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Mayor De Blasio Calls Omar's Remarks about Loyalty "Unacceptable"

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio broke ranks with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party Thursday, slamming freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D- Minn.) anti-Semitic remarks, comparing them to offensive statements made about Italian-Americans in past generations. “Let me be really clear, suggesting that support for Israel is beholden...

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Israel

Israeli Medical Clown in Haiti

Israel Defense Forces medical missions always fly to disaster zones with tons of medical equipment. For David “Dush” Barashi, the most critical piece of equipment is his red nose. A veteran member of Israel’s Dream Doctors Project, Barashi and fellow medical clowns take the skills they hone daily in Israeli hospitals...

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Diplomacy

Israel increased the number of work permits it is issuing to Jordanians for employment in Eilat by 33% to 2,000, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. The permits will allow Jordanians to work during the day in the resort town, located not far from the border, and return home at night....

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Nemmouche was found guilty in deadly 2014 Brussels terror attack

Mehdi Nemmouche was convicted of the May 24, 2014 terror attack that killed four people at Belgium’s Jewish Museum, France24 reported Friday. The attack was the first carried out in Europe by a foreign fighter returning from the civil war in Syria. The jury convicted Nemmouche after a two-month trial in...

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David Duke Endorses Rep. Omar

White supremacist David Duke, formerly the head of the Ku Klux Klan, signaled his approval of controversial Rep. Ilhan Omar (D – Minn.), calling her the “most important member” of Congress, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. Duke promoted a show on his website using a tweet that said, “By Defiance...

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TIP CEO Josh Block Says Omar's Comments Marginalize Jews

In light of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D- Minn.) recent anti-Semitic statements, The Israel Project CEO and President, Joshua S. Block, told PBS in a TV interview Thursday that the congresswoman had used “specific language that seeks to marginalize and stigmatize Jewish participation in the political process, in a way that’s...

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MidEast

A leading anti-Israel activist in Britain, Asa Winstanley, has been suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation, in part for describing the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) as an “Israel Embassy proxy.” Winstanley, a member of the Brent North Constituency Labour Party, writes for the notoriously anti-Semitic Electronic Intifada and...

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On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2019, the delegation of the European Union in Israel, led by Ambassador Emanuele Giaufret, hosted a series of events to highlight gender equality and diversity of women in Israeli society, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday. “Gender equality and equal opportunities for women and...

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Columbia University at Night

Where is the line between criticizing Israel’s policies and anti-Semitism? Look no further than two late-January events at Columbia University’s Middle East Institute (MEI) that demonstrated how far Middle East studies academics are willing to go to promote anti-Semitism under the guise of anti-Zionism. Together, they provide a snapshot of...

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Skin grafts are modern medicine miracles, saving the lives of people suffering from severe tissue damage. Unfortunately, they are also complicated to perform and carry the risk of infection, rejection and a whole lot of pain. This is why tissue engineering was invented. Instead of using the patient’s own skin...

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