The police have not determined under which law such an act is illegal, but are considering pressing the charge of damage or desecration of a place of worship, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in jail
Category: 1. Israel
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Israel police investigating after woman blows out Hannukkah candles in Tel Aviv mall
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Ukraine military intelligence chief lights Hanukkah candles with Kyiv Jewish community
Hundreds gathered at Kyiv’s JCC for the third Hanukkah candle lighting, led by Chief Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch and attended by Ukraine’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov alongside international diplomats.
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Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Holy Family Parish in Gaza days before Christmas
CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 / 18:35 pm
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, arrived in Gaza City on Dec. 19 for a pastoral visit to Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, just days before…
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Gen Z demands real change
On September 4, Nepal’s government decided it could no longer look the other way. Young people, mainly members of Generation Z — those born between 1997 and 2012 — kept up a campaign of mockery aimed at the children of politicians and…
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Israeli Gefen Bitton in critical condition after confronting Bondi Beach terrorist
Thirty-year-old Israeli Gefen Bitton has been identified as one of the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack. Bitton was shot three times and is fighting for his life after he rushed to confront one of the shooters in the antisemitic…
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Jerusalem apartment destroyed by fire during Shabbat, seven injured
One person was moderately injured in the fire, with the rest being reported as lightly injured. All were rushed to a nearby hospital.
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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian vehicles east of Ramallah in occupied West Bank
Illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles Saturday in the village of Ein Yabroud, east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank.
A group of illegal settlers blocked the path of Palestinian vehicles in the village and attacked…
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new Kairos Palestine document calls for repudiation of Zionism – Mondoweiss
Last month, 300 people—led by the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Palestine— gathered in Bethlehem to launch the second Kairos Palestine document: A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide. 140 Palestinians and 160…
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Former IDF ground forces commander Kobi Barak dies at 61 after battle with illness
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov “Kobi” Barak, a former head of the IDF’s Ground Forces Command and former chief of the IDF’s Technology and Logistics Directorate, died over the weekend after a serious illness. He was 61.
Barak is survived by his…
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Lebanon close to completing disarmament of Hezbollah south of Litani River, says PM – Reuters
- Lebanon close to completing disarmament of Hezbollah south of Litani River, says PM Reuters
- Hezbollah Is Down, but Not Out, as Lebanon Faces Pressure to Disarm It The New York Times
- Lebanon claims first phase of Hezbollah’s disarmament close to…
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