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  • Arizona to Fully Divest from Ben & Jerry’s Over ‘Anti-Semitic’ Israel Boycott

    CBN News – cbnnews.com Arizona has become the first US state to fully divest from Ben & Jerry’s over its decision to stop selling ice cream in eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank – biblical Judea and Samaria. Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced in a press release on Tuesday that “the state will divest…

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  • Jewish Population Rises to 15.2 Million Worldwide

    By: Yori Yalon – Israel Hayom; israelhayom.com The percentage of Jews living in Israel out of all the Jews in the world stands at 45.3%, an increase of half a percent over the previous year. Days before the new Hebrew calendar year of 5782, the number of Jews worldwide stands at approximately 15.2 million compared…

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  • As Gulf Opens to Jewish Life, Muslims Spark Interest in Learning about High Holidays

    By: Josh Hasten – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org One year after the Abraham Accords were signed, locals from communities in Gulf states have taken a keen and public interest in the Jewish New Year and its traditions. With Jews around the world set to begin the High Holiday season, the small Jewish communities in six…

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  • The worldview of the Taliban

    By: John Stonestreet – The Christian Post; christianpost.com After seeing the images out of Kabul in recent days, Maajid Nawaz, a former radical Muslim, said, “Barefoot Taliban conquered a palace. They believed in something and fought for nothing. I have lived with men like this in prison. It is difficult to describe just how seriously they take…

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  • From Taliban to Hamas, Middle East Vacuums Never End Well – Opinion

    By: Yaakov Katz – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com All withdrawals in this part of the world end the same, with the vacuum being filled by hostile and radical terrorist elements. It wasn’t even really a battle. On June 10, 2007, clashes erupted between Hamas and Fatah forces in the Gaza Strip. Israel had withdrawn from…

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  • Hamas Congratulates Taliban for ‘Defeating’ US

    By: Khaled Abu Toameh – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com “We congratulate the Muslim Afghan people for the defeat of the American occupation on all Afghan lands,” Hamas said in a statement. In response to the Taliban re-conquest of Afghanistan, Hamas on Monday congratulated the Afghan people for “defeating” the US.“ We congratulate the Muslim Afghan people…

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