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3 days ago · "Here, at the seat of His heavenly throne, Jews and Christians gather together to pray for the success of Donald Trump in his second term," stated the rabbi who led the service. Jan. 21, 2025 Canadian grassroots leaders say they fill post-Oct. 7 …
The cathartic effects of the past year on Jewish life and identity
Jan 7, 2025 · Just as the 1929 Hebron massacre galvanized Jews in Israel to strengthen their defenses and solidify the foundation of Zionism, today’s challenges are sparking a similar resolve. Following riots by Arabs in British Mandatory Palestine, Jews flee the Old City of Jerusalem with their belongings stuffed in bags, August 1929.
'No Jews, no news' at the UNSC, says Israeli envoy - JNS.org
Jan 14, 2024 · “Why does the forced displacement of Muslims from a Muslim country mean nothing to the Algerian representative and the council? I’ll tell you why: No Jews, no news,” said Erdan. “Over the past decade, 50,000 Christians in Nigeria have been butchered and hacked to death. Is this even a concern to the council?Again, no Jews, no news.”
Morocco’s Jews ponder future: ‘This is not the country we knew’
Dec 17, 2023 · Ifrah described the North African country as a model of coexistence, with Jews, Christians and Muslims living together largely peacefully. Hundreds of thousands of Jews have explored Morocco over the past year, said Ifrah, but they have stopped coming in the wake of the Oct. 7 murderous attacks by Hamas in southern Israel.
Gaza and its Jews, their past and their future - JNS.org
Nov 27, 2024 · The history of Jews and Gaza has been consistent as it has been turbulent, and at times, terrible. Some 3,000 years ago, Samson carried away the gates of Gaza. In 145 BCE, Yonatan the Hasmonean besieged Gaza, and even after the city surrendered, it remained hostile to the Hasmoneans; in 96 BCE, it was overrun by Alexander Jannaeus.
Study reveals $10b theft from Syria’s vanished Jewish community
Dec 24, 2024 · From a population of approximately 50,000 Jews at the century’s start, numbers fell to roughly 30,000 by Israel’s establishment. Within a decade, only 5,000 remained. By 1991, the community had virtually disappeared, with reports indicating only one hundred Jews still in Syria. The overwhelming majority sought refuge in Israel.
Millions of Christians are under Islamist assault, so Pope Francis ...
By turning reality on its head, the pope’s shameful defamation of the Jews complements his passivity in the face of Islamic jihad against Christians. Perhaps he believes that pointing a finger at the Jews will divert Muslim rage from the Vatican. Surely, it distracts the world from his own cowardice and failure to protect Christians.
Where Jews fit in America’s realigned parties - JNS.org
Nov 5, 2024 · While the surge in antisemitism may break this pattern, to date, there’s little evidence that concerns about Israel or even growing hatred in the United States are stronger than the pull of class to shift many Jews from the Democrats to the Republicans. Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of JNS (Jewish News Syndicate).
‘Pogrom’ in Amsterdam: Five in hospital, 62 arrested, police say
Nov 8, 2024 · Jews being brutally attacked on the streets of Amsterdam. Run down by terrorists in cars, lynched by mobs, stabbings. This kind of thing has not been seen on those streets since the 1930s. Local heroic Jews coordinated by @Chabad are rescuing people from downtown and getting… — Motti Seligson (@mottiseligson) November 8, 2024