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Malaysian PM Defends Right to be anti-Semitic
According to Mahathir Mohamad, prime minister of Malaysia, anti-Semitism is an artificial construct created to silence critics of the Jews. “There is one race that cannot be criticized,” Mohamad told
Aug 17, 2018
By OU Staff
Two Arrested in Indiana Synagogue Vandalism
Police have arrested two suspects for painting a swastika on a synagogue in Indiana: Nolan Brewer, 20, and a co-conspirator who has not been named. The pair are suspected of painting
Aug 17, 2018
By OU Staff
Uri Geller Finds Ottoman-Era Soap Factory
While visiting the site of the future Uri Geller Museum in Jaffa, the Israeli psychic known for bending cutlery with his mind noticed a pile of rubble that turned out
Aug 14, 2018
By OU Staff
Students Reprimanded for Bad Behavior at Former Concentration Camp...
Two Israeli students were expelled from a school trip after being caught on video dancing naked at the site of the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland. Workers at the site caught the
Aug 14, 2018
By OU Staff
Hospitals in Israel Report Record Number of Births
Several hospitals in Israel have reported record-breaking birth numbers, with maternity wards in most hospitals at capacity. It has reached the point that some mothers are being referred to other
Aug 14, 2018
By OU Staff
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Vandalizes Elie Wiesel’s Childhood Home
Unidentified perpetrators spray-painted anti-Semitic graffiti on the walls of a museum for Elie Wiesel in Romania, where he was also born. The graffiti on the Memorial House Elie Wiesel in Sighet,
Aug 8, 2018
By OU Staff
Update: Israeli Chess Prodigy to be Permitted to Compete
We previously reported on how Liel Levitan, a 7-year-old chess prodigy from Haifa, was not being permitted to participate in the World Chess Championship because the host nation, Tunisia, would not
Aug 6, 2018
By OU Staff
Airbnb Removes Listing That Would Not Tolerate Zionism
Airbnb has removed a Chicago-area listing after a renter posted a prohibition on expressions of Zionism. “This apartment strives to be a safe space,” the listing read, “no sexism, homophobia,
Jul 31, 2018
By OU Staff
Archaeologist: Kotel is “Danger Zone”
Subsequent to a large stone falling from the Kotel, an Israeli archaeologist has declared that the entire Kotel plaza is a “danger zone.” Zachi Dvira, who is completing a PhD on
Jul 31, 2018
By OU Staff
90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Rocks Comic-Con
A Holocaust survivor was the real hero at the San Diego Comic-Con. Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax, 90, who survived three Nazi concentration camps, was the main draw on a panel dedicated to
Jul 31, 2018
By OU Staff

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