Why is Netanyahu cosying up to one of Europe’s most controversial leaders?
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Budapest. He was warmly received by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who announced during the visit…
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The Ben of Ben & Jerry’s is asking Unilever to let his ice cream brand go
In the latest bid to cleave Ben & Jerry’s from its parent company, Unilever, co-founder Ben Cohen is attempting to buy it back.
Cohen is making moves to gather investors for a potential buy-back, according to the Wall…
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Lib Dem councillor likened Hamas to Jewish fighters in Warsaw Ghetto
A Liberal Democrat councillor compared Hamas to Jews who resisted the Nazis during the Holocaust, according to messages shared in a party WhatsApp group.
The Jewish Chronicle reports that Cllr John Boyd, a former mayor of Thatcham, made the…
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Hezbollah instills fear in Spanish Jews as gov’t fails to co
Spanish police arrested three individuals in Barcelona on April 1 for allegedly manufacturing exploding drones on behalf of Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based group designated as a terrorist organization by both the United States and the European UnionContinue Reading
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Passover haggadahs have long included pictures of rabbit hunts. This year shows us why.
The Passover Haggadah is one of the few sacred Jewish texts that has a long history of including illustrations, and among the most remarkable are detailed images of rabbit hunts that often appear in the opening pages, even…
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Lib Dem MP calls for ‘two million Gaza hostages held by the murderous IDF’ to be freed
A Liberal Democrat MP has sparked anger after comparing the 59 hostages still held hostage by Hamas in Gaza with “the two million hostages in Gaza being held hostage by the murderous IDF.”
Speaking during a Commons debate on Gaza,…
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Brown U leaders praise Jewish life on campus as Trump expected to slash $500M
The Trump administration plans to freeze more than $500 million in federal funding to Brown University, making the school the fifth to face a financial penalty amid a crackdown over what the White House says is…
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Neyanyahu accused of ‘cowardice’ with speech failing to note Hungarian Holocaust shame
Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of “cowardice” after failing to mention Hungary’s role in the extermination of 600, 000 Jews in the Holocaust as he heaped praise on the country’s leader Viktor Orban.
The Israeli PM made a…
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World’s oldest known kiddush cup to go on public display in New York
Soon to be unveiled to the public in New York is a discovery that’s captivating scholars of Judaism, archaeology and Islamic art alike: what Sotheby’s auction house is calling the oldest known kiddush cup in existence—and possibly the…Continue Reading
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ADL upgrades 19 colleges’ antisemitism ‘grades,’ as some enact new policies
The letter grades that the Anti-Defamation League has issued to campuses on their response to antisemitism are showing signs of growing influence: The group announced today that several schools have adopted new policies to…
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