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Beresheet on its way to the moon

Beresheet, Israel’s privately-backed spacecraft that was launched on its historic journey to the moon last week, has completed a significant maneuver and appears to be back on track, despite an earlier glitch, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday. If successful, Israel will be the fourth nation to reach the moon, following...

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Former Argentinian Pres. Menem Acquitted of Charges that he Obstructed AMIA Investigation

A court in Argentina convicted five people and acquitted eight others, including a former president, for their roles in obstructing the investigation into the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. Former President Carlos Menem, who ruled Argentina from 1989 to 1999,...

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Europe

Hezbollah Cycle Rally

The Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah condemned on Friday the decision by the British government to ban the group in its entirety, saying the move showed “servile obedience” to the United States, Reuters reported. Hezbollah, which exercises complete political and military control over Lebanon, said in a statement it was...

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D – Minn.) said that she and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D – Mich.) are accused of anti-Semitism because they are Muslim, the Jewish Insider newsletter reported Thursday. “What I’m fearful of — because Rashida and I are Muslim — that a lot of our Jewish colleagues,” Omar...

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Europe

Labour Party Leader Corbyn's Ally Diane Abbott

The British Labour Party faced fresh allegations of anti-Semitism on Friday after party members in Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott’s constituency passed a measure rejecting claims of “institutional anti-Semitism” in the organization. The Hackney North and Stoke Newington CLP passed the motion by 45 votes to 35, Jewish News reported....

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MidEast

Wake Forest Hosted Event with anti-Semitic messaging

A group of students at Wake Forrest University in North Carolina is behind a week-long anti-Israel campus event, titled “How Palestine Became Israel,” that disseminated anti-Semitic messages, Shiri Moshe reported for The Algemeiner. The “Solidarity with Palestine” initiative was launched by the Palestine Solidarity Coalition, comprised in part of members...

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Israel

Cancer-fighting white blood cell

A surprising new study from Israel finds that malignant colorectal cancer cells can be eliminated with eosinophils — white blood cells that originate in bone marrow and may once have killed off intestinal parasites, but which today are responsible for chronic asthma and allergies. The research, published in Cancer Immunology Research on...

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Diplomacy

U.S. Envoy Greenblatt Slams Erakat for Disparaging Peace Efforts

Jason Greenblatt, the United States Special Representative for International Negotiations, on Thursday, slammed a senior Palestinian official for sabotaging the Trump administration’s peace initiative. Greenblatt wrote on Twitter that Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee, had characterized efforts to broker a lasting peace deal between...

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Diplomacy

Mayors Against BDS

In response to the increase in global anti-Semitism, an international coalition of prominent mayors has formed to combat racism and counter efforts by the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement to single out the Jewish State for discrimination (German link). The launch of the new initiative was announced on...

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Israel

Israeli Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit announced his intention to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery and breach of trust with respect to three investigations into the conduct of Israel’s long-serving leader, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. The most serious charge of bribery is with respect to what is...

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