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Joshua Levitt is a Contributor for The Algemeiner. Previously, Joshua served as an advisor to the newspaper, as its Managing Editor and as Senior Correspondent. Follow him on Twitter at @joshua5737 and read recent features here.

ARTICLES BY: Joshua Levitt


August 29, 2013 2:52 pm
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Report: Hezbollah Declares State of Alert, Mobilizing Troops in Southern Lebanon

Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah declared a state of alert on Thursday and began deploying troops to the country's south, as the possibility of a U.S.-led...

August 29, 2013 1:19 pm
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Britain’s Prince Charles to Attend Induction of New Commonwealth Chief Rabbi

Charles, Prince of Wales, will be attending the induction ceremony of Rabbi Ephraim Mervis as he becomes the new Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, this...

August 29, 2013 10:35 am
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Israel’s Peres Says Syrian Threats Against Israel Are ‘False Propaganda,’ Attempt to ‘Create Panic’

The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, said as Western countries publicly mull attacking Syria in response to its use of chemical...

August 28, 2013 11:37 pm
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Analysts: Weak U.S. Action in Syria Could Embolden Assad, Iran

As the world waited on Wednesday for the U.S. government to attack the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad after he crossed President Obama's "red line"...

August 28, 2013 2:08 pm
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Gas Mask Supply Limited Due to Budget Cuts as Israelis Scramble to Prepare for Possible Syria Attack

Members of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, pointed to budget cuts Wednesday as the reason why 40% of the country's population has been left without access...

August 26, 2013 10:12 pm
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Report: Netanyahu to Give Second ‘Bar-Ilan Speech’ Entitled ‘The Jewish State in 2020,’ May Set New Policy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to give a major speech in October entitled "The Jewish State in 2020" that could outline new policies towards...

August 26, 2013 1:54 pm
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Arab Riots Prompt Israeli West Bank Security Reinforcement

Israel reinforced security in the West Bank on Monday as angry Arab youths left the funeral of three Palestinians killed last night after a mob...

August 26, 2013 11:38 am
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Source: Footage From Qalandiya Raid Shows Lives of Israeli Soldiers Were at Risk (VIDEO)

Video footage released online shows that the lives of IDF soldiers were at risk during a raid in the Qalandiya camp, north of Jerusalem, to...

August 26, 2013 10:26 am
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Iranian Official: Israel Will Be First Victim of U.S. Strike in Syria

A senior member of Iran's parliament said on Monday that a U.S. attack on Syria was unlikely, but if it were to occur, Israel would...

August 26, 2013 9:17 am
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Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer Affixes Mezuzah to His Comptroller Campaign HQ Doorpost

Scott Stringer, Manhattan's Borough President and candidate for City Comptroller, affixed a mezuzah, a Jewish symbol of protection, to the door of his campaign headquarters...

August 26, 2013 9:04 am
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Thousands of Western Wall Prayer Notes Removed Ahead of Jewish New Year Celebrations

Thousands of prayer notes were removed Sunday from the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, ahead of Jewish New Year celebrations beginning next week, Israel's Channel 2...

August 25, 2013 9:40 pm
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Netanyahu Says Israel’s Success is Due to Focus on ‘Values and Excellence’

Speaking two days before the opening of the country's school year at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

August 25, 2013 8:34 pm
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Writer: Only Way to Survive as a Jew in Sweden is to ‘Shut Up and Fade Into the Woodwork’

In a letter published by Mosaic Magazine, Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, a Swedish writer and activist who last year organized the first public pro-Israel demonstration in Sweden in...

August 25, 2013 1:47 pm
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Netanyahu Ties Syria Chemical Attack to Iran, Says Assad is ‘Full Iranian Client’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday tied reports of a mass chemical attack in Syria to "Iran, and Iran's proxy, Hezbollah," who, he said,...

World

Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Loc...

Austria is facing a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents and anti-Israel rhetoric, prompting outrage from the country's Jewish community and...

Israel

Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaz...

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has dismissed mounting global pressure to end the war in Gaza and accept the creation...

Middle East

US, Israel Recall Negotiators From Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Witkoff Says...

Israel and the United States both recalled their negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar on Thursday, with US envoy...

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