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Palestine flag outside haredi wedding

One of the most talked about weddings in the ultra-Orthodox sector was held last weekend under a veil of secrecy. Chaya Sara Nehama, 19, granddaughter of the late leader of the extreme Neturei Karta faction, Moshe Hirsch, married 16-year-old Menachem Mendel Reuven.The family became known for its ties with the Palestinian Authority leadership: The father of the bride was appointed ...

Paladino doesn’t let campaign manager quit

Carl Paladino’s campaign manager has offered his resignation after a tumultuous week for the Buffalo businessman’s campaign that began with a speech before Jewish leaders Sunday that erupted in controversy over gay rights.Michael Caputo offered to quit the campaign Thursday, according to sources, but Paladino insisted he stay with him through the end. Caputo declined to comment.Read More: @ buffalonews.comYou might ...

PA Yanks Jewish Tour Guide from Congressman’s Tour

Jordan closed Bethlehem to Christians from 1949 until Israel opened the gates. Now the Palestinian Authority, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, prohibits a Jewish guide on a Congressman’s tour.Florida Republican and Tea Party member Allen West wrote his constituents after touring Israel earlier this month, “When we went to Bethlehem to visit the birthplace of Jesus- a Jew- our group was ...

PA Court Jails Hamas-Linked Gaza Journalist

The Palestinian Authority government, hailed by the United States as a democracy, has jailed a Hamas-linked journalist after his arrest in connection with covering news in Judea and Samaria. Amer Abu Arfa, a correspondent for the Gaza-based Shihab news agency, was sentenced by a Hevron court to three months in prison and fined 500 Jordanian dinars ($700). He was convicted on ...

PA arrests dozens of Hamas, Islamic Jihad militants in West Bank

The Palestinian Authority has arrested dozens of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants in the West Bank over the past two weeks, a PA source told Haaretz on Wednesday. According to the source, several of those detained by the PA were high ranking officials in the organizations. Meanwhile Hamas, which controls the Gaza enclave, detained four members of the rival Islamic Jihad ...

Oy Gevalt! Yiddish cell phone launches in Israel

Israel’s kosher cellular phone market has a new model, a device with a Yiddish interface to help devout Jews combine tradition with modern technology.Hundreds of thousands of mobile phones, popularly dubbed kosher because they block access to services frowned upon by ultra-Orthodox rabbis, have been operating in the Jewish state for years.Last month, Israel’s second largest mobile provider, Partner introduced ...

Oxford University Students to Vote on Israel Boycott

Students at Britain’s prestigious Oxford University will vote this week on a highly controversial motion to boycott Israel.The Oxford University Student’s Union (OUSU) is set to meet Wednesday to decide on a motion to join the international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement “in protest of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and its hindrance of attempts to create a Palestinian state,” ...

Oxford Student Union Rejects Motion to Boycott Israel

The Oxford University Students’ Union (OUSU) rejected on Wednesday a motion calling for sanctions against Israel.The OUSU motion calling for the Oxford student union to boycott Israeli institutions, goods and produce lost by a vote of 69-10, with 15 abstentions.The motion would have seen the union joining the international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement in protest of what was ...

Over 50,000 visit Hebron on Passover

More than 50,000 people visited the West Bank city of Hebron during the Passover mid holidays, sources in the city’s Jewish community estimated Thursday.Hebron’s Jewish community celebrates twice a year, on Sukkotand on Passover, when the Cave of the Patriarchs is fully open to Jews, including the sacred room of Isaac, which is located on the side which is usually open to Muslims ...

Over 5,000 Chabad emissaries gather in NY

Lubavitcher Rebbe’s soldiers report for duty: The Annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries opened over the weekend at Crown Heights, Brooklyn.Thousands of the Hasidic movement’s representatives in dozens of countries worldwide – known as “shluchim” (emissaries) – arrived in New York City to take part in what has been defined by organizers as “the biggest Jewish conference in the world.”What began ...

Over 500 Religious & Communal Leaders Call On President Obama To Release Jonathan Pollard

A broad-based interfaith coalition comprised of more than 500 members of the clergy and community leaders sent a letter today to President Barack Obama, in which they called on the President to commute the sentence of Jonathan Pollard.Read More: @ yiddishnayes.comReaders found more information by searching for:communal leaders (1)You might also like:Former Congressman & Obama Confidant Asks President To Free Jonathan PollardFormer ...

Over 4 Million Raised at Annual Chabad Telethon

The Chabad 31st annual L’Chaim “To Life!” Telethon raised a total of over 4.2 million dollars during an intensely emotional 3 hour extravaganza. Due to the current challenging economic times, Chabad has worked overtime to service communities around the world through their centers, schools, homeless shelters and drug treatment centers.The evening began with an introduction by returning host Larry King. ...