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  • Passover Seder to be Held in Warsaw Ghetto for First Time in 76 Years

    By: Ilanit Chernick; Jerusalem Post – jpost.com Before the Holocaust, approximately one-third of Warsaw was Jewish. On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out, which was on the eve of the Jewish festival of Passover. German troops stormed the ghetto, intent on completing the deportation process within three days, yet were ambushed by…

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  • Temple Mount Sifting Project to Relaunch for Jerusalem Day

    By: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman; The Jerusalem Post – jpost.com A third of the removed Temple Mount soil remained unsifted and is in danger of being lost by erosion. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Temple-Mount-Sifting-Project-to-relaunch-for-Jerusalem-Day-586012

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  • Airbnb Reverses Ban on Israeli Homes in West Bank, Says it Never Supported BDS

    By: Emily Jones; CBN News – cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Airbnb has reversed its decision to ban home listings in Israeli settlement communities in historic Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank. Airbnb announced the policy change after a court settlement Monday between the hospitality service and several American Jewish plaintiffs who sued…

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  • 5 Things You Need to Know about the Israeli Elections

    By: Michael Brown; christianpost.com https://www.christianpost.com/voice/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-israeli-elections.html As the dust is settling in Israel after the latest elections, here are five simple facts that will help you sort out what’s happening on the ground.

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  • Election exodus: Some 60,000 Israelis abroad as country goes to polls

    By: Danny Sadeh; ynetnews.com https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5491247,00.html Tens of thousands will spend Tuesday in a different country, and while some made their plans before the elections were scheduled, many prefer simply to flee the commotion and be as far away as possible Some 60,000 Israelis will be out of the country on Election Day on Tuesday, and…

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  • Brazil’s Bolsonaro Makes Historic Visit to Western Wall, Will Open Trade Mission in Jerusalem

    By: Emily Jones — cbn.com http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2019/april/brazils-bolsonaro-makes-historic-visit-to-western-wall-will-open-trade-mission-in-jerusalem It was the first time a sitting Brazilian president joined Israeli leaders to visit the holiest site in Judaism. The goal of Bolsonaro’s trip is to bring Israel and Brazil together through economic, technological, and security partnerships. The two countries will begin conducting joint scientific and technological research and…

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