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October 28, 2019

Israel's UN ambassador condemns Erdogan's support of terrorism

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Monday accused Turkey of being a hub for regional terrorism while saying its recent incursion into Syria has resulted in the strengthening of the Islamic State terror network.

October 24, 2019

Columbia University and Barnard College 'hotbed for hate,' report documenting 'systemic anti-Semitism' at the schools says

A report released on Wednesday refers to Columbia University and its sister school, Barnard College, in New York City as “a hotbed for hate,” documenting “systemic anti-Semitism and an engrained delegitimization of Israel” at the schools.

October 23, 2019

Benny Gantz tasked with forming Israel government after Netanyahu failure

Israel's former military chief Benny Gantz is set to receive an official mandate to form the country's next government but has few options after last month's elections left him in a near tie with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

October 23, 2019

Iran banned from world judo until it agrees to face Israel

Iran was banned from international judo competitions Tuesday for refusing to let its athletes fight Israeli opponents.

October 22, 2019

Hagee: Reps. Tlaib, Omar 'are spouting anti-Semitic poison' into America's bloodstream

Pastor John Hagee is calling on Congress to define and root out "very vocal and very aggressive" anti-Semitism in the country, accusing Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. of "spouting anti-Semitic poison."

October 21, 2019

Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form new government, leaving rival to take up challenge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given up on his monthlong effort to form a government coalition, a decision that will position his chief rival to take up the challenge and push the country further into political uncertainty.

October 18, 2019

'I Am Israel' film highlights land, people of the Bible: 'Best proof God exists'

A new documentary, that has been viewed by the Knesset in Jerusalem and over 7,000 Jewish and Christian congregations worldwide, follows the journey -- triumphs and challenges -- of several Jewish families living out the biblical prophecy in the "modern-day miracle" that is Israel, a story thousands of years in the making.

October 16, 2019

Teen struck by lightning at beach in Israel dies of injuries: reports

A 14-year-old boy who was struck by lightning while at a beach in Israel on Tuesday has died, according to local reports.

October 15, 2019

Gal Gadot to star as Christian woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children in Holocaust film

"Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot is set to play a real-life hero in a new film she is also producing.

October 13, 2019

American-born Israeli woman, 26, sentenced 7.5 years in Russia for 9 grams of cannabis in luggage

A 26-year-old woman with dual American and Israeli citizenship who has been jailed in Russia since April after authorities allegedly found nine grams of cannabis in her luggage, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, her sister said.