Category: Jewish
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This election, I finally understand the undecided Jewish voter
“I don’t know anyone voting for Trump,” my mother said, hyperbolically. She hates the man so virulently that my sister and I are sure to steer clear of talking politics, even though we are all Democrats. My mother is… Continue Reading
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Trump and Harris both tell Michigan voters they’re aiming to end the war in Gaza
During campaign stops ahead of Election Day, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris promised Michigan voters that they would work to end Israel’s conflicts — with Trump pledging “peace in the Middle East” and Harris… Continue Reading
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Priti Patel returns as shadow foreign secretary under new Tory leader
New Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch has made Dame Priti Patel her shadow foreign secretary. The Witham MP since 2010, had been forced to resign as international development secretary in 2017 following unauthorised meetings with Israeli… Continue Reading
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Top Netanyahu aide arrested in ‘faked intelligence’ newspaper leaks scandal
One of Benjamin Netanyahu’s top aides has been arrested for allegedly leaking classified information to the foreign press. Opponents of the Israeli PM claim the intelligence was “faked” and that it was leaked in an attempt to scupper… Continue Reading
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Why does Donald Trump have a Hebrew plaque in his office?
In The Apprentice, a new film set in the 1970s and ’80s about a young Donald Trump and his business mentor, pugnacious Jewish attorney Roy Cohn, the producers spent much time recreating Trump’s actual office. Located on the 25th floor… Continue Reading
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Sir Trevor Chinn awarded Israeli medal of honour
Sir Trevor Chinn, one of the leading figures of Anglo-Jewish communal life, has been named as one of eight recipients of this year’s Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour for service to the state and the Jewish people. The prestigious… Continue Reading
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First new rabbi in 750 years for Guildford Jewish community
Guildford Jewish community has inducted its first rabbi for 750 years, centuries after the Jews were expelled from the town in 1275. Rabbi Alexander Goldberg was officially instated in a landmark ceremony on Sunday, presided over by Chief… Continue Reading
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Corbyn accepts £10,000 donation from activist sharing claims of ‘Holocaust’ in Gaza
Jeremy Corbyn has accepted a £10, 000 donation from a hard-left activist who appeared to justify the kidnapping of female teenagers by Hamas, supported claims of a “Holocaust” being carried out in Gaza, and who questioned claims of… Continue Reading
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Mandy Damari thanks Spurs fans for singing in support of hostage daughter Emily
The mother of British hostage Emily Damari has thanked the hundred-strong group of Spurs fans who gathered outside Tottenham Stadium on Sunday to call for her release. Friends, family and supporters held a special vigil outside the stadium… Continue Reading
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Jewish man executed in Iran after victim’s family refuses $1M settlement
Efforts by international advocates from the U.S. and other countries to prevent the execution of Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani, a 20-year-old Jewish man from Kermanshah, Iran, have ended in failure. Ghahremani, convicted of accidentally killing a… Continue Reading