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Ofakim gets NIS 229m after Oct. 7 massacre, but kept off national recovery plan

Funds prompt both gratitude and disappointment in a town ravaged by terrorists but excluded from compensation due to distance rules

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As 1,000 IDF draft orders are sent out, most Haredim adopt a wait-and-see attitude

In an ultra-Orthodox community in Haifa, would-be conscripts appear unperturbed by the strongest challenge yet to their decades-long free pass

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Kosher cellphone bill sparks debate on Haredi consumer freedoms vs communal coercion

New legislation would reinforce phone plans that are under rabbinical censorship, raising questions about internal societal pressures and control

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Israel a higher priority for European Jewish leaders after Oct. 7, survey shows

Supporting the Jewish state rose from 14th to 5th in importance in a poll of hundreds of community heads from 32 countries

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In ravaged kibbutzim near Gaza, locals embrace hope despite a ‘series of failures’

Authorities’ blind spots before, during and since Oct. 7 are complicating rehabilitation efforts, but many evacuated residents remain determined...

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‘Stop sabotaging’: Hostage families slam Netanyahu in rallies in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

One arrested in Jerusalem as hundreds block junction after thousands attend official protest; hostages’ relatives worry attempt to kill Hamas...

14.07.2024 50

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Poll: 96% of Jews in 13 EU countries say they experience antisemitism in daily life

Jews ‘more frightened than ever’ since Oct. 7, warns Fundamental Rights Agency, after its third antisemitism survey finds most respondents...

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Anne Frank monument in Amsterdam vandalized with red ‘Gaza’ graffiti

Mayor casts incident as ‘unbelievable disgrace,’ as city removes slogan daubed on statue; police arrest suspect in vandalism of...

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Yehuda Deri, brother of Shas leader and Beersheba chief rabbi, dies at 66

Deri died after complications from infection; spiritual leaders and politicians mourn rabbinical judge who was seen as leading candidate to become...

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Prominent French Jews decry far-left’s gains in vote amid fears of ‘new antisemitism’

French rabbi advises young French Jews to move to Israel amid mainstream discrimination; journalist says NPF victory sends message of impunity to...

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Rescued hostage makes heartfelt plea for deal, as rallies mark 9 months of war

Almog Meir Jan says he wants moms to be able hug their kids, ‘like I can now’ as families blast government; mother of captive soldier says Hamas...

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A fight over women’s representation leaves Israel’s Jews without chief rabbis

The Justice Ministry’s demand that the rabbinate consider women for a position traditionally reserved for rabbis is key to the delay in...

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Religious phrases okayed on army headstones, including appeal for divine vengeance

Policy change announced by defense minister follows outrage over denial of slain Haredi soldier’s family to add ‘God will avenge his/her...

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Macron’s implicit endorsement of ‘antisemitic,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ far left shocks French Jews

Defeats for French president’s party in the first round of the parliamentary elections prompt a controversial alliance against the far right...

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Israelis from town two miles from Lebanon return home after running out of funds

After a hotel stay subsidized by a tapped-out Christian organization, Avdon’s 600 residents are refused state housing provided to others within...

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Only those with palms painted pro-Palestinian red can enter parts of Erasmus University

In cosmopolitan Rotterdam, Jews say they feel unsafe on campus, where they endure explicit calls for their people’s ethnic cleansing alongside...

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In snap election, many French Jews reluctantly endorse far right over dreaded far left

As Macron sends voters to the polls on Sunday, unprecedented levels of antisemitism after October 7 have prominent Jews reluctantly backing a party...

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In Chile, a pro-Palestinian campus occupation turns witch hunt for ‘Zionist’ faculty

Feeling abandoned by the university, at least two pro-Israel lecturers are preparing to leave UMCE in Santiago over fears for their safety amid...

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Senior Shas rabbi spurns draft compromise, says even those not studying must not enlist

Moshe Maya’s maximalist position not shared even by politicians of his own movement; some Haredim fear army service will endanger devotion of...

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Report shows 80% rise in antisemitic cases in Germany, with sharp increase after Oct. 7

Communal leader says last year’s jump from 2022 figures makes many Jews in Germany worry about whether they can live safely there in the future

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Defense Ministry pressed to honor headstone preference for Haredi fallen soldier

Yisrael Yudkin’s parents want acronym for ‘may God avenge his blood’ added to epitaph at Jerusalem military cemetery; rabbis urge...

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‘All hangs by a thread,’ David Grossman tells thousands at rally for election, hostage deal

Former Shin Bet chief Diskin calls Netanyahu worst PM in Israeli history; thousands mark 20th birthday of hostage Naama Levy; 3 arrested amid violent...

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Braving Hezbollah’s drones and rockets, the few remaining northerners brace for war

Confronted with their communities’ vulnerability, a handful of locals stay put as they consider an uncertain future for themselves and their...

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High Court rules to naturalize children of convert to Judaism who hid their births

Eliezer Clement of the Hebrew Israelites community left his family in Dimona to convert in the US and then applied for their citizenship

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At The Hague, Israelis brave protests to present a portable ‘Hamas tunnel’ exhibit

A gallery owner from Israel and her allies shepherd visitors into a cramped replica fitted into the box of a truck so they can get some sense of what...

