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Popular German author says Orthodox Jews don’t work except for ‘diamond trading’ and ‘financial transactions’

Richard David Precht apologized for the comment made on his podcast, one of the most popular in Germany.

By Toby Axelrod October 17, 2023 2:27 pm

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President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro.

Israel-Colombia spat deepens, as Israel stops arms sales and Bogotá threatens to cut ties

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said Hamas is the “invention of Mossad” and compared Israel’s bombing of Gaza to Nazism.

October 16, 2023 10:22 pm

After their synagogue is vandalized, Porto Jews brace for antisemitism during Israel-Hamas war

Black graffiti scrawled over the white gate to the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue read “Free Palestine” and “End Israel Apartheid.”

October 15, 2023 9:42 pm

Hundreds of Germans form ‘human shield’ to protect synagogue as residents report antisemitic incidents

By Toby Axelrod October 15, 2023 9:28 pm

Israeli diplomat stabbed in China and supporters sing ‘Oseh Shalom’ in Tokyo as Israel-Hamas war reverberates across Asia

By Jordyn Haime October 13, 2023 3:04 pm

France bans pro-Palestinian rallies as antisemitic incidents spike

By Orge Castellano October 12, 2023 4:22 pm

Pope Francis, seen at a Holy Mass in Vatican City in June 2019. (Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

‘I pray for those families’: Pope Francis calls on Hamas to free Israeli hostages

By Jackie Hajdenberg October 12, 2023 2:31 pm

EU members are locked in debates about whether to freeze aid to the Palestinians

By Toby Axelrod October 11, 2023 11:07 pm

Sydney government apologizes for pro-Palestinian protest that included ‘gas the Jews’ chants

By Nomi Kaltmann and Gabe Friedman October 11, 2023 3:50 pm

Argentina, Canada, other countries plan airlifts to help their citizens leave war-torn Israel

By Juan Melamed October 11, 2023 12:57 am

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