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Israel Sends Ukraine Missile Alert System

(JNS) An Israeli early warning system for missile attacks began operating in Kyiv this week, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk said.

Israel is currently sending Ukraine defensive and intelligence-gathering equipment as well as humanitarian aid.

The

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Israeli Forces Demolish Homes of Terrorists Who Committed Deadly Attacks

(JNS) Israeli forces demolished the home of Mohammed Souf, from Haris, a village southwest of Nablus, who killed three Israelis in a terror attack in Samaria in November 2022.

Souf stabbed one person at the entrance to the Ariel Industrial Park and two others at an adjacent gas station. He then fled in a

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Lucy Dee’s Family Meets Patients Who Received Her Organs

(JNS) Lucy Dee’s family participated in an emotional meeting with the recipient of the murdered Israeli woman’s heart.

The gathering took place at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva and featured a touching moment

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Study: Holocaust Education Reduces Hate Crimes Against Minority Communities

(JNS) Mandated Holocaust education in U.S. schools reduces hate crimes both against Jews, as well as across a wide swath of minority communities, according to data from RealityCheck Research, a new nonprofit based in New York, Tel Aviv and London.

Hate crimes against black communities went down more than

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Bnei Akiva Celebrates Israel @75: A Song to Call Us Home

Last Tuesday evening, Bnei Akiva of the US & Canada celebrated Israel’s 75 birthday throughout the United States, Canada and Israel. From Cleveland to New Jersey, from Chicago to Houston, from Detroit to Toronto, our entire movement came together in each respective community to celebrate Israel and

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Israel at 75: Happy, Free and Alive

Fifty years ago, as a young student activist deeply involved in the Religious Zionists of America, the Mizrachi Organization’s arm in the United States, I started a PR campaign for Israel and

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Israeli President Herzog Shares Yom Ha’atzmaut Message

(JNS) Israeli President Isaac Herzog shared a message with global Jewry as the Jewish state marked its 75th Independence Day:

“Shalom, dear friends from around the world! As Israel reaches a historic milestone—75 years of independence!—we have the opportunity to pause and reflect with gratitude on

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Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter’s Trial Begins

(JNS) With jury selection beginning in the trial of Robert Bowers, 50—accused of shooting and killing 11 mostly elderly Jewish worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Congregation on Oct. 27, 2018—a group based at the Squirrel Hill Jewish Community Center that supports those impacted by the attack released a

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Biden Wishes Israel ‘Yom Ha’atzmaut Sameach!’

(JNS) “Today, we are [still] proud to be counted among the first of Israel’s friends and allies,” U.S. President Joe Biden stated, marking Israel’s 75th anniversary. “The United States recognizes the resilience of Israel’s democracy—the bedrock for our robust and special relationship.”

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Israel Marks Yom Hazikaron

(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for all citizens to “unite and stand as brothers,” speaking in an address at the main state ceremony marking Memorial Day.

“This year, more than ever, on the Memorial Day for the brave of our nation, we will remember that we are brothers: Jews,

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Germany to Fine Twitter for Ignoring Antisemitic Content

(JNS) Earlier this month, Germany’s Federal Justice Office began the process of fining Twitter, under the country’s Network Enforcement Act, for failing to remove hate speech. The German law requires social-media sites to remove illegal content within seven days, and for the most egregious material, within 24 hours.

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Turkish President Honors Israeli Rescue Workers Who Saved Lives After Earthquake

(JNS) A certificate of appreciation from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was presented to the commander of the Israel Defense Forces’ National Rescue Unit, Col. (Ret.) Golan Vach, who commanded Israel’s rescue mission that helped locate survivors and provide aid during the recent earthquake in southern Turkey.

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