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Israeli reservist, 95, to IDF soldiers: ‘Demolish Hamas’ - JNS.org 12/10/2023

Israel’s oldest active soldier speaks about his time fighting for the country from the 1940s to this day

Israeli reservist, 95, to IDF soldiers: ‘Demolish Hamas’ - JNS.org Asked how it feels to be a nonagenarian Israel Defense Forces reservist in action, Ezra Yakhin told JNS that “It is very important for us to fight for our country. I feel excellent.”

10/10/2023

Disband UNRWA now

Israel should build closer ties with Uganda - opinion 04/10/2023

https://m.jpost.com/opinion/article-756344

Israel should build closer ties with Uganda - opinion So, while ties exist as we speak, there is still a lot of untapped potential out there in multiple sectors that might be open in the future.

Tel Aviv's fisher jackals - JNS.org 03/10/2023

https://www.jns.org/jns/wildlife/23/8/13/310145/

Tel Aviv's fisher jackals - JNS.org “The jackal population is exploding because they are not afraid to stay near human settlement,” says Yaron Dekel, scientific director of the Shamir Research Institute.

X-Men writer talks about Sri Lankan character in comics - Life | Daily Mirror 03/10/2023

X-Men writer talks about Sri Lankan character in comics - Life | Daily Mirror The X-Men may not be the most powerful superhero team but they probably have the most diverse character lineup. They also have a Sri Lankan named Suvik Senyaka in the comic book series. In an interview that took place before the WGA strike, writer Scott Lobdell told Life that he created the mutant a...

Israel's best UN allies are the Pacific Islands - opinion 03/10/2023

https://m.jpost.com/opinion/article-754082

Israel's best UN allies are the Pacific Islands - opinion Pacific Island states have the best record of voting in staunch favor of Israel at the United Nations, and yet most Israelis can't find them on a map.

Inspired by Hebrew, scholar helps revive dying aboriginal Australian languages - JNS.org 03/10/2023

Inspired by Hebrew, scholar helps revive dying aboriginal Australian languages - JNS.org Two Israeli natives living in Australia are working with indigenous Australians to give their languages a life after death.

Flores Hobbits May Have Floated to the Island on Leaf Nests 30/08/2023

How an ancestral hominid sailed long before recorded history

Flores Hobbits May Have Floated to the Island on Leaf Nests While Frodo in Tolkien’s Middle Earth ventured very far to destroy a magic ring and Gollum was a good swimmer, real-life ‘hobbit’ ancestors may have also traversed far to get to their island!

Yom Ha’atzmaut echoes in ‘The Mandalorian’ - JNS.org 20/04/2023

Mandalorian season finale fell so close to Israeli independence

Yom Ha’atzmaut echoes in ‘The Mandalorian’ - JNS.org Jewish parallels abound in the show that just finished its third season.

The Holocaust is not why they fought, say 1948 veterans of Israel’s War of Independence - JNS.org 18/04/2023

1948 veterans: the Holocaust was NOT why we fought for Israeli independence

The Holocaust is not why they fought, say 1948 veterans of Israel’s War of Independence - JNS.org “Long before the Holocaust, we said, ‘Next year in Jerusalem’ every year during the Passover seder,” said Itzik Mizrachi, 90.

How a Cork boy grew up to become a Muslim Imam 23/03/2023

How a Catholic Irish boy became a top Muslim imam

How a Cork boy grew up to become a Muslim Imam As Ramadan begins, Avi Kumar explores how a devout Catholic boy from a staunchly Republican Cork family, once destined for the priesthood, became an Imam in the West of Ireland

The rise of Hananya Naftali, social media star and pro-Israel influencer - JNS.org 20/03/2023

How he became a household name

The rise of Hananya Naftali, social media star and pro-Israel influencer - JNS.org “When you’re 22 and the prime minister offers you a job, you don’t say no,” Naftali told JNS.

