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July 5, 2016
Ryan on Star of David tweet: Trump should’ve known better
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday joined public criticism of Donald Trump’s weekend tweet against Hillary Clinton, which included an image of Clinton and a Star of David created by a racist Twitter user and first posted on a white-supremacist website.
Turkish ship with Gaza-bound aid docks at Ashdod, first since reconciliation
A Turkish ship packed with aid for the Gaza Strip arrived in Israel, the first since Turkey and Israel reached a reconciliation deal that allows such transfers.
How Elie Wiesel inspired the Free Soviet Jewry movement
On my bookshelves there are two rows of volumes on the Soviet Jewry movement.
Father of 10 killed in terrorist shooting remembered as intellectual and giving man
More than 1,000 mourners attended the funeral for a father of 10 who was killed in a West Bank drive-by shooting.\n
Ex-Israeli FM Tzipi Livni decries British summons on war crimes allegations
British police asked Tzipi Livni to appear for an interview regarding war crimes allegations while she was Israeli foreign minister in 2008-09.
Marking 70th anniversary of Jewish massacre, Polish president slams anti-Semitism
The president of Poland strongly condemned anti-Semitism and all forms of racism and xenophobia in leading the commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of a massacre of Jews after World War II.
Donald Trump blames ‘dishonest media’ for fuss over tweet depicting Star of David
Donald Trump blamed the “dishonest media” for the dust-up over a tweet showing a Star of David shape and dollar bills superimposed over an image of Hillary Clinton.
Ashkenazi chief rabbi said he recognizes Lookstein conversions
Israeli Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau said he recognizes conversions performed by the prominent American Orthodox Rabbi Haskel Lookstein.
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