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ynetnews.com 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…

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…

By: Eythan Halon – Jerusalem Post; jpost.com “Summer begins with a hike in tourist arrivals to Israel,” said Tourism Minister Yariv Levin. 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: 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…

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/