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The Israeli mini-series on ordinary people facing life-or-death situations is competing in the Best Foreign Language Series category.
Italian officers kept protesters away from the Winter Olympics torch relay event in Rome, where demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and carried signs.
Mike O’hara has retracted the claim that the local Jewish community backed the exclusion of Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters.
The Portland Trail Blazers’ Deni Avdija scored 35 points in a loss to the Detroit Pistons, finishing five points clear of Omri Casspi’s mark.
“Even though Frank Gehry was reluctant to unveil his Jewish identity until later in life, his work displays subversion of convention,” leading architect Daniel Libeskind told JNS. “That aspect is certainly a Jewish sensibility.”
A Christmas tree lighting ceremony was held at the capital’s YMCA.
More than 1,000 visiting pastors traveled to Israel’s south, witnessing the devastation of Oct. 7 and vowing to amplify Israel’s story.
The works come from the Judaica collection of lawyer and art patron Max N. Berry, who has been a board member at many major U.S. museums.
“Authoritarian regimes increasingly rely on internet blackouts and surveillance to silence dissent and control information,” stated Rep. Claudia Tenney, a lead sponsor of legislation.
“They could go to a museum even in the Gulf, where people could see another side of Israel, an artistic side, a beautiful side,” Bernard Shapero told JNS.
The American diplomat visited the famous Machneyuda restaurant located in the capital and heard about the hostilities Israeli chefs are facing abroad.
Defense Ministry says the defense budget includes expanded funding for IDF reservists and major security upgrades in Judea and Samaria.
