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VIDEO: J Street’s And Linda Sarsour’s Disinformation Campaign Against Israel Exposed; With Dan Diker

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the last 2 weeks, J Street and their allies released a biased poll suggesting that 25% of American Jews believe that Israel is an “apartheid state.” During...

Israeli Lawmakers Urge Ben & Jerry’s To Drop Settlement Ban

JERUSALEM (AP) — Three-quarters of the members of the Israeli parliament on Wednesday called on Ben & Jerry's to reverse its decision to stop selling ice cream in Israeli settl...

Ben & Jerry Speak Out: We Endorse The Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Pullout

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VERMONT (JTA) — The Jewish founders of Ben & Jerry’s defended the ice cream company’s boycott of Israel’s West Bank settlements in an op-ed in the The New York Times. Bennet...

A Birthday Gift: Israeli Woman Donates Kidney To Gaza Boy

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ESHHAR, Israel (AP) — Idit Harel Segal was turning 50, and she had chosen a gift: She was going to give one of her own kidneys to a stranger. The kindergarten teacher from north...

Ben & Jerry’s Board Chair Says ‘I Am Not Anti-Semitic’ As Unilever Disavows BDS Movement

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NEW YORK (JTA) - One week after Ben & Jerry’s announced that it would stop selling ice cream in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” the company’s board chair for the first ti...

WATCH: MK Itamar Ben-Gvir Forcibly Removed From Knesset After Calling Arab Lawmaker ‘Terrorist’

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JERUSALEM (Israel Hayom) — Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of Israel’s far-right Otzma Yehudit Party, was forcibly removed from the Knesset plenum on Monday after locking horns with Joint Ar...

Palestinians Fire Official Who Criticized Activist’s Death

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas has fired the director of the Palestinian national library after he criticized the government over the death of an activist in the custody ...

Iran Claims Arrest Of Spy Group Linked To Israel’s Mossad

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV reported on Tuesday that authorities arrested members of a group linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency amid ongoing protests over water ...

At Least 50 CUNY Professors Quit Union Over Resolution Calling Israel A ‘Settler-Colonial State’

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NEW YORK (JTA) — At least 50 professors at the City University of New York have quit their union following passage of a resolution condemning Israel. The New York Post on Sunday...

Kof-K Kashrus Organization Releases Statement On Ben & Jerry’s Controversy

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TEANECK (VINnews) — In the wake of the controversial decision by Ben & Jerry's to boycott and not sell their products to parts of Israel, many people have been calling on the K...

Retaliating Against Boycott Decision, NYC Grocery Chain To Reduce Ben & Jerry’s Sales

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NEW YORK (JTA) — A New York City-based grocery store chain will reduce the amount of shelf space it dedicates to Ben & Jerry’s products following the ice cream company’s boycot...

IAC Flies Banner Over Ben & Jerry’s Factory In Vermont: ‘Serve Ice Cream, Not Hate’

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VERMONT (JNS) - The Israeli-American Council (IAC) flew a banner over Ben & Jerry’s factory and global headquarters in South Burlington, Vt., reading “Serve Ice Cream, Not ...

Amir Hayek Named Israel’s First Ambassador To United Arab Emirates

JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced on Sunday the appointment of Amir Hayek as Israel’s first ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Hayak has previ...

Palestinian Man Who Saved Jewish Family Granted Permanent Israeli Residency

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - sraeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has granted permanent residency to A., a Palestinian man who saved the lives of three members of the Mark family following ...

Why Is Cuomo Silent on Ben & Jerry’s Israel Ban

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NEW YORK (VINnews) - Former NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind is challenging NY Gov Andrew Cuomo over his silence for not speaking out over the Ben and Jerry's Israel ban, after Cuomo said...

VIDEO: Trump Attorney David Schoen Explains Legal And Financial Blowback Dealt To Ben & Jerry’s And Unilever

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — On Monday July 19, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream issued a Press Release stating they will not renew their contract with the Israeli distributor to sell, to what ...

Pro-Hamas Activists Launch Incendiary Balloons Into Israel

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Incendiary balloons launched from the Gaza Strip on Sunday caused at least three blazes in southern Israel, Israeli media reported, raising the prospect of renewed...

Israeli Airlines Launch First Direct Flights To Morocco

JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Israeli airlines launched their first commercial flights between Israel and Morocco on Sunday, less than a year after the countries officially normalized relat...

Algerian Judoka Refuses Potential Olympic Bout With Israeli

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TOKYO (AP) — An Algerian judo athlete will be sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after he withdrew from the competition to avoid potentially facing an Israeli opponent. Fethi Nou...

WATCH: For First Time, Olympics Opening Ceremony Honors Israeli Athletes Murdered In Munich

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TOKYO (JTA) — For the first time ever, the Olympic Games held a moment of silence during the opening ceremony for the 11 Israeli athletes murdered during the Munich Olympics in 197...