Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time
Sitting in a small, windowless room in a government building in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed loops another audio tape onto the...
Haughty or Humble? – Algemeiner.com
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JNS.org – They say humility is one of those things you can’t brag about having.
Nonetheless, there is an old Jewish joke...
Banksy highlights cultural revival amid rubble strewn Kyiv suburb
The artwork – a ballerina balancing precariously on the rubble – solidified the town’s reputation as a beacon of resilience. Despite Borodianka’s sudden fame,...
Netflix Epic on Moses Platforms Biased Scholar Who Expressed Joy on Oct.7
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A newly-released Netflix documentary series on the Biblical story of Moses has given a platform to an Egyptian scholar who referred...
Together, We Are Winning – Algemeiner.com
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JNS.org – It’s challenging to remember life in Israel before the Simchat Torah massacre of Oct. 7., but it’s possible. We...
Antisemitism on the Rise: A First Person Account of Being a Jew in France
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My friend, Marc, lives in a medium-sized city in France with a medium-sized Jewish community. He considers himself a “medium” Jew....
Israel Must Carry Out Its Mission, and Ignore Biden and Sullivan
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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan thinks Israel is making a major error.
“A major ground operation would be a mistake,”...
Firearm Deaths Grow, Disparities Widen | VitalSigns
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Health disparities: Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by populations...
During Holocaust Remembrance Week, Palestinians Say Israel Is Same — or Worse — Than...
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While Israel recently commemorated the six million victims of the Nazi Holocaust, it is often confronted by Palestinian Authority (PA) leaders...
Too Few People Treated for Hepatitis C | VitalSigns
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Over 2 million adults in the United States have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection,* and new infections have continued to rise....
Gaza crisis: Babies being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages
Reiterating urgent international calls for a ceasefire, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that there have been nearly 20,000 births since the start of...
Why Purim Matters So Much This Year
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Purim matters so much this year. It tells a never ending story. We were threatened with destruction. We responded by finding...
Fatah: Hamas Kills Aid Workers and Steals Food for Itself
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In an incredible and rare admission, Fatah has corroborated what Israel has been saying all along: that Hamas is responsible for...
Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports
Eastern and southern African nations are among the worst affected, accounting for about 75 per cent of the fatalities and a third of the...
Why Bravery Is Required to Fight for Israel — and It Comes From the...
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We are living in a time that calls for an almost existential bravery. Lies need to be corrected; real history needs...
Media Ignore Quietly-Revised UN Figures of Hamas-Reported Civilian Deaths
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Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war following the October 7 massacre, a concurrent struggle over the accuracy of death toll...
Don’t Trust What the Palestinian Authority Says About Hamas
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The Palestinian Authority (PA) received much attention over the weekend for having condemned Hamas. However, it is important to recognize that...
Israel Cannot Afford to Be a Nation that Dwells Alone
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JNS.org – Oceans of pixels have already been consumed in examining the recent dustup between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Maria José Torres Macho travelled to Antarctica with the UN chief, António Guterres, ahead of the global climate conference, COP28, which is getting underway...
We Must Urgently Address the Political Process for After the Gaza War
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The war in Gaza has now been going on for six months, yet to this day, there has been no effort...
World News in Brief: Water ‘being taken for granted’, global teacher crisis, Nipah in...
“We must stop taking water for granted,” FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said at the opening of the Rome Water Dialogue, focused on its critical...
Putin’s Defeat in Ukraine – Algemeiner.com
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JNS.org – Last Friday, President Biden announced new sanctions targeting 500 Russian officials and companies.
His aim was to deliver the “devastating”...
Politicians Who Abuse the Holocaust Should Be Sanctioned
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JNS.org – The Israeli government was absolutely right in its decision last week to announce that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula...
What Would ‘Total Victory’ Mean in Gaza?
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In recent years, the concept of decisive victory has eroded in Israel, but October 7 brought it forcefully back to the...
