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  • Facebook Still has Holocaust Denial Content Three Months after Mark Zuckerberg Pledged to Remove it

    By: Jessica Guynn – USA Today; usatoday.com Holocaust denial content remains on Facebook three months after pledging to ban all content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust.” That’s according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League, which gave Facebook a “D” for its efforts. The ADL’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, said the report released Wednesday, on Holocaust Remembrance…

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  • Israel and UAE to Start Student Exchange Program

    By: Cody Levine – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com The student exchange program comes following a normalization agreement between the two countries. Israeli and United Arab Emirates (UAE) ministers agreed Sunday to initiate a student exchange program, according to a press release from Israel’s Education Ministry. The student exchange program comes following a normalization agreement between the two…

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  • Israel’s Attack Options on Iranian Nuclear Sites

    By: Benjamin Weil – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org If the Israelis seek to destroy Iranian nuclear sites, they would need to rely on their air force; however, the fly distance is long, and there are other diplomatic complications. As the senior Biden administration officials settle into their new positions and form a detailed policy in…

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  • With More Snow Expected, Sea of Galilee Close to Full Capacity

    By: Adi Hoshmonai – Israel Hayom; israelhayom.com Snow is expected in the high mountainous regions of Samaria, Hebron, Kiryat Arba, and the highest hills of Jerusalem. Continuing from last week, rain and low temperatures were expected in the coming days across the country. From the north to the south, Wednesday saw intermittent rain with thunderstorms,…

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  • Ancient ‘Christ, born of Mary’ Inscription Unearthed in Northern Israel

    By: Rossella Tercatin – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com The region of the Jezreel Valley bears many testimonies of ancient Christian life. A 1,500-year-old Greek inscription bearing the name “Christ, born of Mary” was unearthed in northern Israel, the Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The archaeologists discovered the inscription engraved at the entrance of an impressive…

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  • Jewish Civil-Rights Group Protests Twitter CEO Over Not Banning Holocaust Denial

    Jack Dorsey has been quick to edit “misinformation” when it comes to politics, the coronavirus pandemic or other issues of consequence, but not when it comes to anti-Semitism, says End Jew Hatred. The grassroots Jewish civil-rights movement End Jew Hatred protested outside the California home of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday, blaring audio recordings of Holocaust-denying…

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