Jerusalem – Israel’s new education minister has likened intermarriage among North American Jews to the Holocaust in a recent Cabinet meeting. A spokesman for Education Minister Rafi Peretz confirmed Tuesday that Peretz said that “assimilation is like the Holocaust” in a July 1 session. Peretz is leader of a religious nationalist political party and former [...]

Emeryville, CA – Uma Valeti slices into a pan-fried chicken cutlet in the kitchen of his startup, Memphis Meats. He sniffs the tender morsel on his fork before taking a bite. He chews slowly, absorbing the taste. “Our chicken is chicken … you’ve got to taste it to believe it,” Valeti says. This is no [...]

Dallas, TX – An execution date has been set for a Jewish death row inmate in Texas who filed an appeal alleging that the judge in the case was anti-Semitic and racist. Dallas County Judge Lela Mays on Wednesday approved an Oct. 10 execution date for Randy Halprin. Halprin, 41, was part of the “Texas [...]

Jerusalem – Avigdor Liberman, the man who stopped Benjamin Netanyahu from forming an Israeli government this year, has a new campaign slogan: “Make Israel Normal Again.” The slogan showed up, in English, at the end of Liberman’s latest campaign ad. Liberman heads the Yisrael Beiteinu party, which has historically stood for the interests of Israel’s [...]

New York – CBS may have already cancelled its show “Million Dollar Mile” — in which contestants aim to get through a mile-long obstacle course while a group of professional athletes tries to stop them — but one of the final episodes will feature an athlete wearing a yarmulke. Michael Neuman, a 25-year-old psychologist from [...]

The Palestinian Authority is mulling reconciliation with the United States and “setting a new course” with President Donald Trump’s administration after breaking off official contacts, the Israel Hayom daily reported Tuesday.
A senior Palestinian official told the paper that back channel conciliatory messages have been sent between Ramallah and Washington in recent weeks in an effort to mend a rupture between the two administrations since the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017.
According to the report, a delegation led by Majid Faraj, head of the PA security services, is expected to depart for Washington soon for discussions with senior US officials.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu warned Iran on Tuesday that it would be within range of Israeli airstrikes.
Speaking at an Israeli air force base, Netanyahu cited Iran’s threats against Israel, according to Reuters.
“Iran recently has been threatening Israel’s destruction,” Netanyahu said. “It should remember that these planes can reach anywhere in the Middle East, including Iran, and certainly Syria.”
He also reportedly viewed F-35 warplanes at the base.
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Urgent Tehillim is needed after a rebbi/counselor at a day camp in Norfolk, Virginia was swept out to sea this afternoon.
WVEC reports that crews were trying to find the counselor, Reuven Tzvi ben Esther Baila, who went missing in the water off False Cape State Park.
Emergency dispatchers received a call reporting a drowning at the park, located at 4001 Sandpiper Road in Virginia Beach. The caller said two people had been in the water. One was 35 years old. The other was an 11-year-old student.
The counselor was with a group of 20 campers when he saw one of the struggling in the water so he went into help. The student was able to get out, but the counselor has not been located yet.
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that President Trump cannot block Twitter users from his official account, finding that the practice is discriminatory.
The ruling upholds a lower court ruling that also found Trump cannot block the Twitter users.
The judges wrote “that the First Amendment does not permit a public official who utilizes a social media account for all manner of official purposes to exclude persons from an otherwise‐open online dialogue because they expressed views with which the official disagrees.”
Read more at The Hill.
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U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Monday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) should be removed from the committee for her anti-Semitic remarks.
When asked by Michelle Makori of i24 News at the annual summit by Christians United for Israel whether the freshman congresswoman should be kicked off the committee, McCaul said that decision is up to the committee’s chairman, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)—an answer that elicited jeers from the CUFI crowd before McCaul could finish his answer.
“But as for me, I think Omar has to go,” he said, eliciting wild applause and a standing ovation from the audience.

Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman on Saturday said that the Likud party has become a personality cult around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is no longer a party of the right.
When asked about the disagreements between himself and the premier, Liberman charged: “Netanyahu wants to turn everything into a personality cult. The whole of the Likud is a personality cult.
“We have already said that we have no interest in joining the Likud party. It is a populist, half-charedi party, one that sanctifies a personality cult,” Liberman said.
Read more at Times of Israel.
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Trump Rips Britain’s Ambassador For A Second Day, Takes Another Swipe At PM MayU.S. President Donald Trump lashed out for a second day at Britain’s ambassador to the United States on Tuesday, describing him as “wacky” and a “pompous fool,” after a leak of emails critical of the American administration.

Rabbi Tzemach Cunin, 43, Chabad-Lubavitch Emissary In Los AngelesRabbi Tzemach Yehoshua Cunin, founder and co-director of Chabad of Century City, Calif., a beloved spiritual leader who devoted himself to his community and to Jewish education, passed away on July 5.
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Firebomb Attacks Directed At Shomron Military Court – Attacker Shot [PHOTOS]A lone attacker who entered the sentry inspection area of the Shomron military court on Tuesday morning began throwing firebombs. He was shot and wounded by border police who directed the gunfire at his lower extremities.
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DOJ Files To Halt Suit Demanding Trump Financial DocumentsThe Justice Department is challenging a federal judge’s decision to allow a case to go forward that accuses President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.
Justice Department lawyers want an appeals court to take the case instead.
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 Jerusalem Man Killed on Highway After Exiting His CarA tragic accident occurred on Highway 431 near the Anava interchange on Monday afternoon. According to an initial report by the police, a driver had stopped his car on the side of the Highway and exited the vehicle.
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