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Canaan Lidor

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In Holland’s Bible belt, a Christian family’s pro-Israel empire shifts into overdrive

Since the October 7 Hamas massacre, the 45-year-old Christians for Israel’s product sales, public engagement – and risk exposure – have...

20.08.2024 20

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Canaan Lidor

UK Jews document record high 2,000 antisemitic incidents in first half of 2024

Community Security Trust says figure marks an all-time high for a 6-month period, is up 100% from year before; surging instances of Jew hatred...

08.08.2024 3

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Canaan Lidor

In France, primetime ad shows Jewish family forced to hide identity due to antisemitism

The commercial moved many of its millions of viewers to tears, but angered others who said it was superficial and avoided pointing a finger at...

30.07.2024 30

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Anger and grief mix as Majdal Shams buries 10 children killed in rocket strike

‘Lebanon should burn for this,’ says one resident amid calls in Druze town for IDF to strike back hard against Hezbollah, and for Israel to do...

28.07.2024 1

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Protesters demanding hostage deal, elections stand in silence for Majdal Shams victims

In Jerusalem, demonstrators march in a hush, say government should should similarly wallow in silence for its failures; protest expected at airport...

28.07.2024 20

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Canaan Lidor

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

24.07.2024 7

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Canaan Lidor

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

23.07.2024 30

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Canaan Lidor

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...

15.07.2024 1

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Canaan Lidor