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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 56
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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Sharansky: Gorbachev wouldn’t have released Soviet Jews if not for global pressure
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Jeremy Sharon
Former prisoner of Zion praises late Soviet leader for freeing Jewish prisoners but says his policy was driven by the cost to the Soviet Union, not sympathy
Jewish groups mourn Gorbachev as man who freed Soviet Jewry
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Judah Ari Gross
Israeli leaders eulogize ‘brave’ and ‘visionary’ Gorbachev
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IDF suspends training after soldier dies in ‘rare’ tank accident in Golan Heights
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Emanuel Fabian
Sgt. Eitan Fichman found unconscious in unsafe area of tank that crew is prohibited from entering while systems are on; declared dead by medics who came to take him for treatment
Treasury, teachers union reach wage deal to avert strike at start of school year
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Michael Horovitz
New teachers to receive NIS 9,000 a month under agreement, principals to start at NIS 19,000; vacation schedule to be changed
Jerusalem schools begin teaching spoken Arabic to reduce east-west divide
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Gorbachev first seemed regressive, but ultimately opened the gates for Jews to leave
The numbers allowed to exit actually fell at the start of his rule. But he wound up approving the exodus of millions, freeing refuseniks, ending restrictions on religious worship
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, dies at 91
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‘Man of peace’: World leaders hail ‘one-of-a-kind’ Gorbachev
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'New insights into a significant historical crime'
DNA analysis suggests bodies found in UK well are victims of 1190 antisemitic attack
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Amy Spiro
A new research study suggests that remains found in a mass grave discovered in a medieval well in Norwich, England, were the victims of an infamous antisemitic attack in 1190 CE. The study, published on Tuesday in the Current Biology scientific journal, is based on DNA testing of...
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Palestinian hunger striker to end fast after Israel agrees to set him free — report
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Family of Khalil Awawdeh tell Palestinian media that Israel agrees to release him on October 2, will end 6-month strike
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Israeli strikes said to hit Aleppo airport in northern Syria
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Poll indicates Labor, Meretz union to bring fewer seats than separate runs
First shell-shocked, now culture shocked
Israeli schools ready for influx of Ukrainian, Russian immigrants as opening nears
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Judah Ari Gross
With limited Hebrew and traumas from war, over 2,600 refugee children prepare to face their next challenge: the Israeli education system
Ahead of school year, most new Ukrainian and Russian immigrant kids not enrolled
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Judah Ari Gross
Iran demands ‘stronger US guarantees’ in nuclear deal
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Amy Spiro
In Moscow, FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian calls for end to IAEA’s ‘politically motivated probes,’ highlighting key sticking point in ongoing negotiations
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US says Iran seized and then released American sea drone in Persian Gulf
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‘Not my Jewish state’
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Families say Meron probe findings send ‘clear message’ but don’t address their needs
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ToI Staff
Attorney representing some of the victims’ relatives the ‘writing was on the wall,’ after probe finds senior officials, including Netanyahu, likely responsible for disaster
Meron inquest finds Netanyahu, top cop Shabtai likely responsible for disaster
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Ash Obel
NYPD to up patrols around Williamsburg synagogues amid rise in antisemitic attacks
By
Jacob Henry
‘It is believed these victims were targeted because they’re Jewish,’ police commissioner says, in press conference at site where suspect allegedly slapped Haredi man days earlier
New York police announce hate crimes arrests for series of attacks on Jews
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Luke Tress
Campus police probing antisemitic banners at UC Davis as ‘hate incident’
By
Jackie Hajdenberg
Lung fluid may provide basis for cancer-treating vaccines: Israeli research
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Nathan Jeffay
Scientists say specific proteins found in lung fluid could theoretically be used to develop new methods for diagnosing and possibly treating cancer
Police suspect bride fled with groom to West Bank after raid on wedding
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ToI Staff
Woman believed to violate house arrest after her betrothed, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, ran away from authorities at ceremony
IDF arrests 3 Palestinians for shooting attacks near West Bank town
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Ash Obel
High Court rejects Palestinian detainee’s appeal, urges him to end hunger strike
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Agencies
Jews now a 47% minority in Israel and the territories, demographer says
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ToI Staff
Arnon Soffer says proportion of Jews between Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River lower than widely believed when non-citizens are taken into account
Giant prehistoric elephant tusk uncovered in southern Israel
By
Michael Horovitz
Academics seek to study rare find to learn about significance of such remains in early human culture; Antiquities Authority says fossil will go on display after preservation
Tapping into boutique hotel trend, Isrotel trades beach-bumming for urban energy
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Novak Djokovic to headline Tel Aviv tournament after US Open withdrawal
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‘Triangle of Sadness’ actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32
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Jonathan Pollard endorses Shaked, then retracts support hours later
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Russian Jewish politician jailed for comparing Stalin to Hitler
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Former MK’s offer of joint Knesset run rebuffed by social media activist party head
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IAEA inspectors head to Russian-held Ukrainian nuclear plant
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Yeshiva University petitions Supreme Court to block recognition of campus LGBTQ club
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Tunisian chief rabbi demands justice after apparent antisemitic axe murder in France
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2nd Saudi woman jailed for decades for social media posts — rights group
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