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Jewish Education

Texas school district withdraws Anne Frank's diary from classrooms after parental complaints

Administrators in Fort Worth have decided to withdraw and review over 35 contentious books

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August 17, 2022 15:29

Texas school district withdraws Anne Frank's diary from classrooms after parental complaints

Calendar

Shabbat times from August 19 to August 26

Shabbat times for the week

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August 17, 2022 14:00

Shabbat times from August 19 to August 26

Abbas's Berlin press conference confirmed a deep truth about the Palestinian president

We should stop taking him as we want him to be and focus on what he actually is

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August 17, 2022 13:59

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 16: Mahmoud Abbas (L), President of the Palestinian National Authority, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands after speaking to the media following talks at the Chancellery on August 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders discussed bilateral issues, the current situation in the Palestinian territories as well as perspectives on a possible peace process between Palestine and Israel. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Turkey

Israel and Turkey to restore full diplomatic ties after three years of tensions

Turkey’s president called Israel ‘child-murdering' in 2018, and provided support to Hamas

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August 17, 2022 13:05

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (L) and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during a press conference in Ankara, on March 9, 2022. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian Authority

Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘50 Holocausts' while sharing stage with Olaf Scholz

Chancellor Scholz is under fire in Germany for not challenging Abbas’ comments

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August 17, 2022 10:13

Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘50 Holocausts' while sharing stage with Olaf Scholz

West Bank

Israel extends detention of PIJ leader that sparked recent Gaza conflict

An Israeli military court has delayed the release of Bassem Saadi

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August 16, 2022 17:19

SHeikh Bassam Al-Saadi, head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, brought to a court hearing at Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem, on August 16, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ???? ???? ? ???? ??? ????? ?????? ????? ????

Football

Burnley FC decides not to rename stand dedicated to 'antisemite' former owner

After what the club described as a six-month probe, it has decided to adopt the IHRA definition, but not rename the Bob Lord stand

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August 16, 2022 16:57

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: General view inside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Leicester City at Turf Moor on January 19, 2020 in Burnley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Israel

IDF soldier dead following alleged West Bank friendly fire incident

The incident occurred near the West Bank city city of Tulkarm

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August 16, 2022 12:59

IDF soldier dead following alleged West Bank friendly fire incident

Manchester Leeds

Lubavitch food bank's toys and games for deprived Manchester children stolen in break-in

Community comes to the rescue to replenish stocks as L'chaim in Salford faces record demand for support

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August 16, 2022 12:00

Lubavitch food bank's toys and games for deprived Manchester children stolen in break-in

Northern Ireland

European Union 'tried to block kosher products', former Northern Ireland minister claims

Brandon Lewis made the comments while defending Liz Truss on Sky News

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August 16, 2022 11:52

European Union 'tried to block kosher products', former Northern Ireland minister claims

Conservative Party

Rishi Sunak recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s ‘historic capital’ and says there's ‘very strong case’ for UK embassy move

Sunak also committed to getting the Westminster Holocaust memorial built, and passing legislation to combat BDS

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August 16, 2022 11:24

Rishi Sunak recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s ‘historic capital’ and says there's ‘very strong case’ for UK embassy move

Jeremy Corbyn

Russell Brand slammed by antisemitism campaigners for platforming Corbyn apologist

Aaron Maté claimed that Labour antisemitism was a ‘scam’ in order to ‘delegitimise Corbyn’

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August 15, 2022 17:36

Jerry Sadowitz often pushes boundaries, but that's exactly the point

The comedian offers one of the purest forms of risqué comedy out there

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August 15, 2022 17:27

Jerry Sadowitz often pushes boundaries, but that's exactly the point

United Nations

Israel condemns re-assignment of senior UN official who criticised 'indiscriminate' Gaza rockets

Sarah Muscroft is a British aid worker serving in the West Bank and Gaza

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August 15, 2022 15:45

Head of Office for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for the occupied Palestinian Territory Sarah Muscroft visits, with a delegation, the Um Qussah school, slated for demolition by Israeli authorities within area C (where Israel retains control, including over planning and construction) of the occupied West Bank, in the vicinity of the Palestinian village of Khashm al-Daraj in the southern area of Yatta, on February 8, 2021. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

Conversion

Leading Reform shul's change of heart on conversion policy

Edgware and Hendon now supports 'inherited status' — where the child of a non-Jewish mother and Jewish father can be recognised as Jewish without undergoing conversion

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August 15, 2022 15:32

Leading Reform shul's change of heart on conversion policy

Jewish Comedy

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz defends cancelled routine as 'funny and worth saying'

The veteran standup was condemned by an Edinburgh venue as 'unsafe, homophobic, misogynistic and racist'

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August 15, 2022 13:51

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz defends cancelled routine as 'funny and worth saying'

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