The missile fired from Yemen toward Israeli territory early on Tuesday morning was intercepted by the Israeli air force (IAF), the army revealed on Tuesday.
The shrapnel of the missile did, however, hit and fall inside a civilian house in…
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Jesse Cogan, ad exec who coined the slogan ‘Turn Friday Night into Shabbos,’ dies at 74
In 1980, a Manhattan synagogue with a special outreach to unaffiliated Jews was looking for a catchy slogan to encourage young people to take on the rigors of Shabbat observance. Jesse Cogan, a synagogue member who was also a…
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Scientists are looking to the past to predict the climate of Earth’s future
An international team has successfully extracted the world’s oldest ice sample from Antarctica. Spanning 1.2 million years of climate history, this ancient ice core promises to unveil secrets about Earth’s past climate systems and…
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Franz Kafka’s Hebrew writings are now on view in New York City
Celebrated Jewish writer Franz Kafka may have written his most famous works, including the novella “The Metamorphosis,” in German, his mother tongue.
But Kafka was proficient in other languages, too, including Hebrew — a…
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Jewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course.
Six months ago, Jewish groups celebrated a policy win when Meta banned the use of “Zionist” as a coded slur against Jews and Israel. Now, the same organizations are condemning the company for dramatically loosening…
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Assad ouster is latest Turkish success in regional rivalry with Iran
The ousting of the Assad regime in Syria is Turkey’s latest success in its competition with Iran for regional influence. But analysts say Tehran still has cards to play in its intensifying rivalry with Ankara. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
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Palestinians dedicate new West Bank olive grove to Jimmy Carter
TULKAREM, West Bank —Palestinian activists and residents planted a grove of 250 olive trees in a northern West Bank town Monday in memory of the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter, describing him as a staunch supporter of the Palestinian…
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Is a ceasefire and hostage deal imminent? Israel, Hamas, Biden and Trump all signal yes.
If the past year has taught anything, it’s that banking on a hostage deal is a bad idea. But those odds appear to be changing, with Israeli officials reportedly saying on Tuesday that Hamas has accepted a proposed outline for…
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The Hidden Health Stories Of Biden And Wilson
U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 … [+]
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Biden defends foreign policy record despite ongoing crises
Washington —Outgoing President Joe Biden sought to burnish his foreign policy record on Monday and said U.S. adversaries are weaker than when he took office four years ago despite global crises that remain unresolved.
A week before handing…
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