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Israeli Society

Netanyahu: Israel’s preparing for a broad campaign in Gaza

Israel is preparing for a broad campaign in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday after he visited southern Israel.

“I have ordered the strengthening of our troop so we can be prepared for a broad campaign. The citizens of Israel should know, that if we must embark on a broad campaign, we will hit them very hard, but only...

Israel Defense Force (IDF)

Is the IDF prepared for Palestinian violence this weekend?

With a violent week behind it, Israel’s security establishment is bracing for thousands of Palestinians to riot across the West Bank and Gaza Strip, marking Land Day and the one year anniversary of The Great Return March demonstrations along the Gaza front.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called on “our Palestinian people in Gaza, the occupied West...

Issues

Top UAE minister urges strategic shift in Arab-Israel ties; boycott was mistake

A senior United Arab Emirates minister on Wednesday called for a “strategic shift” in Israel-Arab ties, saying that Arab world’s decades-old decision to boycott the Jewish state had been a mistake.

“Many, many years ago, when there was an Arab decision not to have contact with Israel, that was a very, very wrong decision, looking back,” UAE...

Jerusalem

Border cop lightly injured in attempted car-ramming at checkpoint near Jerusalem

A Border Police officer was lightly injured in an attempted car-ramming attack Thursday afternoon at the Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem, authorities said Thursday.

Police said the driver came from the direction of Jerusalem and managed to flee the scene after hitting the border cop.

The Magen David Adom emergency service said the...

Event Recaps

Mar. 23rd Taylors, SC Israel Advocacy Breakfast

Antisemitism

What is the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act Really All About?

What is the purpose of this legislation?  

The legislation is designed to help the Department of Education and Department of Justice effectively determine whether an investigation of an incident of anti-Semitism is warranted under their statutory anti-discrimination enforcement authority.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is one of the...

Event Recaps

Mar. 19th Miami, FL Pastor’s Breakfast

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Mar. 19th Marietta, GA Israel Advocacy Luncheon

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Mar. 17th Waterville, ME Why Israel Event

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Mar. 17th Birmingham, AL CUFI Event

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Mar. 17th Belgrade, MT Why Israel Event

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Mar. 16th Waterville, ME Israel Advocacy Breakfast

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Mar. 15th Añasco, Puerto Rico Spanish Pastor’s Meeting Dinner

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Mar. 14th East Helena, MT Why Israel Event

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Mar. 13th Billings, MT Why Israel Event

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Mar. 9th Morehead, KY Why Israel Event

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Mar. 6th Los Angeles, CA Why Israel Event

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Mar. 1st San Benito, TX Bilingual Why Israel Event

 

 

Holocaust

Shocking Einstein letters, revealing ‘Hitler-insanity,’ up for auction

A series of letters from Albert Einstein will be auctioned later this week, with the messages touching on a number of topics, including his thoughts on Jewish people’s rights to defend themselves, the rise of anti-Semitism at the time and "Hitler-insanity."

The three letters, all published prior to the start of World War II, give fresh insight...

Hamas

French pilot who stayed with hijacked Israelis, Jews at Entebbe dies aged 95

Israeli and French officials Wednesday mourned the death of Michel Bacos, the Air France pilot who along with his crew insisted on remaining with Israeli and Jewish hostages after pro-Palestinian terrorists hijacked his flight and diverted the plane to Entebbe Airport in 1976. He died in Nice on Tuesday at the age of 95.

On June 27, 1976,...