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Wednesday, June 14, 2023


	THE DAILY SYNDICATE

The Israel leg of the fiber-optic cable is to follow the route of the Eilat-Ashkelon oil pipeline (pictured). Credit: EAPC.

UAE expected to join Israel in global communications project

A fiber-optic cable is to connect Asia to the West via the Jewish state.

Etgar Lefkovits

Torah study at Homesh in Samaria. Courtesy of the Homesh Yeshivah.

Homesh Yeshivah foresees a full return to the once-abandoned community

Between 40 and 50 young men study Talmud and Jewish law at the Samaria institution.

Hundreds gather at a ceremony at Warszawa Gdanska Railway Station to commemorate the antisemitic campaign and purge in Poland in 1968, March 8, 2018. Photo by Darek Warczakoski/Shutterstock.

Project launched in London on 1968 Polish expulsion of Jews

“Forgotten Exodus” is calling for testimonies of those impacted by a Communist purge “before it’s too late.”

Georgia L. Gilholy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud Party meeting at the Knesset, March 13, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90.

Knesset to vote for Judicial Selection Committee candidates

If the coalition does not support the opposition candidate, it will spell the end of judicial reform talks, warn opposition members.

Maya Kristal Tenenbaum, Michal Horowicz, Rosie Yadid and Ashley Goh in “Fury and Elysium” at London’s The Other Palace. Credit: Lexi Clare Photography.

New musical ‘Fury and Elysium’ showcases women in pre-war Berlin

Somewhat unusually, the play manages to strike a somewhat optimistic note, even as it addresses Nazi fascism.

Georgia L. Gilholy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ministers and MKs seen after a discussion and a vote on the state budget at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 23, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Opposition threatens to torpedo reform talks amid tense Judicial Selection panel vote

At the time of the voting, it was unclear whether any candidates would be approved, as the coalition attempted to delay the appointments by 30 days.

A scene from Tom Stoppard's play "Leopoldstadt." Credit: Courtesy.

Jewish stories ‘Leopoldstadt’ and ‘Parade’ win big at 2023 Tony Awards

“Leopoldstadt” and “Parade,” both featuring Jewish-themed storylines, won multiple Tonys.

David Friedman: Not meeting with Netanyahu is ‘despicable’

Mourners attend the funeral of Sgt. Lia Ben-Nun, 19, who was murdered on the Egyptian border, at the Rishon Letzion Military Cemetery, June 4, 2023. Credit: Flash90.

Probe into terror attack at Egypt border finds failures

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 13, 2023. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Israel can ‘deal with’ emerging ‘mini’ Iran deal

The aftermath of alleged Israeli airstrikes near Damascus on Feb. 15, 2021. Source: Majd Fahd/Twitter.

IDF targets Iranian assets in Damascus

SIBAT Director Brig. Gen. (res.) Yair Kulas (left); Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (center); and Defense Minister Maj. Gen. (res.) D-G Eyal Zamir in Tel Aviv, June 14, 2023. Source: Facebook.

Israeli defense exports hit all-time high

Israeli high-tech industry. Credit: xtock/Shutterstock.

Israel investing millions in high-tech initiative for remote areas

The Knesset Assembly Hall, March 13, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Opposition MK approved for Judicial Selection panel; coalition MK rejected

Alex Traiman, Charles Bybelezer

Shooting survivor Menachem Ordman at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, June 14, 2023. Source: Twitter

Samaria shooting survivor: ‘I saw the rifle barrel pointed at me’

Caravans in the Israel community of Neve Tzuf (Halamish). Jan. 2, 2011. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

IDF officer censured over mistaken shooting of Palestinian boy

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska. Credit: UNICEF via Wikimedia Commons.

Ukraine’s first lady to visit Israel

At the cornerstone-laying ceremony for Einstein House from left: Hebrew University President Asher Cohen, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, June 13, 2023. Photo by Maxin Dinstein.

Cornerstone laid for Einstein House at Hebrew University

Professor Shoshana Greenberger of the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, June 14, 2023. Credit: Sheba Medical Center.

Will Israeli skin cancer discovery lead to a vaccine?

Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario, along Lake Ontario’s northwestern shore. Credit: Pixabay.

BDS movement co-founder to speak at Toronto ‘anti-racism’ conference

The first-ever delegation of legal advisers and rights experts from permanent missions to the United Nations in Geneva visits Israel, June 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

Envoys to UN in Geneva visit Israel, get ‘different perspective’

Aaron Hadida, of Herut Canada. Credit: Courtesy.

Toronto Jews to hold ‘Jewish Pride’ motorcycle and car rally

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.). Credit: U.S. House of Representatives Official Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Rep. Barbara Lee intended to vote ‘yes’ on Abraham Accords envoy

American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch addresses the AJC Global Forum, June 11, 2023. Photo by Yair Meyuhas/AJC.

AJC announces effort to assist with federal plan to counter antisemitism

The City University of New York School of Law. Credit: Screenshot of Google Street View.

JCRC lauds CUNY chair post-student’s antisemitic graduation speech

‘What kind of message does this send?’ says New York City hate-crime victim

What are Arab donors to universities buying for $10 billion?

Sadly, most faculty who agitate against Israel do so without needing such funding as motivation.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman

The grasshopper mentality

Non-Jews respect Jews who respect themselves.

I get to define antisemitism

The IHRA definition’s inclusion of anti-Israel hate as antisemitism should not be controversial.

Berlusconi’s revolution in Israel relations

The late prime minister of Italy's commitment to the Jewish state was real.

Mordechai Kedar

Is Azerbaijani-Iranian rapprochement realistic?

In the wake of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan, Iranian rhetoric against Baku has only worsened.

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