MidEast

Two 17-year-old boys have been “secretly” flogged and executed in southern Iran, according to a report from Amnesty International, which slammed the country for its “utter disdain for international law and the rights of children.” The cousins – Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat – were arrested and convicted of multiple...

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It’s no secret that the body does wonders during pregnancy, getting ready to bring new life into the world in the best possible way. A new Israeli study now found that intestinal bacteria is part of that effort, and even senses and responds to pregnancy hormones. The research found that...

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A newly elected member of Finland’s parliament and outspoken supporter of the theocratic regime in Iran has been slammed for comparing the State of Israel to the terrorist organization Islamic State and for his hateful rants against the Jewish community. Screenshots reveal that Hussein al-Taee of the Social Democratic Party of...

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More than 100 artists and leading names in the entertainment industry, including talent competition judge Sharon Osbourne and Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss, have signed an open letter denouncing the proposed boycott of Eurovision in Israel. In their letter, published on Tuesday, the signatories state that Eurovision’s “spirit...

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The Florida Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill prohibiting anti-Semitism in public schools and universities, two days after a gunman shot Jewish worshippers in Poway, California at a Chabad synagogue. “Antisemitism is on the rise and we have the ability to do something about it,” said Sen. Joe Gruters...

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On Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we gather to remember the Shoah. Although it happened almost 75 years ago, it has left scars on us all and forever blemished humanity. But for me, it is very personal. I was born in a refugee camp in Lansberg, Germany, near the ashes...

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