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Online Watchdog Group Exposes Viral Antisemitic, Arabic-Language Conspiracy Theory ‘Tired Islam’
A keyboard. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. An independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to combating the spread of online antisemitism said on Monday it has identified a trending Arabic-language conspiracy theory on social media known as “Tired Islam,” which falsely accuses Jews of plotting against Arab and Muslim society. CyberWell – a trusted partner of Meta (Facebook, Instagram,…
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Legal Union Pays Six-Figure Settlement Over Antisemitism Accusations
Illustrative: A pro-Hamas demonstrator uses a bullhorn during a protest at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on March 11, 2025. Photo: Daniel Cole via Reuters Connect The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, one of America’s leading Jewish civil rights groups, notched a major court victory on Thursday which secured…
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German Auction House Cancels Sale of Holocaust Artifacts Following Outrage
People with Israeli flags attend the International March of the Living at the former Auschwitz Nazi German death camp, in Brzezinka near Oswiecim, Poland, May 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki An auction house in Germany canceled a sale of hundreds of Holocaust artifacts – including letters written by German concentration camp prisoners to their loved…
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Trump Hosts Saudi Crown Prince for Pomp-Filled, Deal-Making Visit
US President Donald Trump stands next to Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, Nov. 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, with the Saudi de facto ruler seeking to further…
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After UN Vote, Netanyahu Calls for Hamas’s Expulsion From the Region
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the plenum of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, Nov. 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for Hamas to be expelled from the region, a day after the UN Security Council endorsed President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war that offers the Palestinian terrorist…
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Car Ramming, Stabbing Attack in West Bank Kills One, Injures Three; Terrorists Killed by Israeli Soldiers
Israeli forces and emergency responders work at the scene of what Israel’s ambulance services said was a fatal stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank, Nov. 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dedi Hayun One man was killed and three other people were injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack in the West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli military and ambulance service said, in…
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Gaza Water Provider Suspends Services After Hamas Detains Staff Member
Displaced Palestinians run to fill containers with water amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, Nov. 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa A Gaza company that operates water desalination plants serving nearly half of the enclave’s population has stopped operations to protest at the detention by Hamas of one of its staff. Youssef Yassin, a board member of the Abdul Salam Yassin…
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US Cancels Washington Meetings With Lebanese Army Chief Over Remarks on Israel, Sources Say
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and members of the Lebanese cabinet meet to discuss efforts to bring all weapons in the country under the control of the state, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, Aug. 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Emilie Madi The US has canceled meetings in Washington with Lebanese armed forces commander General Rudolf Hachem after…
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Eurovision Host Austria Backs Israel’s Participation, Aims to Stage Record Event
Director General of Austria’s ORF, the host broadcaster for the next Eurovision Song Contest, Roland Weissmann attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Austrian national broadcaster ORF, which will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, said it wants Israel to take part despite several countries’ objections and hopes it can host the biggest event in years despite…
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The world’s oldest medieval Judaica relic is now its most valuable, too
In 2023, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts opened a permanent Judaica gallery, the country’s second at a general — read: non-Jewish — institution. A year later, Houston’s MFA followed suit. And, just last week, the Toledo Museum of Art, in Ohio, continued this Judaica revival of sorts by acquiring a 12th century Afghan kiddush cup…
