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Israel PM Netanyahu headed to New York for UN opening
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Netanyahu will also meet with the leaders of the Jewish community in the US during his visit
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PM Modi greets Netanyahu, people of Israel on Jewish New Year
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings to his “friend” Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Jewish community around the world on Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah
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Israeli population pushes 10 million as Jewish New Year approaches
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As the Hebrew year draws to a close, the Jewish state has a population of approximately 9.795 million people, the report said. Some 7.181 million (73 per cent) identify as Jewish, 2.065 million (21 per cent) as Arab and 549,000 (5 per cent) as neither.
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Israeli reporters threaten to boycott Netanyahu’s US trip
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office’s announcement, the unusual decision relates to the time pressure of leaving after Shabbat and the urgency of arriving in Israel before the start of Yom Kippur.
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1,900 year-old Roman-era swords from the Jewish revolt unveiled
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Four remarkably well-preserved 1,900-year-old swords likely used during the Jewish Revolt against Rome that were discovered in a cave were displayed to the public for the first time in Tel Aviv by the Israeli Antiquities Authority
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Israelis asked to avoid using live chickens in annual atonement ritual
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In preparation for the upcoming Yom Kippur holiday – the Jewish Day of Atonement – Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development emphasized to the public the importance of observing the custom of redeeming atonements with money and not chickens
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France will ban wearing abaya dress in schools: Minister
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Since 19th-century legislation eliminated any traditional Catholic influence from public education, France has strictly prohibited religious signs in state-run schools and has struggled to modernise regulations to meet with a rising Muslim population.
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Israeli non-profit drives agricultural cooperation in Chad
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael/Jewish National Fund delegation on Sunday completed a mission to Chad to exchange agricultural knowledge and know-how, specifically on date cultivation.
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Israel wants to bring 195 foreign Jewish doctors to country
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Israel’s Cabinet, at its weekly meeting Sunday, approved a proposal made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Health Minister and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel, and Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf to implement a designated plan to bring 195 additional doct
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US: Memphis police shoot man for firing shots at Jewish school
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Memphis police were called to the Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South at around 12:20 pm after an armed man tried to enter the school, according to Memphis Police Assistant Chief Don Crowe.
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Israel passes four laws toughening punishments for domestic abuse
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday said that his party, “Otzma Yehudit” (Jewish Strength) fulfilled its campaign promise with the passage of four new laws in the Knesset. All four laws deal with fighting against violent crime.
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Rare half-shekel coin from Jewish revolt against Rome discovered
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The silver half-shekel coin depicts three pomegranates while the other side features a chalice
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