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Argentina’s Javier Milei likens Jewish foreign minister to Abraham the patriarch during swearing-in ceremony
by Jesse OrineComments Off on Argentina’s Javier Milei likens Jewish foreign minister to Abraham the patriarch during swearing-in ceremony
When it came time to swear in his new foreign minister, Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, turned to one of his favorite topics: the Torah. Milei, who is not Jewish, cited the week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, when inaugurating Gerardo Werthein, a Jewish businessman who is assuming the role. Milei fired his predecessor, in part because […]
Iran executes Jewish man whose family had sought to avert death sentence
by Jesse OrineComments Off on Iran executes Jewish man whose family had sought to avert death sentence
Iran has executed a 20-year-old Jewish man who killed a man in a 2022 fight after the victim’s family refused to negotiate an alternative punishment. Arvin Ghahremani, 20, had been scheduled to be executed in May but received a stay after Jewish and human rights groups around the world called attention to his case. Ghahremani […]
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