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Systemic Hate: UK Watchdog Uncovers Antisemitic Rhetoric Among NHS Medical Professionals
A disturbing pattern of anti-Jewish rhetoric, the promotion of conspiracy theories, and the celebration of violence against civilians has been revealed across the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS). A recent investigative report by the watchdog GnasherJew identified approximately 40 medical professionals—including doctors, surgeons, and therapists—whose public online activities demonstrated deep-seated anti-Jewish hatred. The findings…
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Israel’s election deadlock: 3 scenarios for what comes next
(JTA) — JERUSALEM – As election results from Israel’s parliamentary vote on Tuesday continue to trickle in, what seems clearest is that no side in this political race will have enough votes to form a majority government, meaning the question of who Israel’s next prime minister will be remains uncertain. According to the vote count…
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Netanyahu may have won Israel. He’s losing America.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have just won over Israelis. Now comes something harder: winning Americans. Israel’s election results aren’t final, and there is still a long way to go before a government is formed, but Netanyahu outperformed the expectations of almost all the polls and pundits. Related Opinion: With votes still being counted, Israel’s…
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Israel’s opposition has the numbers to defeat Netanyahu. Will it let him survive anyway?
According to exit polls, Israel’s opposition appears to have achieved something remarkable: a parliamentary majority of up to 70 seats, including the Arab parties, over Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies. In almost any other parliamentary democracy, such a result would be understood as a decisive victory for the forces seeking a change of government. Yet…
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A watch party without Netanyahu? Supporters tried to project cheer
(JTA) — JERUSALEM — Forty-five minutes after Israeli channels released their first exit polls, a silence had washed over the Likud election watch party held at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Supporters had waited in anticipation for the exit polls to appear on the screen. When Channel 14 — which had a broadcast desk…
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Jewish treasures stolen by Nazis 88 years ago come home, thanks to an Arizona synagogue
(JTA) — What could one purchase with boxes of Crisco, bags of coffee and cartons of cigarettes in chaotic postwar Germany? For Moishe Saksenhaus, a young Holocaust survivor from Belarus, the answer was: two Jewish ritual textiles, hundreds of years old. The seller said he’d stolen them himself from a burning Berlin synagogue on Nov.…
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Israel revokes travel permissions for Brad Lander, American rabbis
(JTA) — Israel revoked travel authorizations for several American rabbis, activists and Jewish New York politician Brad Lander following their work last week with Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank. Emails from Israel’s immigration authority, shared with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, told the recipients that their electronic travel authorizations had been “revoked” following “a…
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New Submarine Arrives, But Experts Warn Israeli Navy Needs Massive Expansion to Counter Regional Threats
The arrival of the INS Drakon, the Israeli Navy’s sixth and largest operational submarine to date, marks a significant technological leap for the maritime force. This diesel-electric attack vessel, which recently completed a long voyage from Germany, utilizes advanced fuel-cell propulsion technology. This system, known as Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP), grants the platform extended submerged endurance,…
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From Quaker Family to Jerusalem Consul: The Tumultuous Life of a Man Who Defied His Own Beliefs
The life of Menachem Levine Warder Cresson was a dramatic saga of religious upheaval, international ambition, and a fierce defense of personal liberty. Born into a wealthy Philadelphia Quaker family in the late 18th century, Cresson transitioned from a successful agricultural entrepreneur to a spiritual wanderer. His quest for ultimate truth led him through multiple…
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Israeli Election Focuses on Leadership, But Ideological Challenges Question State’s Existence
Israel is currently bracing for a pivotal election, where voters will decide on a new prime minister for the first time since the attacks of October 7. Current polling data suggests a tight race, with Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party positioned ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, though neither faction possesses the votes necessary to form a…
