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'Israel will be eradicated': Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election | WATCH
World | Sep 20, 2024, 01:38 PM ISTTrump asserted that Jewish voters will be partly to blame for his defeat citing data showing 60 per cent in favour of the 'enemy' Kamala Harris. He said Israel would likely cease to exist within two years should Harris win the election and pledged to stop antisemitism in America.
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Pakistani national, charged with plotting terror attack on Jewish people in New York City, arrested
World | Sep 07, 2024, 07:39 AM ISTThe Pakistani national was planning to carry out a terror attack on the Jewish population in New York City around the anniversary of October 7 Hamas' attack in Israel, the FBI said.
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US: Trump sparks row after saying Jews voting for Democrats 'hate Israel and their religion'
World | Mar 19, 2024, 02:15 PM ISTTrump accused Democrats of hating Israel and said Jews voting for Democrats "should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed". This comes as Biden faces increasing criticism for supporting Israel in the war against Hamas in Gaza, where over 31,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Liz Magill, University of Pennsylvania president, resigns amid criticism over antisemitism testimony
World | Dec 10, 2023, 07:16 AM ISTLiz Magill's responses, particularly regarding whether "calling for the genocide of Jews" would violate Penn's code of conduct, drew criticism.
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Biden administration lambasts world's richest man Elon Musk for endorsing antisemitism on X amid war
World | Nov 18, 2023, 10:55 AM ISTElon Musk antisemitism row: Musk endorsed a post on X that falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people, saying the user who referenced the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory was speaking "the actual truth."
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Mahatma Gandhi's 80-year-old letter wishing Jews "era of peace"
World | Sep 27, 2019, 10:57 AM ISTA short handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhi 80-years-ago on the same day the World War II broke out, wishing the "afflicted (Jewish) people" an "era of peace", has been unveiled for the first time by the National Library of Israel.
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Muslims pray outside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound despite Israeli concessions
World | Jul 26, 2017, 12:45 PM ISTWednesday’s prayers came a day after Israel seemingly capitulated to the demands of protesters.
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Indian Jews expect minority status after PM Modi's Israel visit
India | Jul 02, 2017, 11:47 PM ISTSome 6,000 Indian Jews live in the country, which has been home to the community for the past 2,000 years.
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Israeli defence minister urges Jewish people to leave France
World | Dec 29, 2016, 02:53 PM ISTIsrael's defence minister Avigdor Lieberman has slammed upcoming Middle East peace conference organised by France describing its as a "modern-day Dreyfus trial" and urged Jewish people in the country to move to Israel. Representatives of
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Maharashtra becomes the first state to grant minority status to Jews
India | Jun 22, 2016, 10:18 AM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra has become the first state to accord minority status to Jews. The state cabinet meet , chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved the proposal ending a decade long demand by
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Krishna devotees celebrate 'Gaura Purnima' in Israeli township
World | Mar 06, 2015, 06:02 PM ISTHarish (Israel): Israeli Jews, who are devotees of Lord Krishna, gathered in this small northern Israel township and celebrated Gaura Purnima with fanfare, commemorating the transcendental appearance of Lord Chaitanya. “Gaura Purnima, besides Janmashtami, is
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Pigs, pork to be kept out of Oxford University textbooks to avoid offending Jews and Muslims
World | Jan 15, 2015, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: To avoid offending Muslims and Jews, textbook writers have been asked to refrain from using references to pigs, sausages and other pork- related items by Oxford University Press (OUP). This new development came to
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IS releases audio of Chief Baghdadi after death rumours
World | Nov 14, 2014, 11:49 AM ISTBaghdad: The Islamic State group has released a defiant audio recording it said was of chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, after air strikes on jihadist leaders in Iraq sparked rumours he had been wounded or killed.In
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Jews 'forced' to leave Guatemala village
World | Aug 30, 2014, 12:32 PM ISTLondon: Some 230 members of an orthodox Jewish group were forced to leave a village in western Guatemala after a bitter row with the local indigenous community, BBC reported on Saturday.The Lev Tahor members were
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Majority Of Jews Want Pre-Emptive Strike Against Iran In Poll
World | Mar 26, 2012, 10:43 PM ISTJerusalem, Mar 26: Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews believe that the consequences for the Jewish state of a nuclear-armed Iran would be worse than those of an Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic, a poll