The BRICS alliance is going to get bigger and stronger as 24 new countries now prepare the join the bloc. The nations are looking to end reliance on the U.S. dollar and accept the new BRICS currency for cross-border transactions. The move adds pressure on the dollar and challenges its hegemony as the world’s reserve currency. Nonetheless, if BRICS expands to BRICS+, the dollar and other leading Western currencies like the Euro and Pound could decline.
Currently made up of Brazil, Russia India, China, and South Africa, various countries have submitted membership requirements to add to the ranks. of the BRICS nations. Others, meanwhile, are publicly supporting the mission to deteriorate the US Dollar through de-dollarization.Will the dollar fall and sanctions cant be impossed on those nations breaking away from the US dollar for not ussing the US currency how about a new world order as it seems to be unfolding China Russia Saudi Arabia Turkey Iran Brazil Africa and south America is open to the highest bitter

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Controversial top diplomat, turning 100 on Saturday, organized airlift to resupply Israel during Yom Kippur War, secretly brokered ties with communist China

Sara Goldstein’s regular cheesecake recipe is like the rest of the kosher food she makes and shares on her Instagram account — “straightforward, and I wouldn’t say too adventurous.” But she tried something special this year ahead of Shavuot, a Jewish holiday that begins Thursday night, when dairy foods are traditionally on the menu. In honor of the holiday, she whipped up a bourbon caramel cheesecake, with candied pecans on top.

Goldstein’s baking shakeup was spurred by an online tool that, using artificial intelligence, allows users to mix and match ingredients that can be made into more than 64,000 different cheesecake recipes. For Goldstein, a chef and kosher recipe developer who lives in Lakewood, New Jersey, CheesecakeWizard.AI offers a welcome challenge.

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An AI bot to generate cheesecake recipes is meant to prove that artificial intelligence can have a place in Orthodox communities. (Illustration by Mollie Suss/JTA)

Poland’s deputy foreign minister said Thursday that Israeli pop star Noa Kirel has accepted his invitation to visit the country after he earlier expressed “pain” at comments made by the singer at the Eurovision song contest.

Homebrewers will soon be able to time travel with their taste buds and brew beer similar to what the Philistines in Goliath’s hometown of Gath drank. Israel Antiquities Authority - used with permission An interdisciplinary team of researchers, archaeologists and brewmasters in Israel first isolated 5,000-year-old yeast in 2019, as published in the peer-reviewed mBio journal in 2019. But now, the fruits of that discovery are about to become available for hobby brewers and sourdough aficionados everywhere, when the first batch of commercially available ancient yeast ships in December. Pre-orders are open now.

“We want to create an opportunity for every person to connect with this story, with the past, that we as a civilization have carried on for tens of thousands of years since we started fermenting,” said brewmaster Itai Gutman, who previously owned a brewery in Jerusalem and now is the CEO of Primer’s Yeast, the company that is selling the ancient yeast.

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Following the state ceremony for Ethiopian Jews who perished on their way to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Thursday, 18 May 2023), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with the senior religious leaders (kesim) of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel. The kesim raised several urgent issues with the Prime Minister: A shortage of positions, a shortage of synagogues for the community and relocate the Jews still in Ethiopia to Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed Prime Minister's Office Director General Yossi Shelley to evaluate the possibility of rendering assistance in conjunction with the Religious Services Ministry and the Aliyah and Integration Ministry.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

"I want you to know that you have a channel of communication via MK Tsega Maleku and PMO Director General Shelley; we are in favor of resolving these problems. We have proven this in the past and together we will prove it again. This is important.

I am very moved when I sit on Mt. Herzl and hear these stories; it is very hard. The heart breaks; it is not a show. It is very important to me. I have said this and I want to say it again here: It is of utmost importance that all Israeli children know this story. It is important because it is about the Jews of Ethiopia and because it is the essence of the return to Zion and of our revival.

I am always pleased to see you and I very much appreciate the fact that it is precisely in the community about which it was said that the faith has lapsed, that they have all fled from Judaism, I am pleased to see that it is not so. This is important."

Also participating in the meeting were MK Tsega Maleku, nine kesim and Zera Aharon¬ non-profit association Chairman Samai Elias.

Photos: GPO

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, today at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with Noa Kirel and congratulated her on coming in a respectable third at the Eurovision.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

"I will tell you something: You definitely don't want to see me dance. [original English]."

Sara Netanyahu:

"When we watched you we saw that you are in both peak condition and peak desire. I also saw this in your eyes at the end – everything comes from within."

Noa Kirel:

"The desire to perform, to work, to conquer and to bring honor all come from within. It is a lot of motivation. I very much enjoy what I do; I love to bring joy. This is what motivates me to work hard."

Also attending the meeting were Noa's parents, Amir and Ilana Kirel, her brother Niv, her personal manager Roberto Ben-Shoshan and her media and digital manager Ronni Peretz.

Photos: GPO

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, with the team members of מועדון הכדורגל בית"ר ירושלים - F.C. Beitar Jerusalem on the occasion of their winning the 2023 State Cup.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"I would like to tell you that two good things happened yesterday: One, we passed the budget for the State of Israel; and two, you brought the Cup back to Israel's capital. You played a great team game. Your rivals also played well but you played better.

We are happy for you. After 14 years, you closed the circle. I also want to tell you that as a fan, I share in the fans' joy but this needs to be restrained as well and kept within the rules. I am certain there will be more opportunities.

I really want to tell you that you did great work. During the budget, we sat and watched and almost missed a few votes, but you did not miss any opportunity. You really played magnificently. Then congratulations to you. Mazel tov Betar Jerusalem. Let's go Betar!"

Also attending the meeting with the Betar Jerusalem players were Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar, Economy Minister Nir Barkat, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, Jerusalem Municipality Director General Itzik Lari, team owner Barak Abramov, coach Yossi Abukasis and other senior team officials.

Photos: Kobi Gideon (GPO)

Following is an excerpt from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks, this evening at the state ceremony for Jerusalem Day, at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem:
"Despite the threats, and I would say, because of the threats, I directed that the flag march be held with the participation of thousands, properly and along its customary route.

We dealt heavy blows on those who attacked us in the Gaza Strip and I believe that the message was received and not just by them, but in other places in our region as well, that saw the impressive operational capabilities of the State of Israel.

And if an additional reminder proves necessary to restore deterrence – it will also come. We have changed the equation."

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja.

Prime Minister Netanyahu received from Ambassador Al Khaja a letter from UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum officially inviting him to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai this November.

Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked Ambassador Al Khaja for the invitation.

Photos: Amos Ben-Gershom, GPO