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Tel Aviv-born far-right hardliner to serve as Dutch immigration minister

Gidi Markuszower, who has called Jews ‘traitors’ for criticizing Israel, is a prominent but divisive member of Amsterdam’s Jewish...

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Germans say far-right AfD lacks legitimacy, even after its European Parliament gains

Amid a nationalist swell, AfD rises 5 percentage points but remains too controversial for widespread public support – even for some small-town...

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Belgian arts center apologizes for canceling Jewish school’s event over Gaza war

But head of Antwerp’s municipal-funded Monty Hall, which had cited Israel’s ‘genocide,’ still vows not to cooperate with...

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Best offense is good self-defense: Fighting antisemitism gets physical at Jewish confab

Emigration projections and gun permit discussions are at the center of an international event held in the Netherlands under the shadow of anti-Jewish...

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French Jews decry Normandy region plan to honor pro-Hamas journalist

Motaz Azaiza to receive Liberty Prize at D-Day event for ‘telling story of those affected by war,’ despite apparent praise for terror...

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‘Deliberate act of hate’: Canadian synagogue damaged in suspected arson attack

Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says no injuries in fire that was an ‘attempt to intimidate’; extra police patrols put in place at...

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Claudia Sheinbaum, a quietly Jewish secular scientist, set to win

A successor of a left-wing populist incumbent, Sheinbaum has focused on energy and crime despite detractors’ desire for discussing her faith...

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Residents near security barrier protest ‘abandonment’ amid Hamas gunfire from West Bank

A Palestinian border breach and regular shootings at Emek Hefer towns since October 7 force a new wartime reality and fears of mass incursions

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As they gird for worse campus vitriol, North American Jewish students plug into Israel

Initially shocked by the antisemitism and hatred they encountered, the 20 visitors are preparing to push back hard at their universities come fall

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Citing nepotism concerns, High Court of Justice halts rabbinical courts appointments

Petition filed by attorney notes that Chief Rabbi David Lau is a member of the committee considering the promotion of two of his relatives

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Fearing Hezbollah in north, state moves Lag B’Omer event to East Jerusalem flashpoint

With Mt. Meron in the Galilee closed due to missile fears, 30,000 pilgrims are expected to stream into the Shimon HaTzadik tomb in Sheikh Jarrah on...

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The anti-Muslim, pro-Israel far right now runs Holland. Is the European Parliament next?

The upcoming elections for the EU’s legislature is expected to see gains by parties with ideologies feared by many Jews — even as they may...

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Authorities close Mount Meron ahead of Lag B’Omer over Hezbollah rocket threat

City of Tiberias also blocks access to Rabbi Akiva gravesite fearing too many pilgrims will throng shrine over holiday

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French police arrest protesters who allegedly assaulted security at Jewish event

No one is hurt in incident at aliyah fair in Lyon, which saw a similar disruption in December

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Russian immigration streams in as Israel predicts uptick in Western newcomers

Amid rising antisemitism, North American and Western European arrivals this year expected to total 15,500, more than 2.5 times the number that arrived...

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Misfits or misunderstood? Sanctions threat shines light on IDF’s Haredi fighting unit

Claims of ideological vigilantism and cruelty invite US moves against Netzah Yehuda, which has integrated thousands from religious world into...

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Israeli tourist in Belgium brutally attacked for peeling off anti-Israeli sticker

In police complaint, Amnon Ohana, 64, says his jaw was broken when he was attacked by 10 men in front of his daughter at a Bruges train station as...

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Diverse backgrounds give way to shared fate as Gaza friendly fire victims eulogized

Five soldiers killed by mistaken tank fire in Gaza came from Tel Aviv, Tiberias; two West Bank settlements and Buenos Aires, to serve in special...

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Emerging hardline Dutch coalition to look for right ‘time’ to move embassy to Jerusalem

Unprecedented language follows electoral gains of the anti-Islam, pro-Israel Party for Freedom of firebrand Geert Wilders; Holocaust education to be...

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On Europe’s campuses, explosions of violent antisemitism have become de rigueur

A mix of pro-terrorist networks, sympathetic faculty and wavering response by authorities is blamed for extremist violence at the heart of academia

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In foil to official state event, those hit hardest by Oct. 7 lead torch-dousing ceremony

Independence Day gathering in Binyamina features survivors of Hamas onslaught and hostages’ families putting out flames in protest; critics say...

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In evacuated northern towns, a handful of defenders proudly commemorate the fallen

Local security team members say they welcome the ‘privilege’ of standing guard, but hope for radical change worthy of the...

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Nova party escapees reunite with Holocaust survivor who sheltered them

Three women who lived through the Nazi genocide offer advice and inspiration to partygoers who escaped deadliest massacre of October 7, urging them to...

09.05.2024 60

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At Auschwitz march, participants rally around concern over hostages and antisemitism

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the March of the Living sees unprecedented political action with calls for the release of those held in Gaza, as well as...

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At Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors scarred by October 7 march in a show of resilience

Despite the existential fears triggered by the onslaught, Israel remains a safe haven, the survivors and their relatives say during March of the...

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