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Lipstadt partially recants comment linking US synagogue fire to anti-Israel movement
15+ hour, 24+ min ago (901+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 832 JTA " As news broke over the weekend of an arson attack that heavily damaged the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, a few prominent individuals connected the culprit to anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activism. "This is a major tragedy....
French publisher withdraws textbooks that called Oct. 7 victims ‘Jewish settlers’
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (331+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 PARIS, France " French publisher Hachette said Wednesday it was recalling three textbooks for high-school students that refer to the victims of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led onslaught in Israel as "Jewish settlers." The worst attack in Israeli history…...
Playtika cuts 15% of its workforce amid shift to leaner teams that rely on AI
19+ hour, 25+ min ago (339+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of Israel Israeli-founded online game developer Playtika Holding Co. is laying off 15 percent of its workforce, or about 500 employees, in a move to cut costs as it…...
IDF says 6 gunmen killed Tuesday in Rafah firefight after ‘serious violation’ of truce
19+ hour, 41+ min ago (549+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday that all six of the gunmen identified during a clash in western Rafah on Tuesday were killed during the exchange of fire. In a statement, the military said troops…...
Anger in UK as police chief blames AI for false evidence used to ban Israeli soccer fans
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (702+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 LONDON, United Kingdom " An under-fire UK police chief on Wednesday blamed the use of AI for erroneous evidence given to MPs over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans from a match against Aston…...
Mississippi synagogue arson suspect hid extremism behind ‘scripture-backed fitness’ persona
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (888+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 The US suspect accused of torching Mississippi's largest synagogue posted an antisemitic cartoon on Instagram shortly before his attack, and built a website for a strange brand of Christian "scripture-backed fitness" that relied heavily on Jewish…...
Fall of the ayatollahs would be bittersweet poetic justice for October 7, but it’s not guaranteed
23+ hour, 49+ min ago (632+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 David Horovitz is the founding editor of The Times of Israel. He is the author of "Still Life with Bombers" (2004) and "A Little Too Close to God" (2000), and co-author of "Shalom Friend: The Life and Legacy…...
Beijing tells local firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software
1+ day, 31+ min ago (469+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by roughly a dozen firms from the US and Israel due to national security concerns, two people briefed on the matter said. As trade…...
Daily Briefing Jan. 14: Day 831 – Trump pledged to help Iranians. How?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (376+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Jacob Magid is The…...
Investor gifts $100 million LA office tower to Chabad for massive Jewish center
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (619+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 JTA " A Los Angeles real estate investor known for selling homes to celebrities has donated a $100 million office tower to Chabad, the global Orthodox Jewish outreach movement, to create what is slated to become one the…...