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Itamar Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir lifts ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

New guidelines from the national security minister reportedly instructed police not to enforce an unofficial prohibition which has remained in place for decades

By Jewish News Syndicate

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Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (centre) has reportedly issued new policing guidance effectively lifting the ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount
Bosnian minister Borjana Krišto has apologised after the Conference of European Rabbis had its conference cancelled following comments from one of her ministerial colleagues (Image: X/@MartaKosEU)

Bosnian minister apologises after gathering of top rabbis turned away over claim it would ‘justify genocide’

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Members of the Conference of European Rabbis at its headquarters in Munich, Germany (Image: CER)

Gathering of top rabbis turned away from Bosnia after minister claimed it would ‘legitimise’ the ‘genocidal’ state of Israel

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A school bus driver in New York has reportedly been suspended after pulling over to deliver an unsolicited religious rant to a group of children, including the claim that 'Jews killed Jesus' (Image: stock via Getty)

Brooklyn bus driver suspended after telling schoolchildren that ‘Jews killed Jesus’

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A Charedi mohel performs a circumcision in Mea She'arim, Israel (Image: Flash90)

The actions of a short-sighted few are endangering the practice of brit milah

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Freed hostage Eliya Cohen (centre left) was among the crowds at a Passover blessing service held at the Western Wall yesterday (Image: Flash90)

Former hostage blessed at Western Wall as thousands attend Passover ceremony

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A quarter of US Jews no longer practise Judaism as adults, new survey finds

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