Senior International and Diaspora Affairs Correspondent at The Jerusalem Post
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🧵 He was sentenced to death in Iraq. After more than 11 years behind bars, he was suddenly told he would be free in 15 minutes.
Benjamin Hassin, a Canadian-Israeli Jew, was arrested in Iraq in 2015 and spent nearly five years under a death sentence.
Now, he’s rebuilding his life in Jerusalem.
Read his remarkable story: jpost.com/diaspora/article-9…
One of the most important interviews I've ever done
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After more than 11 years in an Iraqi prison, including years on death row, Canadian-Israeli Benjamin Hassin is finally free and rebuilding his life in Jerusalem.
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The Board of Deputies of British Jews has passed a motion declaring that the UK Green Party is a racist party.
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The Eagle's Nest, a Nazi-era chalet in southeastern Germany, was mostly destroyed in a major fire in what authorities believe to have been an act of arson, after arresting a 33-year-old man at the scene on Friday.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with Hungarian leaders on Tuesday where Hungarian President Andras Baka affirmed that the two countries have "cordial and stable relations."
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A 156-year-old synagogue in Budapest has reopened as a teen-run Jewish community space, giving young Hungarian Jews the chance to lead.
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A Canadian pro-Palestinian organization is hosting a Wikipedia editing event on October 22, inviting participants to "populate Wikipedia entries honoring martyred Palestinian artists and exposing the Canadian, Zionist backers of genocide."
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Wikipedia is being used to target Canadian charities and Jewish institutions. This isn’t just editing, it’s a mechanism of organized pressure against community institutions. This is part of a wider trend of Wikipedia being used to erase Jewish narratives, identify, and history.
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The Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin canceled a reservation for 70 rooms intended for delegates attending an international conference on combating antisemitism, questioning whether the gathering was connected to the Israel Defense Forces, despite it being a civilian conference.
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British PM Andy Burnham ruled out any future deal with the Green Party following its adoption of the “Zionism is racism” motion at its recent annual party conference.
@MathildaHeller reports
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New Museum of Moroccan Jewish Culture opened in Fez this week, featuring ancient Jewish religious artifacts as part of Morocco's emphasis on preserving and promoting all components of Moroccan identity.
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I had a very insightful and timely discussion with @ShahrarAli
Read here: jpost.com/diaspora/antisemit…
UK Green Party gambling on anti-Israel politics, former deputy leader warns 'Post' - exclusive
Shahrar Ali warns that the problem in the UK Green Party extends beyond Israel, describing what he sees as an erosion of its traditional eco-focused secular identity.
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Exclusive: Former deputy leader of UK Greens @ShahrarAli told me that Zack Polanski’s leadership is fuelling antisemitism and putting electoral gains ahead of principle.
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I wrote a code in python to analyze this new 'I'm not a Jew but I'm a Zionist' trend. This is what I found:
A trend in which non-Jewish users declare themselves non-Jewish Zionists has spread across X. A Jerusalem Post analysis found over 600 posts from nearly 550 accounts in just over a week.
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During a visit to Captain Smit Machchhar… the flydubai pilot who embodied the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life.
From us, and from the leadership of the nation, he has our full appreciation and praise.
We are proud that he is part of our team… part of the story of our nation… and part of what the UAE stands for… a nation of compassion… a nation of peace… and a nation of life.
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Interview: "The Netherlands is the first in line to make life more complicated for Jewish people," Jigal Markuszower, President of the Jewish Communities in The Netherlands (NIK), said.
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