The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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German school named for Albanian who saved Jews sends students to Tirana for Holocaust remembrance

Most of the students at Berlin's Refik Veseli Schule are Muslim immigrants. -- The post German school named for Albanian who saved Jews sends students to Tirana for Holocaust remembrance Learn more

Is Netanyahu dead? Has Tel Aviv been flattened? AI videos are dominating the Iran war.

Even shrewd consumers of the news are getting confused. -- The post Is Netanyahu dead? Has Tel Aviv been flattened? AI videos are dominating the Iran war. appeared first on Learn more

What to know about AIPAC’s role in Illinois’ primaries, where it boosted a candidate who accused Israel of genocide

In another race, the pro-Israel lobbyists spent against a Jewish federation leader’s campaign. -- The post What to know about AIPAC’s role in Illinois’ primaries, where it boosted a candidate Learn more

Report: Israeli group quietly organized charter flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza

South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola called the evacuation flights a “clear agenda to cleanse out the Palestinians out of Gaza and the West Bank.” -- The post Report: Israeli Learn more

Additional IDF division enters Lebanon as part of limited ground incursion

The Israeli military is operating "with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization," it said. The post Additional IDF division enters Lebanon as part of limited ground incursion appeared first on Learn more

"We must act while international attention is focused now to end the Iranian campaign of terror in the Middle East." The post Rubio directs diplomats to push foreign governments to Learn more

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Human Rights Watch "has not condemned Iran’s use of cluster munitions or launched a campaign on the issue," said NGO Monitor. The post Human Rights Watch silent as Iran drops Learn more

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