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Bene Israel has genetic evidence of Jewish roots, study...
From the JTA: A scientific study has found genetic evidence of claims that the Bene Israel, a community in western India, has Jewish roots. The study from Tel Aviv University, which was published...
May 12, 2016
By OU Staff
London’s Muslim mayor reaffirms plan for Israel trip
From the JTA: Sadiq Khan, who was sworn in as London’s first Muslim mayor last week, reiterated plans to lead a trade delegation to Israel. In an interview with London’s The Jewish...
May 12, 2016
By OU Staff
Their Job is to Look After Israel, our Job...
The emotionally charged expression “Sharing the Burden” means different things in different contexts.  In the context of the Jewish Day School tuition crisis conversation, sharing the burden means helping families find...
May 9, 2016
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Israel Finds New Tunnel from Gaza
From The New York Times: JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Monday that it had discovered and “neutralized” a tunnel running from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory for the...
Apr 20, 2016
By OU Staff
Jerusalem bus explodes in terror attack, injuring 21
From the Times of Israel: A bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem Monday afternoon, injuring over 20 people as it and other vehicles were engulfed in flames, and ratcheting up...
Apr 18, 2016
By OU Staff
For parents of soldiers lost in Gaza, the war...
From the JTA: One family lost their son in late July 2014. The other lost theirs on the first of August in the same year. One family has lobbied the United...
Apr 7, 2016
By OU Staff
In Destitute Gaza, Hamas Rides World’s Goodwill All the...
From the Times of Israel: There’s been a lot of talk in the international media about the slow pace of rebuilding in the Gaza Strip, where some 100,000 people still don’t...
Mar 17, 2016
By OU Staff
Hasidic Terror Victim Stabs Attacker—Credits God with Saving Him
From the Forward: Only after Yonatan Azriaev grabbed the terrorist’s arms and threw him against a wall of soft drinks did he think he was about to die. Azriaev, a member...
Mar 10, 2016
By OU Staff
Official Palestinian TV Calls Jaffa Terrorist a ‘Martyr’
From The Times of Israel: The official news station of the Palestinian Authority described the terrorist who went on a stabbing spree in Jaffa Wednesday night as a “martyr” and called...
Mar 9, 2016
By OU Staff
Palestinian Terrorist Kills US Tourist, Wounds 10 in Jaffa...
From The Times of Israel: An American tourist was killed and at least 10 people were injured Tuesday evening when a Palestinian man carried out a stabbing spree in Jaffa. Five...
Mar 8, 2016
By OU Staff

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