Four of the six Palestinian security prisoners who escaped from the Gilboa Prison in northern Israel on Monday are now back in authorities' custody, the
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At least 45 people were killed and over 150 wounded at a mass gathering of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel on Thursday night to mark the festival of Lag B’Omer.
The annual event takes place at the tomb of the second-century sage
Shimon Bar Yochai (also known by his acronym
Rashbi) on Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee.
Legend has it that Bar Yochai died on Lag B’Omer (the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer), and that on that day he revealed deep kabbalistic secrets that formed the basis of the book of Jewish mysticism known as the
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3rd February 2021
The Telegraph reports that hundreds of pro-democracy protestors were arrested last night in Istanbul. Protests have been ongoing for over a month, but this week they focused on the appointment of Melihu Bulu as the new rector of BoÄaziçi University. Bulu was appointed in early January without any consultation with the universityâs faculty or administration, which caused anger across the student population. Some students suggested Bulu is responsible for the escalation in violence towards the protestors. This week protestors were hit with plastic bullets and pepper spray.
The Independent reports that Turkeyâs Interior Minister called the protesting students âLGBT pervertsâ on his twitter, prompting the company to limit access to his profile.