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The Anti-Defamation League has said in the past, “How many false claims and antisemitic tropes can Macklemore fit into one song?”
Upwind joins the Jewish state’s unicorn ranks after a $250 million Series B round.
Speaking at the Vatican to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the pontiff called on world leaders to remain vigilant so that genocide is never repeated.
The Defense Ministry signed the multi-year deal to bolster Israel’s air capabilities and expand its domestic defense industrial base.
Israel is laying the groundwork for its “Systems Nation” boom, which is less dependent on foreign aid.
How can you have a phone conversation if you can’t hear? Two Israelis discovered a solution and it’s helping hundreds of thousands, including people who aren’t deaf.
“This is an opportunity for the House to explore new markets and go from strength to strength in expanding our publishing reach,” he said.
An Abu Dhabi-based club offered Tai Abed-Kassus, 21, a deal worth millions, But the young Israeli refused to give up his dream to play for Israel.
The government’s commitment is ambitious, but minority talent still migrates to Tel Aviv to succeed. Can new initiatives reverse that trend?
“He lived to help people become better versions of themselves,” his wife of 40 years, Susan Gelber, told JNS.
The NBA star says his biggest challenge isn’t basketball but the hate he gets for being Israeli, and urges fans to judge him by his game, not his nationality.