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London’s oldest man celebrates 108th birthday at Jewish care home

Ben Raymond attributes his longevity to a “positive attitude” and the occasional shot of whisky, though he has recently given up drinking.

Israeli teens accused of Cyprus rape released

The alleged victim, a 19-year-old British tourist, was arrested by police for filing a false complaint and will be charged with public mischief.

Iran says it will restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor

Heavy water can be used to produce plutonium, which is used in nuclear warheads. The activity is yet another breach of the nuclear deal it signed with world powers.

Vilnius mayor orders removal of contested plaque honoring alleged war criminal

The Tribunal of Appeals in Lisbon, Portugal. (João Carvalho/Wikimedia Commons)

Portugal releases Israeli charged with murdering another Israeli in Colombia

Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari lecturing at conference in Beijing, China on July 6, 2017. (VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Historian Yuval Noah Harari self-censors Russian translation of his latest book

Mona Juul, president of the UN Economic and Social Council at the UN Headquarters in New York, on May 30, 2019 (Luiz Rampelotto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A UN forum singles out Israel, saying it violated women’s and human rights

Soccer supporters hold an Israeli flag during a match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at in London, the United Kingdom on Jan. 24, 2019. (Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Getty Images)

After outcry, French authorities allow Israeli soccer fans to wave their flag in Strasbourg

Karl Munter during a secretly-filmed interview in which he denied the Holocaust in 2018. (NRD/Panorama)

Former SS soldier charged with denying Holocaust in Germany

CNN photo editor quits after anti-Semitic tweets surface

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