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Netantayu at UN General Assembly 2024 – Full Speach
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Netantayu at UN General Assembly 2024 – Full Speach

Watch the full speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. In this address, Netanyahu shares Israel’s perspectives on global challenges and its commitment to peace, security, and sustainable development. The speech is part of the annual General Debate, held from September...

IS IT A LEMON? IS IT A LIME? TRY … AN ETROG!
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IS IT A LEMON? IS IT A LIME? TRY … AN ETROG!

by Rabbi Moishe KievmanChabad Chayil Jewish Community to Celebrate Sukkot Holiday As the seasons change from summer to fall and families spend more time inside, the Jewish community of South Florida will celebrate the annual holiday of Sukkot by heading outdoors. Sukkot, also known as the holiday of booths, begins this year (5785/2024) at sundown...

DNA Giant Pays $30M for Failing to Protect Jewish Users
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DNA Giant Pays $30M for Failing to Protect Jewish Users

23andMe settles a $30M lawsuit after failing to inform Ashkenazi Jewish users they were targeted in a data breach exposing 6.9M customer profiles. Affected users will receive compensation and genetic monitoring. The company faces financial struggles, reporting a $69.4M loss. A genetics testing company has settled a $30 million lawsuit after failing to tell Ashkenazi...

Miami-Dade County prepares to vote on controversial incinerator site proposal
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Miami-Dade County prepares to vote on controversial incinerator site proposal

Miami Dade County Commissioners could vote on a controversial incinerator proposal on Tuesday – a year and a half after the Covanta plant burned down in Doral. A massive showing of opposition is expected at Tuesday’s commission meeting at the Miami-Dade Government Center including more than 20 organizations, most environmental activists, who plan to protest the vote....

Miami Beach officials considered a tax-funded Israel trip. Donors say they’ll pay instead
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Miami Beach officials considered a tax-funded Israel trip. Donors say they’ll pay instead

Miami Beach elected officials will seek private funding for a trip to Israel to show solidarity with the country amid its ongoing war in Gaza, pledging Wednesday not to use taxpayer dollars for the mission during a heated City Commission meeting. Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez had proposed that the city “identify funding” to send a 14-person delegation...

Buy One, Get One Free!
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Buy One, Get One Free!

Thanks to the support of generous donors, Florida Stands with Israel (FSWI) is proud to announce 1,000 Buy One, Get One (BOGO) vouchers! For every voucher purchased, you’ll receive one free. Each voucher covers the specialty plate renewal fee for one year. To qualify, first purchase your voucher(s) from the tax collector website here

Threats against Broward County schools posted on social media: BSO
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Threats against Broward County schools posted on social media: BSO

Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a social media post that contained a possible threat against some schools across Broward County, according to a spokesperson. TMU and Real Time Crime Center detectives are working with various law enforcement agencies to investigate the possible threat, BSO stated. BSO said the schools mentioned were located in different cities,...

Rick Scott claims Kamala Harris uses Jewish husband as ‘cover’ for courting ‘radical antisemites’
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Rick Scott claims Kamala Harris uses Jewish husband as ‘cover’ for courting ‘radical antisemites’

‘The most radical ticket in my lifetime of Harris and Walz have a history of embracing well-known antisemites.’ Florida’s junior Senator isn’t holding back when it comes to his latest criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for President. In remarks to the Republican Jewish Coalition, Rick Scott said Harris “thinks because her husband is Jewish...

Man charged for alleged death threats to Jewish Florida Rep. Randy Fine
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Man charged for alleged death threats to Jewish Florida Rep. Randy Fine

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, issued a statement about the arrest of alleged Hamas-supporter Edwin Guerro, who has been charged with eight felonies for allegedly threatening Fine’s life and faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted on all charges. “Muslim Terror is real and it exists in Florida,” Fine said. “I am incredibly...

Florida Man Receives 10 Years for Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Teens
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Florida Man Receives 10 Years for Antisemitic Attack on Jewish Teens

Aman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for a violent attack on four Jewish teenagers in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. he attack occurred during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The teenagers, dressed in traditional attire for the celebration, were walking along a road when 19-year-old Noah Amato, accompanied by a friend, hurled a...