By: Marcus M. Gilban – Jewish Telegraphic Agency; jta.org
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Israel will help Brazil in battling fires raging in the Amazon rain forest.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to offer assistance in extinguishing the blazes. Israel will send a firefighting aircraft and flame-retardant materials, O Globo newspaper reported.
By: Ken Abramowitz; Jewish News Syndicate – jns.org
The labeling policy being deliberated on by the European Union is reminiscent of the Nazi boycotts of Jewish businesses during the late 1930s.
https://www.jns.org/opinion/european-anti-semitism-is-out-of-control-again/
By: Noa Amouyal; Jewish News Syndicate – jns.org
Unlike school, which has a regimented schedule, life at camp is much more lax—something these children need.
It was supposed to be the first sight that greeted them as they entered the camp and embarked on their first day of vacation: a vivid sign welcoming the children, surrounded by colorful balloons.
But not a single balloon was put up for fear that the mere sight of them would upset campers.
By: Sydney Dennen
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Rashida-Tlaib-decides-not-to-visit-Grandmother-598822
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Sixteen Jewish state legislators call the curriculum inaccurate, misleading and reflecting an anti-Jewish bias while parents fear youngsters will be educated to view Israel and Zionism as evil
Jewish and Israeli parents in California are concerned about a new program proposed by the state education board for high schools in the upcoming school year which they say presents the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement and other anti-Israeli content in a positive light.
Jewish News Syndicate – jns.org
The suspect, who the army says was armed with a knife and ammunition, was arrested and taken for questioning after attempting to cross into Israel from the southern Gaza Strip.
https://www.jns.org/idf-thwarts-third-infiltration-attempt-from-gaza-in-a-week/
Imagine striding up the same stone path on which millions of people walked to arrive at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during Biblical times. It is known as the “Pilgrimage Road.”
That fantasy is about to be reality as Israel prepares to open to the public an excavation project that has taken nearly a decade to complete. This new archaeological attraction will permit visitors to literally see the ashes of the Jewish people’s Holy Temple, which was burned to the ground by Roman invaders in A.D. 70. Get an early glance at this amazing discovery when you watch this clip.
By: Eythan Halon – Jerusalem Post; jpost.com
Nearly 2.6 million tourist entries into Israel have been recorded since the start of the year, representing a 9.8% increase compared to the same period last year, according to new data published Monday by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
Building on two consecutive record-breaking years of incoming tourism, 2.587 million tourists entered Israel between January and July 2019, compared to 2.356 million during the same period in 2018.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-welcomes-10-percent-increase-in-tourists-in-2019-597715
By: Marcy Oster; Jewish Telegraphic Agency – jta.org
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s upcoming elections in September — just five months after the last ones in April — are essentially a do-over.
In the April election, the right wing won a majority. But because Israel has a parliamentary system, a bunch of small right-wing parties had to agree to join a governing coalition. They were too divided to do that, so now Israel is trying again.
Unsurprisingly, people have basically the same opinions they had earlier this year. In other words, polls haven’t shifted much.
Jewish News Syndicate – jns.org
“On behalf of all government ministers and all citizens of Israel, I send condolences to the bereaved families, best wishes for recovery to the injured, and solidarity with the American people,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-offers-condolences-following-back-to-back-us-mass-shootings/