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44 Killed In Stampede At Israel Pilgrimage Site
A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site killed at least 44 people in northern Israel on Friday, blackening the country's largest Covid-era gathering.
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Nazis Destroyed This Synagogue. Muslim Politician, Jewish Leader Want To Rebuild It
Along a narrow canal in one of Berlin's largest Turkish and Muslim neighborhoods sits a synagogue's ghost - the site of a worship hall that was largely destroyed by the Nazis on the November night in 1938 known as Kristallnacht.
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26/11 Attack Site Nariman House To Be Converted Into 'Living Memorial': 10 Facts
The Nariman House, also called Chabad House, that was under siege during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is being converted into a 'living memorial' dedicated to those killed in the carnage. A formal announcement on the memorial, being set up by Jewish organisation Chabad-Lubavitch, will be made during the Mumbai visit of Israeli Prime Minister Ben...
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In Warsaw, Youths Rescue Europe's Largest Jewish Cemetery
Wielding axes, rakes and shears, young European volunteers with sweat on their brows have been sprucing up the continent's largest Jewish cemetery, a Warsaw site largely neglected since the Holocaust.
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UNESCO Adopts Controversial Jerusalem Resolution
The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel's actions at a flashpoint holy site in east Jerusalem that has sparked fury in the Jewish state.
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3 Jewish Teens Charged Over Graffiti At Jerusalem Church
Israeli prosecutors pressed charges on Sunday against three Jewish teenagers for allegedly scrawling anti-Christian graffiti on some of Christianity's holiest sites in Jerusalem, the justice ministry said.
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Security Boosted at Milan Jewish Sites After Stabbing
Italy boosted security at Jewish sites in Milan today after an Israeli Jew was knifed in the city, police said.
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Israel Accuses UNESCO of 'Fueling Flames' With Holy Site Resolution
Israel today accused the UN's cultural body of fanning tensions in the region by approving a resolution that criticised the Jewish state for "aggressions" against Muslims seeking access to a Jerusalem holy site.
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Moves to Lower Tensions Over Jerusalem Holy Site
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has banned Israeli cabinet ministers and legislators from visiting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site where rising tensions have spilled over into a wave of Palestinian attacks.
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Clashes Rock Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli police today entered Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites, as they clashed with Palestinians angered by Jews' access to the compound on an annual day of Jewish mourning.
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Controversial Jewish Activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick Allowed Onto Jerusalem Site
A Jerusalem court Tuesday authorised Israeli rabbi Yehuda Glick, who survived an attempt on his life after calling for Jewish prayer rights at Al-Aqsa mosque compound, to visit the flashpoint holy site.
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Argentine Jews Call Rally for 'Truth, Justice' Over 1994 Bombing
Argentina's Jewish community called for "truth and justice" Wednesday, convening a demonstration at the site of a 1994 bombing in the wake of the suspicious death of the prosecutor investigating the attack.
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France Deploys 15,000 Security Forces to Boost Security
France is deploying 15,000 police and security forces to bolster security around "sensitive" sites and Jewish schools in the country, in the wake of Islamist attacks that left 17 dead, authorities said on Monday.
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Al Qaeda in Yemen Threatens France with New Attacks: Reports
A top sharia official from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) threatened France with fresh attacks following those at the Charlie Hebdo magazine and at a Jewish supermarket, SITE monitoring group said on Friday.
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Clashes Erupt at Flashpoint Jerusalem Holy Site
Clashes broke out in and around Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday just hours before the start of the Jewish New Year holiday.
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44 Killed In Stampede At Israel Pilgrimage Site
A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site killed at least 44 people in northern Israel on Friday, blackening the country's largest Covid-era gathering.
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Nazis Destroyed This Synagogue. Muslim Politician, Jewish Leader Want To Rebuild It
Along a narrow canal in one of Berlin's largest Turkish and Muslim neighborhoods sits a synagogue's ghost - the site of a worship hall that was largely destroyed by the Nazis on the November night in 1938 known as Kristallnacht.
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26/11 Attack Site Nariman House To Be Converted Into 'Living Memorial': 10 Facts
The Nariman House, also called Chabad House, that was under siege during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is being converted into a 'living memorial' dedicated to those killed in the carnage. A formal announcement on the memorial, being set up by Jewish organisation Chabad-Lubavitch, will be made during the Mumbai visit of Israeli Prime Minister Ben...
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In Warsaw, Youths Rescue Europe's Largest Jewish Cemetery
Wielding axes, rakes and shears, young European volunteers with sweat on their brows have been sprucing up the continent's largest Jewish cemetery, a Warsaw site largely neglected since the Holocaust.
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UNESCO Adopts Controversial Jerusalem Resolution
The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel's actions at a flashpoint holy site in east Jerusalem that has sparked fury in the Jewish state.
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3 Jewish Teens Charged Over Graffiti At Jerusalem Church
Israeli prosecutors pressed charges on Sunday against three Jewish teenagers for allegedly scrawling anti-Christian graffiti on some of Christianity's holiest sites in Jerusalem, the justice ministry said.
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Security Boosted at Milan Jewish Sites After Stabbing
Italy boosted security at Jewish sites in Milan today after an Israeli Jew was knifed in the city, police said.
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Israel Accuses UNESCO of 'Fueling Flames' With Holy Site Resolution
Israel today accused the UN's cultural body of fanning tensions in the region by approving a resolution that criticised the Jewish state for "aggressions" against Muslims seeking access to a Jerusalem holy site.
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Moves to Lower Tensions Over Jerusalem Holy Site
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has banned Israeli cabinet ministers and legislators from visiting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site where rising tensions have spilled over into a wave of Palestinian attacks.
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Clashes Rock Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli police today entered Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites, as they clashed with Palestinians angered by Jews' access to the compound on an annual day of Jewish mourning.
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Controversial Jewish Activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick Allowed Onto Jerusalem Site
A Jerusalem court Tuesday authorised Israeli rabbi Yehuda Glick, who survived an attempt on his life after calling for Jewish prayer rights at Al-Aqsa mosque compound, to visit the flashpoint holy site.
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Argentine Jews Call Rally for 'Truth, Justice' Over 1994 Bombing
Argentina's Jewish community called for "truth and justice" Wednesday, convening a demonstration at the site of a 1994 bombing in the wake of the suspicious death of the prosecutor investigating the attack.
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France Deploys 15,000 Security Forces to Boost Security
France is deploying 15,000 police and security forces to bolster security around "sensitive" sites and Jewish schools in the country, in the wake of Islamist attacks that left 17 dead, authorities said on Monday.
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Al Qaeda in Yemen Threatens France with New Attacks: Reports
A top sharia official from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) threatened France with fresh attacks following those at the Charlie Hebdo magazine and at a Jewish supermarket, SITE monitoring group said on Friday.
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Clashes Erupt at Flashpoint Jerusalem Holy Site
Clashes broke out in and around Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday just hours before the start of the Jewish New Year holiday.
