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- Biden freezes sale of stealth jets to UAE, according to reportThe Abraham Accords are signed and underway -- it's not clear how the freeze on the F-35 sale would affect them. The post Biden freezes sale of stealth jets to UAE, according to report appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Published: January 27, 2021 - 11:06 pm
- Drawing the Palestinians close, drawing Israel closer: Biden administration unrolls Middle East policyThe president has indicated that he wants to repair ties between Israel and Democrats strained by tensions between the Netanyahu and Obama administrations. The post Drawing the Palestinians close, drawing Israel closer: Biden administration unrolls Middle East policy appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Published: January 27, 2021 - 11:00 pm
- In Holocaust memorial day speech, Lithuanian lawmaker says Jews and communists share blame"There was no shortage of Holocaust perpetrators among the Jews themselves," said Valdas Rakutis, prompting a rare rebuke from the U.S. embassy. The post In Holocaust memorial day speech, Lithuanian lawmaker says Jews and communists share blame appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Published: January 27, 2021 - 10:53 pm
- Conservative Jewish leaders condemn Israel’s rejection of Ugandan Jews from immigrating“Part of this is a battle for who gets to define Judaism,” the dean of a Conservative movement rabbinical school with ties to the African community said. The post Conservative Jewish leaders condemn Israel’s rejection of Ugandan Jews from immigrating appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Published: January 27, 2021 - 10:47 pm
- Angela Merkel participates in historic Torah scroll writing ceremonyThe 18th century Sulzbacher Torah, which survived Kristallnacht and lay unnoticed for decades in a cabinet in a synagogue, will be returned to ritual use. The post Angela Merkel participates in historic Torah scroll writing ceremony appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Published: January 27, 2021 - 10:43 pm
- This Dutch village is finally ready to tell its unique Holocaust rescue storyNieuwlande, where hundreds of Jews hid with help from the entire non-Jewish population, has opened a museum about its unique acts of resistance. The post This Dutch village is finally ready to tell its unique Holocaust rescue story appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Published: January 27, 2021 - 10:42 pm
- 52 years ago, 9 Jews were hanged in Baghdad. Today, their descendants risk losing everything they left behind.If the Iraqi Jewish Archives are sent back to Iraq, it will be another step in the ethnic cleansing of Iraqi Jews. The post 52 years ago, 9 Jews were hanged in Baghdad. Today, their descendants risk losing everything they left behind. appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Published: January 27, 2021 - 7:45 pm
- In first, Luxembourg offers $1.2 million in symbolic compensation to noncitizen Holocaust victimsCritics said the grand duchy was the only country in Western Europe with major unresolved reparations issues. The post In first, Luxembourg offers $1.2 million in symbolic compensation to noncitizen Holocaust victims appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Published: January 27, 2021 - 6:25 pm