Damari lost two of her fingers when she was kidnapped from her home on October 7. Three days ago, Hapoel Petah Tikva player Ohad Hazut also made a similar three-finger gesture to honor Damari when he scored a goal in his team’s 3:0 victory over…
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Israeli-Palestinian collaboration ‘No Other Land’ nominated for Oscar
After the announcement was postponed following the fires in Los Angeles, the final list of nominees for the 2025 Oscars was announced on Thursday. The nominations are led by “Emilia Perez,” France’s submission for the competition and the winner…
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Image of Netanyahu with blood-stained hands displayed in Chicago
An art installation titled ‘US-Israel War Machine’ is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center, and it has sparked controversy, with 27 city council members submitting a letter to the mayor, calling for its removal; They allege the artwork…
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Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind
A postwar epic about a Holocaust survivor, a contemporary comedy about Holocaust tourism and a biopic of a Jewish musical legend helped lend a formidable Jewish presence to Thursday’s Oscar nominations.
Meanwhile, nominations…
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Israeli hostages get heartfelt tribute at Tel Aviv drag festival
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Tel Aviv’s Drag Festival 2025
(Photo: Amir Cohen/Reuters)
“I think we can continue our lives, we can continue celebrating,” said the show’s host, Kimberly Swan. “But the most important thing right now in our country is to bring our…
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‘ I imagined the girls murdered at Nova,’ Israel’s Eurovision pick, massacre survivor
“When I sang ‘Dancing Queen’ on stage, I imagined the girls murdered at the Nova Music Festival dancing with me. It hurts so much,” Yuval Raphael, Israel’s 2025 Eurovision Song Competition representative, said in an interview with Ynet on…Continue Reading
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Fireworks fired at hotel housing Israeli soccer team in Norway
Protests and fireworks disrupted Maccabi Tel Aviv’s preparation in Norway ahead of their Europa League match against Bodø/Glimt on Thursday. Demonstrators outside the airport held signs with messages such as “Stop Killing Children” and…Continue Reading
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Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel at Eurovision 2025
Yuval Raphael, a 24-year-old survivor of the Oct. 7 Nova music festival massacre, was crowned Israel’s Eurovision representative Wednesday night after winning the finale of the reality competition The Next Star for Eurovision.
Raphael triumphed…
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Freed hostage Emily Damari thanks Tottenham fans for campaigning for her release
Three days after her release from Hamas captivity, Emily Damari, a 28-year-old dual Israeli-British citizen and avid Tottenham Hotspur fan, met with Max Radford, a Jewish Spurs supporter who campaigned extensively for her freedom. Radford had…
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Israel’s future doctors look overseas
As the war in Gaza drives more young Israelis to seek opportunities abroad, the Czech Republic has emerged as a popular destination for medical studies. Professor Martin Vokurka, dean of the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in…
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