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By: Dov Lipman; Jewish News Syndicate – jns.org With less than a month to go before Israel’s unprecedented second election this year, it’s becoming clear yet again that neither the right nor left will be able to cobble together enough mandates on their own to achieve a majority and form a government. Polls consistently show…

By: Marcus M. Gilban – Jewish Telegraphic Agency; jta.org RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Israel will help Brazil in battling fires raging in the Amazon rain forest. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to offer assistance in extinguishing the blazes. Israel will send a firefighting aircraft and flame-retardant materials, O Globo newspaper reported.

By: Ken Abramowitz; Jewish News Syndicate – jns.org The labeling policy being deliberated on by the European Union is reminiscent of the Nazi boycotts of Jewish businesses during the late 1930s. https://www.jns.org/opinion/european-anti-semitism-is-out-of-control-again/

By: Noa Amouyal; Jewish News Syndicate – jns.org Unlike school, which has a regimented schedule, life at camp is much more lax—something these children need. It was supposed to be the first sight that greeted them as they entered the camp and embarked on their first day of vacation: a vivid sign welcoming the children,…

By: Sydney Dennen Interior Minister Arye Deri: “Apparently her hate for Israel overcomes her love for her grandmother.” https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Rashida-Tlaib-decides-not-to-visit-Grandmother-598822

ynetnews.com Sixteen Jewish state legislators call the curriculum inaccurate, misleading and reflecting an anti-Jewish bias while parents fear youngsters will be educated to view Israel and Zionism as evil Jewish and Israeli parents in California are concerned about a new program proposed by the state education board for high schools in the upcoming school year…