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Statue promoting Christian missionary agenda to be removed from Israeli heritage site, but where will it go now?

Following an outcry, a monument with Christian symbols, donated by an active missionary group, is being removed from the Ein Keshatot heritage site, but no one seems to know when, if or where in the country it will be relocated. Read more » »

Sarsour plays victim after backlash over anti-IDF tweet

Linda Sarsour (AP/Carolyn Kaster)(AP/Carolyn Kaster)Sarsour plays victim after backlash over anti-IDF tweet Sarsour deleted the offensive tweet, but rather than apologize, she claimed that she had been victimized on the site. Read more » »

He should be dismissed: Groups call for firing of anti-Semitic State Department employee

Fritz Berggren (YouTube/Fritz Berggren/Screenshot)(YouTube/Fritz Berggren/screenshot)‘He should be dismissed’: Groups call for firing of anti-Semitic State Department employee “The federal government must be scrubbed clean of extremism,” said Rep. Ritchie Torres. Read more » »

Jewish, pro-Israel groups react to Morocco agreeing to normalize ties with Israel

“Instead of a cold détente attained via surrender to unreasonable demands, these new agreements promote peace based upon common security needs and mutual medical, technological and financial benefits. Read more » »

Trump administration slams Erdogan for meeting with Hamas leadership

FILE – Gaza’s Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Turkish President (then-PM) Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo, File)(AP Photo, File)Trump administration slams Erdogan for meeting with Hamas leadership Turkey supports Hamas and has given citizenship to its members. Those who met with Erdogan include a U.S.-wanted terrorist. Read more » »

Supporters rally in Jerusalem to back Netanyahu

Supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a support rally in Jerusalem. August 20, 2020. (Flash90/Yonatan Sindel)(Flash90/Yonatan Sindel)Supporters rally in Jerusalem to back Netanyahu Hundreds attend rally after police remove anti-Netanyahu demonstrators to prevent clash. Read more » »

Trump: Evangelicals care more about Jerusalem than Jews

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Wittman Airport, Aug. 17, 2020, in Oshkosh, Wis. (AP/Evan Vucci)(AP/Evan Vucci)Trump: Evangelicals care more about Jerusalem than Jews “And we moved the capital of Israel to Jerusalem. That’s for the evangelicals,” he said. Read more » »

Jewish man violently assaulted in Paris elevator

Vandalized tombs with tagged swastikas are pictured in the Jewish cemetery of Quatzenheim, eastern France, Feb.19, 2019. (AP/Jean-Francois Badias)(AP/Jean-Francois Badias)Jewish man violently assaulted in Paris elevator French Jewish man verbally abused, badly beaten up in Paris elevator in anti-Semitic assault. Read more » »

Report: 2.6 million Israelis lack adequate rocket fire protection

Israeli schoolchildren make themselves comfortable in a bomb shelter as part of an exercise. (Flash90/Yossi Zamir) (Flash90/Yossi Zamir)Report: 2.6 million Israelis lack adequate rocket fire protection Israel faces a serious aerial defense challenge, with 21,000 rockets and mortars fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip alone between 2000-2019. Read more » »

Hamas admits member spied and defected to Israel

Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk. (AP/Bassem Tellawi)(AP/Bassem Tellawi)Hamas admits member spied and defected to Israel In interview on a Hezbollah TV station, Moussa Abu Marzouk admits that one of its terrorists escaped to Israel. Read more » »