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EXCLUSIVE: If Zack Polanski gets into power I may move to Israel, says relative
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (1400+ words) Warning over Green leader's "dangerous' rhetoric comes as party expected to make huge gains in May 7 local elections A relative of Zack Polanski has revealed they would consider making aliyah if the Green Party leader ever got into government. The…...
They floored the world! Israeli coach hails gymnasts after miracle of Baku
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (608+ words) Coach Ayelet Zussman tells the JC about the special meaning of winning gold in a Muslim country It was one of those sporting moments that could never be created by human design alone. It was magic enough that the Israeli…...
Bondi victim benefit concert cancelled after Greek choir votes against singing with Jewish group
13+ hour, 11+ min ago (555+ words) Over half of the Australian Hellenic Choir objected to joining Sydney Jewish Choral Society on stage A planned cross-cultural benefit concert in Sydney to raise funds for victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack has been cancelled after members of…...
America's "special relationship' is with Israel not Britain, says UK ambassador
13+ hour, 11+ min ago (480+ words) The US" real "special relationship" is with Israel rather than Britain, the UK"s ambassador to Washington is reported to have told a group of British students. Sir Christian Turner, who took office earlier this year after Lord Mandelson was…...
Famesick review: Lena Dunham bares her soul on a pitiful cycle of fame, abuse, drugs and self-harm
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (379+ words) In her new memoir, the creator and writer of the hit TV series Girls writes with fluency and candour about the price of stardom At the age of 26, Lena Dunham achieved fame as the creator, writer and star of the…...
Jewish artists face a "wave of boycotts, new report finds
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (649+ words) MPs and cultural figures including Jewish band Oi Va Voi gathered to discuss the findings of The New Boycott Crisis report, which was commissioned by Freedom in the Arts A new report documents'how Jewish artists are facing a "wave of…...
The superhuman and compassionate gravediggers of Bushey Jewish Cemetery
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (1085+ words) Jamie Shapiro finds out what it takes to work in the UK's largest Jewish burial ground Bushey'Jewish Cemetery; the resting place of my great-grandparents, my grandparents, my dad " and my sister. It is these last two that caused me to…...
Holocaust survivor and acclaimed psychologist Edith Eva Eger dies aged 98
21+ hour, 15+ min ago (448+ words) Her mission in life, in her own words, was to help others "heal and thrive" Edith Eva Eger, the'Holocaust survivor and acclaimed psychology and acclaimed psychology and writer, has died at the age of 98. Edith was born to a Jewish…...
Ukraine threatens Israelis with sanctions over "stolen" grain ship
21+ hour, 46+ min ago (391+ words) The vessel is waiting to dock at Haifa, but is being examined by the Israel Tax Authority Ukraine has threatened to impose sanctions on Israel amid a row over the berthing of a ship allegedly carrying "stolen" crops, which is…...
Israel withholds over $200 million in PA tax revenue
22+ hour, 21+ min ago (438+ words) We will not transfer funds that ultimately reach terrorists who harm Israeli civilians," said Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Jerusalem has withheld the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority this month, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on…...