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Batya Goldberg Turns On Trump: How The President Lost One Of His Fiercest Supporters

Batya Goldberg. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)ISRAEL – Brooklyn’s passionate young conservative activist is no longer conservative. And she is no longer a Trump supporter. And she’s currently stuck in Israel during the coronavirus pandemic. Remember Batya Goldberg? We spoke with Goldberg, 19, in September of 2017 for a

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Pro-Palestine March Takes to the Streets in Bay Ridge

Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered in Bay Ridge yesterday evening (Photo via NYC911News LLC)BAY RIDGE – As the killing of Palestinian protestors at the border with Israel dominated the headlines yesterday and the US government celebrated the move of the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a group of pro-Palestine

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Shocking Anti-‘Students For Justice In Palestine’ Posters Plastered Around Brooklyn College Campus

Photo via an anonymous source.Posters that appeared to be recruiting supporters of the terrorist organization, Hamas, were plastered on the Brooklyn College campus Monday morning. The poster shows what looks to be a terrorist fighter holding an assault rifle, and wearing a keffiyeh, a head garment. He is standing

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20 Israeli Officials To Set Sail From Sheepshead Bay

Photo by Leon LipkovichA group of Israeli government officials will lead a parade of boats out of Sheepshead Bay Friday for an afternoon trip meant to build stronger ties between Jewish communities in Brooklyn and Israel. The seafaring parade is organized by the World Zionist Organization and American Forum of

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Congressman Jeffries Announces His Support For Iran Nuclear Deal

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Congressman Hakeem Jeffries announced Tuesday he would support the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran. In a lengthy article published on Medium, Jeffries explained how he arrived at his decision: This deal is not perfect. Nevertheless, after rigorous examination, I have

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Congressman Jeffries, Undecided On Nuclear Agreement, To Host Brighton Beach Town Hall On Iran

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Congressman Hakeem Jeffries will meet with constituents at the Brighton Beach Shorefront Y on Thursday, August 13, to discuss President Obama’s deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program. A spokesperson for Jeffries said the congressman was studying the agreement and will

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Thousands Come To Celebrate Israel On Nostrand Avenue With Kings Bay Y (Photos)

Close to 5,000 people converged in front of the Kings Bay YM-YWHA (3495 Nostrand Avenue) for a block-and-a-half long celebration of Israel and Jewish culture at the annual Israel Expo on Sunday. It was a day of food, festivities and fair weather for kids and adults alike. For the

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Brooklynites Unite At Asser Levy Park To Show Support For Israel

The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: A large crowd of Brooklynites young and old, cheering and waving Israeli flags, united in Asser Levy Park in Brighton Beach [Wednesday] night for an emotional and music-filled concert/rally in support of Israel. The event was

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Photos: Kings Bay Y Brings Israel To Nostrand Avenue

The Kings Bay YM-YWHA celebrated another banner year for its annual Israel Expo, the largest Israeli-themed festival in Brooklyn held in front of its 3495 Nostrand Avenue headquarters. With a real, live petting zoo, music from professionals and student performers, food, vendors, amusements and rides, the event drew a diverse

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Free Screening Of Highly-Acclaimed Film “The Attack” At Beth El Jewish Center Of Flatbush

Reymond Amsalem and Ali Suliman in “The Attack” (2012). Source: IMDbThe Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush invites all to its free showing of the highly-acclaimed film “The Attack,” this Saturday evening, January 18, at 7:00 p.m. inside the synagogue’s daily chapel, 1981 Homecrest Avenue at Avenue

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Cymbrowitz Outraged Over Planned “Anti-Israel” Lecture At Brooklyn College

Ben White (Source: BenWhite.org.uk)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) has asked the interim chancellor of CUNY to take “strong and immediate action” following Brooklyn College’s official “support” of its second anti-Israel lecture this year. In a letter to William P. Kelly, who was appointed interim chancellor in July,

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The Day: Local Food News and Neighborhood Celebrity to Judge Great PUPkin Competition

While the weather is still nice, enjoy a long walk with your pups in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Today will bring comfortable temperatures with highs in the upper 60s, the National Weather Service reported. Get out and enjoy the pleasant

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Wednesday: Israel Solidarity, Korean-Style, At The Kings Bay Y

Source: crossed-flag-pins.comSouth Korea, longtime friends of Israel since the birth of the Jewish state in 1948, will demonstrate its solidarity with the Holy Land this week through music and dance. The Kings Bay YM-YWHA will host the Shalom Yerushalayim Cultural Festival 2013 this Wednesday, August 14 from 2:00

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Young Peace Builders Unite Muslims And Jews

Jewish and Turkish-Muslim teenagers come together to share experiences through the Peace Builders program. (Source: youngpeacebuilders.org)In New York, people of all races, religions and opinions are crammed together in a vibrant democracy that has forged a unique situation never seen before in world history. Still, even in a

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Op-Ed: Beleaguered Israel Once Again Forced To Strike Back

Source: dno1967b/FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES: They didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Israel or any other Middle East nation, but I’m pretty sure citizens of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, anticipating the next wave of attacks, were thankful a truce was initiated last Wednesday to end the latest

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Recchia, Greenfield Travel To Israel On Nonprofit’s Dime

Source: PhillipC via FlickrLocal City Council members Domenic Recchia and David Greenfield, along with nine other colleagues – including Council Speaker Christine Quinn, are currently touring the Holy Land courtesy of the Jewish Community Relations Council. According to Speaker Quinn’s office, the trip is not being paid for with taxpayer

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Teens Cook Up Support For Israeli Fire Victims

Courtesy of the Kings Bay YM-YWHAby Alexandra Ushakova Local Jewish teens gave victims of a major Israeli fire some small-but-sweet relief, collecting $450 through a bake sale fundraiser on Sunday. Shocked by news reports earlier this month of a fast-spreading wildfire that claimed dozens of lives and displaced many more