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‘Schindler’s List’ at 25

Apr 26, 2018 Go comment!

The year 1993 was a dramatic one in the memorialisation of the Holocaust.
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Building homes and a Jewish life in Namibia

Apr 26, 2018 Go comment!

David Akinin could be described as a wandering Jew. Born in Venezuela, he moved to America and finally settled in Namibia, where he builds affordable housing, uplifts communities and is deeply involved in its small but historic Jewish community.
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The repercussion of America bombarding Syria?

Apr 19, 2018 Go comment!

Last Saturday morning, the world woke up to news that America had bombed Syria. For a few hours, we were all reporting around-the-clock with the inevitable question: Would Russia respond?
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Peace is possible in the hands of the people

Apr 19, 2018 Go comment!

Politicians have the difficult task of sorting out the intricacies of the Middle East conflict and, hopefully, achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The reality on the ground is that ordinary people have found ways to connect with each other and show that peace is, in many ways, already happening.
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Flip-flopping over asylum seekers’ lives

Apr 12, 2018 Go comment!

Within hours of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu making a deal with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on April 2 not to send 40 000 African asylum seekers to Africa, he froze the agreement. By the next day, he cancelled it.
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How the Filipino president rescued German Jews

Apr 12, 2018 1 Comment

Oskar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg are well known for having saved Jews during the Holocaust, but few know of the valiant efforts by President Manuel Quezon of the Philippines, who rescued 1 300 German Jews from the Nazi war machine.
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A Lithuanian devoted to Jewish heritage in his homeland

Apr 12, 2018 Go comment!

Although Lithuanian Antanas Zabulis is not Jewish, he is chair of the board of Litvakworld, a non-governmental organisation that preserves and commemorates Jewish history in Lithuania. Zabulis devotes much of his time and energy to this worthy cause.
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Small but significant – that’s Maputo’s Jewish community

Apr 12, 2018 1 Comment

With a rich history dating back to the late 1800s, the Jewish community of Maputo, capital of Mozambique, has faltered, but never fallen. The recent rededication of the city’s Jewish Cemetery reflects this small community’s passion for preserving its heritage.
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Who will win the online propaganda war?

Apr 04, 2018 Go comment!

It’s hard to imagine a conflict today without a social media element. Last Friday’s rioting along the Israel-Gaza border lasted only a few hours and left 18 Palestinians dead and many hundreds wounded – but a much more lengthy battle continues to rage online. Israelis and Palestinians are sparring over what caused the bloodshed in the first place, and each side is uploading videos to support its version of events.
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Israeli doctors perform life-saving spinal surgeries in Ethiopia

Mar 29, 2018 Go comment!

Israeli doctors performed surgeries to fix severe spinal deformities as part of a week-long medical mission to Ethiopia.
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UK Labour MPs face backlash for attending anti-Semitism protest

Mar 29, 2018 Go comment!

British Labour lawmakers participated in a protest rally on Monday, criticising leader Jeremy Corbyn for failing to deal with alleged anti-Semitism in his party. The Labour MPs who protested have been slammed by party members, some of whom have called for them to be removed from office.
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Is there much love lost between Israel and Egypt today?

Mar 29, 2018 Go comment!

During this time of year, I am reminded of Pesach 2011, when I was in Cairo covering the Arab Spring. After three decades in power, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak had just resigned and there was a joke going around that the then president of Israel, Shimon Peres, had invited him for Pesach Seder so that together they could celebrate their exodus from Egypt.
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Rising violence on the streets of Israel

Mar 22, 2018 Go comment!

So much attention has been focused in recent months on Israel’s security concerns across its borders, one could be forgiven for not noticing the steady climb in tensions on the country’s own streets.
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Israeli soccer star posts photo with Iran’s team captain

Mar 22, 2018 Go comment!

The captain of Iran’s national soccer team posed for a photo with an Israeli soccer star. In a country that bans its athletes from competing against Israelis, the move is bound to be regarded as an offence that’s unlikely to go unpunished.
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Israel to amp up its side in the cyber war

Mar 15, 2018 Go comment!

During one of my assignments with pro-Russian fighters in eastern Ukraine, I found myself in the direct firing line of the Ukrainian military. Wearing a helmet and bulletproof jacket with the word “Press” emblazoned across both, I assumed I had some level of protection.
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Jerusalem marks its largest-ever marathon

Mar 15, 2018 Go comment!

More than 35 000 runners, including 4 000 from 72 different countries, partook in the Jerusalem Marathon on Friday morning. It marked the largest-ever number of runners signing up for the annual event.
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Oscars 2018: For Jewish nominees, a night not to remember

Mar 08, 2018 1 Comment

Fifty years ago, Bob Hope’s films were wildly popular, but the comedian was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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Israeli women battle for their rights

Mar 08, 2018 Go comment!

The once sleepy, largely secular city, Beit Shemesh, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, has become the premier battleground between ultra-Orthodox, secular and modern Orthodox Jews. At the forefront are its women.
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British soccer head apologises for Star of David blunder

Mar 08, 2018 Go comment!

The head of England’s governing body of soccer has apologised for conflating the Star of David and the Nazi swastika.
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Closing the church in protest has caused much frustration

Mar 01, 2018 Go comment!

It was a strange sight. For a few days this week, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City – built on the spot where Christians believe Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected – was closed.
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