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‘Lost Tribe King’ To Bring Hundreds of African-Jewish Royals to Jerusalem for ‘Spiritual Pilgrimage’
A self-professed “Lost Tribe King” from Togo is promising to lead a mass pilgrimage to Jerusalem this fall. He says he will bring Jewish kings and queens from Africa: hundreds of them, who will “scream Shema Yisrael at the Western Wall,” Francois Ayi told the blog Israel Rising, referring to the central Jewish prayer that…
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WATCH: Aly Raisman’s Parents Were the Most Nervous People at the Olympics
Aly Raisman’s parents squirmed, hid and clutched their way through their daughter’s qualifying round on Sunday. NBC cameras captured Lynn and Rick Raisman watching the 22-year-old gymnast perform her uneven bar routine, and it’s safe to say that it was all kinds of an emotional roller coaster. First, there was the hiding. Some endless chanting…
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LISTEN: Nazi Leader Hails Donald Trump as ‘Real Opportunity’ for White Supremacists
The chairman of the American Nazi Party said a Donald Trump presidency would be “a real opportunity” for white nationalists to enter into mainstream politics. Rocky Suhayda added that whites should have their own political caucus in Congress, just like African Americans do, and that being pro-white does not mean one is bigoted. “Now, if…
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Public Muslims, Secret Jews: A Turkish Sect Faces Crackdown
A squad of about half a dozen cats patrols a small, overgrown cemetery in central Istanbul. “It’s a kind of magical place, right under our noses,” says Memo Kösemen, a local artist and graveyard habitué, surveying the small plot of land. But something’s caught his eye and suddenly he’s crestfallen. He bends down and hoists…
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WATCH: NBA Star Amar’e Stoudemire Given Grand Welcome in Israel
Basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire, who announced his retirement from the NBA after 16 celebrated years, is moving to Israel to play professionally in for an Israeli team in Jerusalem. Stoudemire didn’t waste any time — he jumped on a flight to the Holy Land within days. One of his first stops once he landed? The…
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In D.C., Chinese Zodiac Symbol Becomes Jew Rat Graffiti
Street art became anti-Semitic graffiti in Washington, D.C. after vandals wrote “Jew” on images of rats meant to evoke the Chinese Zodiac. Passerby first noticed the graffiti at the intersection at 7th and H Streets in the heart of D.C.’s Chinatown on Aug. 3, said Eli Schechner, a Princeton University junior who’s doing an internship…
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One in Six US Drugs Will Soon Be Made in Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has completed its $40 billion purchase of the generic medicine division of Allergan, its chief competitor. As part of the deal completed on Tuesday, Allergan received $33.4 billion in cash and 100.3 million shares of Teva stock. Allergan’s Anda Inc is the 4th-largest distributor of generic pharmaceuticals in…
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Explainer: Does the Black Lives Matter Platform Single Out Israel?
A recent Black Lives Matter platform described Israel as “an apartheid state” committing “genocide,” drawing fire from Jews across the spectrum. “The US justifies and advances the global war on terror via its alliance with Israel and is complicit in the genocide taking place against the Palestinian people,” the statement reads. Does it really single…
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WATCH: Ultra-Orthodox Protestors Heckle Praying ‘Women of the Wall’ Members
Protestors greeted Women of the Wall participants with curses, heckling and disruptive whistle blowing during their monthly prayer Friday morning at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Approximately ten ultra-Orthodox female protestors gathered around the women, blowing whistles and yelling “Burn alive!” and “Whores!” while police officers stood on the sidelines, according to a press release…
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Amidst ‘Apartheid’ Controversy, Some Jews Stand Firm with Black Lives Matter
Left-wing Jewish groups and individuals are embracing Black Lives Matter in response to a new platform associated with the Black Lives Matter movement that calls for divestment from Israel — and also describes the country as an “apartheid state” committing “genocide” against the Palestinian people. Jewish Voice for Peace said the group “endorses the Movement…
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Jewish Journalists Question Melania’s Immigration History, Wait for Trolls
After Politico writer Julia Ioffe supposedly provoked the anti-Semitic trolls of Twitter to rise in defense of Melania Trump following a mostly positive profile of the Republican candidate’s wife, Jewish journalists quickly learned to expect an online deluge of anti-Semitic slurs and memes should they dare to criticize or call into question the Trump family….
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