her role to promote anti-Israel bias and pro-Hamas propaganda denied on Monday that Georgetown University severed its relationship with her due to accusations that she…
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Russian Teen Assaulted Over Israeli Flag Photo as Antisemitism Concerns Mount, Amid Calls for Jews to Leave Country
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, former chief rabbi of Moscow and current president of the Conference of European Rabbis, on June 24, 2024. Photo: IMAGO/epd via Reuters Connect A 15-year-old student at a school in Russia was brutally assaulted by classmates after posting a photo featuring an Israeli flag on social media, Russian media reported, leaving him…
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Israel suspends operations of multiple humanitarian organizations in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders
The Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs is halting the operations of more than three dozen humanitarian groups in Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders. The ministry announced on Tuesday that the affected organizations failed to meet its new requirements for non-governmental organizations providing humanitarian aid in Gaza, which were posted online in November. The requirements included…
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US Defends Israel’s Right to Recognize Somaliland, Likens Move to Palestinian State Recognition
A demonstrator holds an image depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Somalis attend a demonstration after Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia’s longstanding opposition to secession, in Hodan district of Mogadishu,…
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Hundreds of Israeli Medical Professionals to Gather in Miami for Conference Following Mass Exodus From Israel
An ambulance is seen at the entrance to the emergency room of Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel, July 15, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Rami Amichay Hundreds of Israeli health-care professionals who have moved out of Israel and now live in the United States will participate in the ScienceAbroad Conference in Miami, Florida, next month to…
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Former Hamas Hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzwesky Get Engaged in Florida
Former hostage Matan Zangauker, who was released from Hamas captivity as part of the Trump deal, arrives at the weekly rally at the Hostages Square. Photo: Yael Guisky Abas / SOPA Images via Reuters Connect Former Hamas hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzwesky got engaged on Sunday in Florida, according to a post on X…
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Absolute Bagels is back — and Jewish New Yorkers are lining up in droves
Those who sat shiva for Absolute Bagels when it closed last December can put away their Yahrzeit candles. A year after the shop closed due to numerous health code violations, New Absolute Bagels has opened in its place. Last year, the New York City Health Department ordered Absolute Bagels to shut its doors, citing conditions…
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US Issues Sanctions Related to Iran and Venezuela Weapons Trade
A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, Jan. 20, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The US Treasury said on Tuesday it has added 10 individuals and entities based in Iran and Venezuela to its sanctions list, citing their aggressive weapons program. The US Treasury has designated Venezuela-based Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA and its…
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Spain Exempts Airbus From Israeli Tech Ban
Airbus logo is seen in this illustration taken, March 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Spain has granted Airbus exceptional permission to produce aircraft and drones using Israeli technology at its Spanish plants even though it banned military and dual-use products from Israel two months ago over its war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Approved last Tuesday by the cabinet and defended…
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Syria Imposes Curfew in Latakia Days After Protests Turn Violent, State Media Reports
Members of the Syrian Security forces stand guard near military vehicles on the day people from the Alawite sect protest as they demand federalism and an end to what they say is the killing and violations against Alawites, in Latakia, Syria, Dec. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Karam al-Masri Syrian security forces imposed a curfew on Latakia city, a bastion of…
