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Knife-wielding Palestinian attacker eliminated in Samaria

A Palestinian woman who attempted a stabbing in a previous incident was shot and killed wielding a knife in Samaria on Saturday. By World Israel News and AP A Palestinian woman wielding a knife ran toward an Israeli military checkpoint on Saturday and was shot dead by a private security guard, Israeli police announced. The […]

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Israel prepares to swear in new government

The coalition consists of eight parties from across Israel’s political spectrum, including a small Islamist Arab party that has made history by joining a government for the first time. By World Israel News and AP If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]

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Torah Ark Desecrated Inside Frankfurt Airport Prayer Room

BERLIN (AP) — A leading Jewish group in Germany on Saturday condemned the antisemitic desecration of a Torah ark inside the Jewish prayer room at Frankfurt’s international airport. Frankfurt police said a swastika was painted on the cabinet inside the prayer room, which is located in the airport transit area. The swastika was discovered several […]

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Israel’s Ambassador Convenes Heads of Jewish Organizations to Formulate Action Plan to Combat Anti-Semitism

Edited By: TJVNews.com Following Israel’s operation in Gaza and the surge in antisemitic attacks worldwide, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and UN Gilad Erdan convened a meeting Friday with heads of Jewish and relevant organizations to formulate an action plan to combat antisemitism in the United Nations and beyond. “It is truly heartwarming that […]

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Travel Rebound: 2 Million People Go Through US Airports

DALLAS (AP) — The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020. The Transportation Security Administration announced Saturday that 2.03 million travelers were screened at airport checkpoints on Friday. It was the […]

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Cuomo’s MTA Power Shakeup Threatens to Upend Transit Comeback, Critics Say

BY JOSE MARTINEZ ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JOSEFA VELASQUEZ Governor Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to shake up MTA brass could throw the agency off-track as the transit system emerges from a crippling pandemic, board members, advocates and watchdogs told THE CITY. Albany lawmakers initially rejected Cuomo’s bid to split duties currently held by outgoing Chairperson Patrick Foye […]

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Ahmadinejad: Highest-ranking Iranian intelligence official was an Israeli agent

Former Iranian President claims the highest-ranking Iranian intelligence official in charge of countering Israeli spies in Iran was himself an agent of Israel. Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is claiming that the highest-ranking Iranian intelligence official in charge of countering Israeli spies in Iran was himself an agent of Israel. In a video interview published […]

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Analysis: Can the Biden administration capitalize on an inexperienced Bennett-Lapid government?

Benjamin Netanyahu exerted an understanding of U.S. politics and culture unmatched by previous Israeli leaders. Yet some experts believe that incoming Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid might have more clout among current administration officials. By Dmitriy Shapiro, JNS With the likelihood that new leadership will be sworn in next week in […]

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