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Somaliland Partnership Could Be a ‘Game Changer’ for Israel in Countering Houthis, Experts Say
Smoke billows following an Israeli air strike in Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Israel’s potential partnership with Somaliland could be a “game changer,” boosting the Jewish state’s ability to counter the Yemen-based Houthi terrorist group while offering strategic and geographic advantages amid shifting regional power dynamics, experts assessed. The Institute for National…
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UK Doctor Blames ‘Jewish Lobby’ After Suspended by Medical Regulators for Pro-Hamas, Antisemitic Posts
Dr. Rahmeh Aladwan addresses the Activist Independent Movement’s Nakba77, Birmingham Demonstration for Palestine, outside the local BBC offices and studios in 2025. Photo: Screenshot A British Palestinian doctor based in London blamed the “Israel and Jewish lobby” after she was suspended this week from practicing medicine in the United Kingdom over social media posts denigrating…
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Pro-Israel Lawyers Challenge UK University Academic’s Boycott of Israeli Scholar
The entrance to Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus campus. Photo: Wikimedia Commons An association of lawyers who support Israel is demanding the University of East Anglia (UEA), located in Norwich, England, investigate and take disciplinary action against a senior academic who refused to consider an application from a researcher because the latter was from…
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Slovenia to Pull Out of Eurovision Song Contest if Israel Participates; Spain Reaffirms Same Position
Yuval Raphael from Israel with the title “New Day Will Rise” on stage at the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in the Arena St. Jakobshalle. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa via Reuters Connect Slovenia’s national broadcaster RTVSLO will compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest only if Israel is excluded from the competition, it…
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How Dealing with Difficult Challenges Leads to Spiritual Growth and Leadership
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. They say that “the devil is in the details,” and nowhere has that been more evident than in the corruption scandal currently shaking Ukraine — even as the deadly war with Russia continues to rage. Over the past couple of weeks, Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators have been drip-feeding the world with…
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The Dangerous Legacy of the 1840 ‘Damascus Affair’ Blood Libel (PART TWO)
Smoke rises from a building after strikes at Syria’s defense ministry in Damascus, Syria, July 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Part One of this article appeared here. Worldwide Reaction and Coordinated Jewish Response Western Jews in Europe and America were incensed at what was happening in Damascus. Europeans and American Jews lobbied their governments to…
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Seven IDF Soldiers Wounded in Counterterrorism Operation in Syria
A damaged site, following an Israeli raid on Friday, according to Syrian state media, in Beit Jinn, Syria, Nov. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Ahmed al-Najjar i24 News — Seven Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were wounded during exchange of fire with Syrian jihadists as arrests were conducted of wanted suspects; two Syrian terrorists were killed.…
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How to Counter Antisemitism Without ‘Fighting’ It
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (L) speaks with Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sacha Roytman at a special event in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 16, 2025. Photo: CAM If history has taught anything regarding Jews, it’s that the fight against antisemitism will never be won, only contained. This stalemate roots back to Biblical times.…
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Pope Leo Meets Middle East Christian Leaders, Condemns Religious Violence
Pope Leo XIV participates in an ecumenical prayer service near the archaeological excavations of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, during his first apostolic journey, in Iznik, Turkey, Nov. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Yara Nardi Pope Leo condemned violence in the name of religion on Friday at a landmark event with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, urging them during his first…
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Germany’s Merz to Visit Israel, Meet PM Netanyahu
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Israel on Dec. 6 and 7 for his first official visit since taking office, a German government spokesperson said on Friday. Merz is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Dec. 7 to discuss bilateral relations, the ceasefire…
