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Hanukkah celebrations subdued amid Israel-Hamas conflict

The Jewish community all over the world is celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, as the Festival of Lights began at sundown Thursday. Many are toning down this year's celebrations in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Israel i...

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American charged for inciting terror attack in Australia

A U.S. citizen from Arizona has been charged over online comments that allegedly incited what police describe as a "religiously motivated terrorist attack" in Australia a year ago. Two Queensland police officers and a bystander were fata...

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Christmas festivities called off in Bethlehem in solidarity with Gaza

Traditional festivities during the Christmas season have been called off in Bethlehem. The city in the Occupied West Bank usually attracts thousands of followers of the Christian faith over the period, because of its religious significan...

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Congress hears of growing antisemitism on U.S campuses

Presidents of elite universities have faced questions from an American Congressional panel investigating anti-Jewish discrimination on campuses. The House Committee on Education says anti-Semitism has been rapidly growing since the start...

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Hawaiian Hindu temple opens after 33-year build

Kauai's Hindu Monastery attracts Hindus from around the world. Consecrated earlier this year, the monastery's Iraivan Temple and grounds took 33 years to complete, using 3.2 million pounds of granite from India all constructed without mo...

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Fatal blast at Catholic Mass in the Philippines

Four people have been killed in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the gymnasium of Mindanao State University in Marawi, the country's largest Muslim city.

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Explosion at Catholic Mass kills four in Philippines

A bombing attack on a university gymnasium in the southern Philippines has killed four people and wounded several others. The explosion happened during a Catholic mass service on Sunday morning.

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Indian man charged in plot to kill Sikh separatist in U.S

An Indian national has been charged with plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday, alleging an Indian government official was also involved in the planning.

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Pope Francis cancels trip to COP28 climate summit

Pope Francis has canceled an upcoming overseas trip due to ongoing health concerns. The 86-year-old was scheduled to attend the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai. But doctors advised him to call off the trip as he recovers fro...

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Belgian ‘dialogue coach’ helps students talk about Mid East conflict

Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, tempers have been flaring at the Imelda Institute in Molenbeek, where 8 out of 10 pupils are Muslim. To avoid any radicalization of the debate within his school, the principal recruite...

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Defying Pope, U.S bishops cling to fossil fuels

Hundreds of Catholic institutions around the globe have announced plans to divest their finances of oil, gas and coal to help fight climate change at the urging of Pope Francis. But in the United States, where about a quarter of the popu...

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Musk meets with Israeli leaders amid concerns over antisemitism

Elon Musk is in Israel, where he is meeting with several high-level leaders to discuss the country's ongoing war against Hamas. Several major companies have pulled advertisements from Musk's X, formerly Twitter, after a report that said ...

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Muslims in the Netherlands worry about their safety

There have been political shockwaves in the Netherlands after the party of far-right leader Geert Wilders won the most seats in Parliament. The country’s largest Muslim organization says it fear that if Wilders executes his political age...

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Huge spike in islamophobia and antisemitism in U.S

The war in Gaza has led to a huge spike in both Islamophobic and Anti-Semitic attacks in the United States. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it’s received triple the number of complaints since October 7th. than it usually d...

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Pope hosts transgender women for lunch

Transgender women in Italy sat down for lunch with Pope Francis, participating in marking the church's World Day of the Poor. For women from a run-down beach town near the Vatican, the sit-down represented the culmination of a rapprochem...

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Palestinians blocked from Friday prayers

For the sixth consecutive week, Israeli authorities imposed tight restrictions on Palestinians, banning them from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for Friday prayers, leaving the mosque all but empty.

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Jewish NYU students suing school for fostering antisemitism

Antisemitism is alive and well at New York University, according to a lawsuit brought by three Jewish students. The 83-page suit alleges the school has violated the Civil Rights Act, saying the school 'has fostered and fomented, this hos...

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Anti-Semitism spikes in China since start of Israel-Hamas war

Anti-Jewish hate is sweeping across Chinese online platforms. People are praising both Hamas and Adolf Hitler, for example, and posting anti-Israel abuse. In a country that normally heavily censors its internet, those comments largely ar...

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Fighting antisemitism, Islamophobia in France

After October 7, antisemitic incidents surged in France, which is home to a sizeable Jewish and Muslim community. But one initiative in the south of Paris is trying to calm tensions by bringing together Muslims and Jews.

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Pope in rare dismissal of U.S bishop

Pope Francis has dismissed one of his fiercest critics among U.S. Roman Catholic conservatives, a Vatican statement said on Saturday – Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas.

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Shots fired at two Montreal Jewish schools

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned recent violence as unacceptable after shots were fired at two Jewish schools in Montreal overnight and clashes between students at a university in the same city late on Wednesday.

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Antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents spike across Canada

After Molotov cocktail remnants were found at a Montreal synagogue, many Jewish community members are afraid. Police forces in several Canadian cities are reporting a rise in hate incidents and hate crimes against Jewish and Muslim commu...

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Vatican allows transgender participation in sacraments

Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Wednesday, responding to questions from a bishop.

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France's divisions exposed by march against anti-Semitism

A call for a weekend march in Paris against anti-Semitism sparked bitter squabbling between political parties despite a surge in anti-Semitic incidents in the country. The hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party said it would boycott the "g...

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France records a surge in antisemitic acts

More than 1,000 acts of anti-Semitism have been recorded in France since October 7, government spokesman Olivier Veran said while reaffirming the government’s resolve to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism. Locals described feelings...

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Incidents of anti-semitism surges globally amid Gaza war

Reports of Jewish hatred have surged globally since the attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel on Oct. 7 and subsequent war on the Islamist group launched by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

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U.S. college campuses see spike in Anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism is on the rise at historic levels, and now, local leaders are trying to protect vulnerable groups.

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French officials denounce surge of antisemitism

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday vowed a “merciless fight” against surging anti-Semitism after residents of the French capital discovered anti-Jewish graffiti on buildings in several districts. Paris prosecutors have laun...

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Spain's Catholic Church apologizes for sexual abuse

Spain's Catholic Church on Tuesday apologized to victims of sexual abuse by priests, but questioned the accuracy of a new survey that suggested such abuse was far more widespread nationwide than previous investigations have found.

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Arab nations meet in Moscow in support of Palestine

Diplomats from a number of Arab and Muslim countries in Russia are gathering at the Palestinian embassy in the Russian capital Moscow. They are showing support for Palestine and denouncing Israel's war on Gaza.

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