Hiberno-Yiddish - The language of Irish Jews – J-Wire 18/03/2023

Hiberno-Yiddish - The language of Irish Jews – J-Wire Hiberno-Yiddish or Irish-Yiddish is the historical dialect spoken by Irish Jews. Hiberno-Yiddish - The language of Irish Jews

Michael Collins hid from Black and Tans among Dublin's Jews 17/03/2023

Michael Collins hid from Black and Tans among Dublin's Jews News from the Irish Examiner's team of reporters

'RRR' location scout on filming 'Naatu Naatu' in Ukraine during pandemic 15/03/2023

Behind the scenes how they used Zelensky’s palace in Ukraine to film the epic dance scene

'RRR' location scout on filming 'Naatu Naatu' in Ukraine during pandemic Ramji Natarajan, Indian film industry location scout, took Khaleej Times behind the scenes of filming the Oscar-nominated song

Hiberno-Yiddish - The language of Irish Jews – J-Wire 10/02/2023

https://www.jwire.com.au/hiberno-yiddish-the-language-of-irish-jews/

Hiberno-Yiddish - The language of Irish Jews – J-Wire Hiberno-Yiddish or Irish-Yiddish is the historical dialect spoken by Irish Jews. Hiberno-Yiddish - The language of Irish Jews

Never forget the Holocaust survivors detained in Mauritius 09/02/2023

Over 1500 Holocaust survivors were detained by the British in Mauritius, this is their story - it is a less known chapter in that chapter of history

Never forget the Holocaust survivors detained in Mauritius

Ancient Indian Jewish community holds on to customs despite shrinking numbers 20/09/2022

Ancient Indian Jewish community holds on to customs despite shrinking numbers The Cochin Jews claim to be the oldest Diaspora group outside the Middle East.

Ancient Indian Jewish community holds on to customs despite shrinking numbers 18/09/2022

1st Jewish wedding in India after 15 years

Kerala community is the oldest diaspora group

Ancient Indian Jewish community holds on to customs despite shrinking numbers The Cochin Jews claim to be the oldest Diaspora group outside the Middle East.

45 years on, Vietnamese refugees are still writing their story in Israel 30/07/2022

Israel was among the first countries to take in Vietnamese boat refugees

45 years on, Vietnamese refugees are still writing their story in Israel

New water buffalo species in Sri Lanka 12/06/2022

New studies shows that Sri Lanka’s water buffalo is a unique species thanks to DNA evidence

New water buffalo species in Sri Lanka For a long time, we believed that the water buffalo was not native to Sri Lanka, but introduced from the Asian mainland. However, recent DNA evidence suggests that an indigenous species also existed.A herd in the Kumana National ParkConservation Biologist, Prof Mayuri Wijesinghe (Department of Zoolo...

Why we love Archie comics 06/05/2022

Archie Comics writers explain why the series is 'Timeless' and has been a favourite for 80 years

Why we love Archie comics Growing up in Sri Lanka, I remember how as kids we would sneak in Archie comics to school and they would invariably be confiscated. If I remember right, once my Principal at morning assembly announced that Archie Comics were one of the most confiscated items; the others being CDs and tipex. I presum...

Dublin’s Jewish lord mayor recalls meeting Zionist leaders 18/03/2022

Michael Collins Jewish right-hand man’s son talks about meeting with Israeli politicians

https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/article-701445/amp

Dublin’s Jewish lord mayor recalls meeting Zionist leaders Ben Briscoe reminisces about meeting his father’s old comrade Menachem Begin, and his Jewish roots.

Meet Stuart Rosenblatt, Irish-Jewish Genealogist - TheJ.ca 17/03/2022

Stuart uncovered the fact about Michael Collins hiding in a Jewish Rabbis house

Meet Stuart Rosenblatt, Irish-Jewish Genealogist - TheJ.ca Twenty-two volumes accumulated of Jewish history in Ireland

Michael Collins hid from Black and Tans among Dublin's Jews 06/03/2022

Irish Independence legend Michael Collins hid among the Irish Jews and yelled at the Black and Tans in Yiddish

Michael Collins hid from Black and Tans among Dublin's Jews News from the Irish Examiner's team of reporters

What Is Happening Along The Russia-Ukraine Border For Dummies - TheJ.ca 25/02/2022

What Is Happening Along The Russia-Ukraine Border For Dummies - TheJ.ca Historically unresolved tensions, spectre of NATO among factors Putin cites

The Significance Of Israeli Cuisine In UAE - TheJ.ca 24/02/2022

Check out Israeli food in Dubai

The Significance Of Israeli Cuisine In UAE - TheJ.ca Mul Hayam kosher restaurant wowing taste buds and spreading Israeli cuisine