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Israel President Herzog nominates four Israeli flydubai heroes for Presidential Award for Civil Heroism

By ALAN SMASON

President Issac Herzog announced on Wednesday that he was nominating four Israelis whose actions yesterday resulted in saving the lives of everyone on board.

According to witness accounts, when the flydubai flight was at cruising altitude at...

At LA mayoral forum, candidates weigh in on Israeli genocide charges and antisemitism

By RYAN TOROK

(JTA) — LOS ANGELES —  Mayoral candidates grappled with the use of the word “genocide” to describe the Gaza war and how Israel’s foreign policy intersects with domestic issues as they vied Tuesday night for votes at at...

What is flydubai and will it continue to link Israel and the UAE?

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — TEL AVIV – The apparent hijacking attempt aboard flydubai Flight 1073 has put a spotlight on the Emirati airline, which has become a main air link connecting Israelis to the rest of the world.

The incident...

Far-right Israel critic James Fishback likens abortion to the Holocaust in Ole Miss speech

By SHARON UDASIN

(JTA) — James Fishback, a fierce critic of Israel and a far-right politician, offered scathing remarks about the Jewish state and likened abortion to the Holocaust during an address at the University of Mississippi on Tuesday evening.

Fishback,...

UK foreign secretary: The threats to Israel don’t justify its treatment of Palestinians

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

(JTA) — British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called Palestinian suffering in Gaza and the West Bank a “stain on the conscience of the world” at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, his most blistering attack on Benjamin...

Figures who once defined Jewish establishment line up behind J Street

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — J Street, the Jewish advocacy group that calls itself pro-Israel and pro-peace, has sought a seat at the Jewish establishment table since its inception in 2008 – and has been repeatedly rebuffed. 

Now it is building...

IDF troops hold fire as Gazan child carries weapon down street for terrorist

By JNS STAFF

 (JNS.org) – Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted video on Sunday of footage from the Israel Defense Forces showing a terrorist using a Gazan child as a human shield to move weapons to a civilian home. The IDF refrained from...

German city bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims

By TOBY AXELROD

(JTA) — A decision to bar the “stumbling stone” memorials to victims of the Nazis has touched a nerve in one small German town, and beyond.

At issue is a motion – passed Sept. 25 by the city...

More than 350 cultural figures slam Spanish festival for canceling a Jewish novelist for her Israel views

By SHIRA LI BARTOV

(JTA) — MADRID — More than 350 writers and other cultural figures have signed a petition defending the author Ariana Harwicz, who was disinvited from a literary festival in Spain over her support for Israel. 

The Jewish-Argentinian...

Police label shooting in Belleville, Ontario, a hate-motivated attack against the Jewish community

By EMMA PAIDRA

(JTA) — TORONTO – The shooter who opened fire on a Belleville, Ontario, synagogue Sunday evening committed an anti-Jewish hate-motivated offense, according to the city’s police chief.

“This was a deliberate attack directed at members of the Jewish...