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Russia Indicates It’s Open To Ukraine Joining EU As Part Of Peace Deal To End War

Russia has indicated it’s open to Ukraine joining the European Union as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, U.S. officials said Monday. The officials who briefed reporters after U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as British, French and German officials in Berlin […]

UK PM Starmer Vows Full Protection for Jewish Communities

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: I want to reassure our Jewish communities that we will take every step that we can, use all of our powers to make sure that they are safe and secure, as they should be in the United Kingdom.

Merriam-Webster Names “Slop” Its 2025 Word of the Year

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It’s […]

HaRav Landau Changes Words Of Chanukah Song—Against Attorney General

Hundreds of talmidim of the Slabodka Yeshiva gathered on Sunday night for the annual Chanukah chagigah led by the Roshei Yeshivos, HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau and HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch. Like every year, the talmidim sang the song “זֵדִים הֱלִיצֻנִי עַד מְאֹד מִתּוֹרָתְךָ לֹא נָטִיתִ.” (“The arrogant have mocked me greatly, yet I did […]

HY’D: Tibor Weitzen, 78, Killed Protecting Others in Sydney Chanukah Attack

HY’D: Another victim of the Sydney massacre has been identified as Tibor Weitzen, H’yd, 78, a member of the Bondi Chabad shul and a beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He had attended the Chanukah celebration with his wife, children and grandchildren and died as he tried to shield a family friend from the bullets. Sadly, […]

Merriam-Webster Names “Slop” 2025 Word of the Year Amid AI Boom

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year is “slop.” Once a term for mud or low-value junk, “slop” has taken on a new meaning in the AI era: low-quality digital content churned out at scale by generative artificial intelligence. According to Merriam-Webster, the spike in searches for thew word reflects growing public awareness — and fatigue […]

Netanyahu Meets US Envoy Tom Barrack on Turkey and Syria

Prime Minister Netanyahu met with US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack. Among those attending the meeting were Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar, National Security Council Acting Director Gil Reich, the Prime Minister’s Military Secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel […]

1,300-Year-Old Menorah Pendant Discovered Near Har Habayis

A cast-lead round pendant decorated with a seven-branched menorah on both sides, dating back approximately 1,300 years, has been discovered during an archaeological excavation at the Davidson Archaeological Park in Jerusalem, near the Har Habyis, the Israel Antiquities Authority announces. According to IAA experts, the discovery marks the first time such a pendant made of […]

Paraguay Lawmaker Backs Netanyahu During Court Testimony

The president of Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Latorre, goes to the Tel Aviv District Court to lend his support to Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is giving testimony in his ongoing trial. “We are here to give you our full support. We admire you and see you as one of the main leaders of the […]

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