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Over 100 rockets were fired into southern Israel by Hamas, the terrorist group that exerts political and military control over the Gaza Strip, following an operation in Gaza that claimed the life of IDF officer, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. Dozens of Red Alert sirens sound in the last few minutes...

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Israel’s Supreme Court upheld verdicts totaling 14 million NIS ($3.81) against the Palestinian Authority for torturing Palestinians it held in custody, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. The two verdicts — one from June of 13.1 million NIS ($3.57 million) for the false imprisonment of 51 plaintiffs, and the second one from December...

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Forty-two nations will compete next May in the Eurovision Song Contest, to be hosted at Expo Tel Aviv, Globes reported Wednesday. The announcement was made by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Of the 42 participating countries, 36 will compete in the semi-finals on May 14 and 16. The finals will be held...

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CollPlant, an Israeli regenerative medicine company focused on 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs, signed a license, development and commercialization agreement with United Therapeutics Corporation of Maryland for 3D bioprinted lung transplants. The agreement combines CollPlant’s proprietary recombinant human collagen (rhCollagen) derived from engineered tobacco plants, and its BioInk technology,...

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The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging UCLA not to allow Student for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to hold its annual conference on the campus, the Jewish Journal reported Tuesday. Part of the resolution reads, “SJP members have posted violent anti-Semitic rhetoric on social media, ranging from calling for...

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Alyssa Milano, the actress and liberal activist who pioneered the #MeToo Movement, has distanced herself from the Women’s March, saying in a recent interview that she does not intend to support the initiative so long as its leaders defend “bigotry or anti-Semitism.” Milano blasted Women’s March organizers Linda Sarsour and...

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