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'We're going... to eat now': What Bondi suspects told family before attack
World | Dec 16, 2025, 04:40 PM ISTNaveed’s mother, Verena Akram, spoke to the media outside her home in Bonnyrigg, saying she last spoke to her son just hours before the attack on Sunday. According to her, Naveed told her he was in Jervis Bay.
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Famous explorer Christopher Columbus was probably a Jew not from Italy but THIS country, shows study
World | Oct 14, 2024, 01:30 PM ISTChristopher Columbus, whose expeditions changed the course of history, was previously believed to be an Italian from Genoa. However, the new study shows he was a Sephardic Jew who concealed his real identity to avoid religious persecution.
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French police gun down armed man suspected of planning to set fire to synagogue
World | May 17, 2024, 01:00 PM ISTThe French interior ministry said the man was "neutralised" who was "clearly wanted" to set fire to the Jewish worship place. The regional unrest in the Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war has led to a rise in antisemitism in France.
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Uber bans 'Swastika' Chandra from using its services as it calls her first name 'offensive'
World | Apr 21, 2024, 05:45 PM ISTThe "swastika" is an ancient symbol that appears in many Indian, Eurasian, African, and American cultures. However, in the West, it is more commonly known as a symbol of the German Nazi Party.
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Suspected militants including Hamas members arrested in Europe for potential anti-Jewish attacks
World | Dec 14, 2023, 11:14 PM ISTThree Hamas members were detained in Berlin, three in Denmark and another Hamas member was detained in the Netherlands. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the threat was "as serious as it gets" as the EU warned of an increase in terrorist attacks around Christmas earlier this month.
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Poland: Far-right lawmaker sparks outrage by using fire extinguisher to douse Hanukkah candles
World | Dec 13, 2023, 11:32 AM ISTBraun was seen taking the extinguisher before walking across the lobby of the Parliament where the candles were kept, creating a white cloud and causing security to evacuate people from the area. He is known to have caused several ruckuses at the Parliament over his pro-Russia stance.
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US: Man arrested for firing outside Jewish temple in New York on Hanukkah festival, no one injured
World | Dec 08, 2023, 12:48 PM ISTThe 28-year-old shooter was taken to custody shortly after the shooting in Albany, amid rising fears of anti-semitism following Israel's escalating offensive in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians. The state police and National Guard have been put on high alert after the shooting.
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US: Senior Jewish man dies after confrontation amid pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian protests in LA
World | Nov 07, 2023, 12:17 PM ISTThe 69-year-old Paul Kessler's death is being investigated as a homicide and authorities have not ruled out a hate crime after an autopsy revealed a blunt force trauma. Protests in support of Israel and Palestine have been raging across the world since the war broke out.
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Rishi Sunak condemns 'horror and barbarism' of Hamas attacks, vows to protect Jewish community
World | Oct 15, 2023, 05:11 PM ISTRishi Sunak acknowledged the existence of "shameful anti-semitism" and "intimidating behaviour" against Jewish community in the UK and promised strong action against these acts. Meanwhile, thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters marches into the streets of London chanting anti-Israeli slogans.
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Rosh Hashanah 2023: When is Jewish New Year? Know dates, traditions, food and more
Lifestyle | Sep 15, 2023, 02:01 PM ISTFor Rosh Hashanah celebration, is observed as a two-day holiday in Israel and a one-day holiday in the Diaspora.
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Israel' Eilat city unveils Indian-Jewish Cultural Square on India's 77th Independence Day
World | Aug 16, 2023, 06:55 AM IST"May this friendship inspire future generations with the indomitable spirit of the peoples of India and Israel that transcends geographical boundaries, demonstrating the potential of the collaboration in shaping a brighter future," it added.
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German dictionary changes definition of 'Jew' after outcry
World | Feb 16, 2022, 10:35 PM ISTThe Duden dictionary had recently added an explanation to its online edition saying that “occasionally, the term Jew is perceived as discriminatory because of the memory of the National Socialist use of language. In these cases, formulations such as Jewish people, Jewish fellow citizens or people of the Jewish faith are usually chosen”.
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Researchers discover escape tunnel used by Jewish prisoners to escape Nazi captors
World | Jul 01, 2016, 07:52 AM ISTVilnius: A group of researchers have discovered the location of a tunnel that was dug with spoons by Jewish prisoners to escape their Nazi captors during the second world war. According to researchers – a
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India always a safe home for Jewish people: Sushma
India | Jan 19, 2016, 07:52 AM ISTJerusalem : India has always offered the Jewish people a safe and secure home, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said while commending the Indian community in Israel for their services as caregivers."India has always offered
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Israel should build long-term stakes in Indian economy: Swaraj
Jan 19, 2016, 07:44 AM ISTJerusalem : Asserting that economic relationship is the key to developing Indo-Israel ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today asked the Jewish state to look beyond trade for building "long-term stakes" in the Indian economy. Swaraj,
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India reacts to Barack Obama: 'Aberrations don't alter nation's history of tolerance'
National | Feb 06, 2015, 08:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reacting cautiously to US President Barack Obama's concern about religious "intolerance" in India, government on Friday said any "aberrations" do not alter India's history of tolerance.Two senior Union ministers — finance minister Arun
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Modi meets influential Jewish group in US
World | Sep 28, 2014, 08:21 PM ISTNew York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met an influential Jewish group here and conveyed that India was proud of the community's acknowledgment that it has been an integral part of Indian society for 2,000
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Israeli Travellers To India Warned Of Possible Terror Attack
World | Apr 11, 2011, 05:07 PM ISTJerusalem, Apr 11: Israel's counter-terrorism bureau has warned Israelis travelling to India and some other countries of a possible terror attack which can target them and Jewish facilities during the ‘Passover' festival holidays.“Due to what
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Al Qaeda Sends Two Explosive Printer Cartridges From Yemen To Blow Up Jewish Synagogues In US
World | Oct 30, 2010, 04:54 PM ISTThe Daily Mail, London on Saturday revealed how Al Qaeda activists from Yemen sent two printer cartridges packed with PETN explosives to blow up Jewish synagogues in the United States.All cargo planes on both sides