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Israel to ‘strengthen’ Jewish settlements in West Bank after countries recognize Palestinian state

CNN  —  Israel’s government says it is looking to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank after several countries unilaterally recognized a Palestinian state. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Prime Minister’s Office said all of the proposals for strengthening settlements in what Israel biblically refers to as Judea and Samaria would be voted …

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‘Not in our name’: Jewish peace activists across the US call for immediate ceasefire and justice for Palestinians

CNN  —  As Rabbi Alissa Wise scrolls through social media, her feed is littered with videos of dead Palestinian children, parents holding their lifeless bodies with screams caught in their throats and eyes sunken with grief. Like millions around the world, she has been haunted by the gruesome scenes flooding out of Gaza, where civilians …

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Photos: Egypt’s Jewish community celebrates New Year for 1st time in 70 years

The Jewish community in Egypt organized a celebration for the Jewish New Year in the Vitali Madjar Synagogue in Heliopolis, for the first time in 70 years. The community’s official Facebook page, “JCC Cairo” shared images of the celebration. The head of the Jewish community in Egypt, Magda Haroun, was present. She is the daughter …

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How a failed vote on Jewish settlers shows the Israeli government is teetering

Jerusalem (CNN)- Efforts by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies to bring down the country’s governing coalition risk hurting the very cause the Israeli right has always championed: Jewish settlers in the West Bank. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition lost a critical vote this week in parliament to renew measures that govern …

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