Jewish diaspora

A Jerusalem magistrate court on June 16 sentenced Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to pay a fine of more than $15,000 for misusing state funds. The sentencing comes after she agreed to a plea bargain that ended the years-long saga of just one of the high-profile corruption cases involving the prime minister's family.

The 71st Cannes Film Festival took off on May 8 with an opening ceremony mastered by French actor Edouard Baer. The ceremony was preceded by the traditional red carpet ceremony.

Hollywood actress Natalie Portman has refused to attend a ceremony in Israel to accept a million-dollar prize because of "recent events" in the country, the organizers said, announcing the prize giving had been cancelled.

The most successful stars in Hollywood last longer because they are able to combine talent, versatility and hard work ethic. They manage to appear in hit after hit across the span of their careers, despite some inevitable set backs.

They have characterized her as the opposing force to Kate Upton’s luscious looks. 20 year-old Gigi Hadid, daughter of actress Yolanda and Palestinian real-estate broker Mohamed is a model that appeared in the pages of “Sports Illustrated”. She has been in the biz since Guess’ Paul Marciano spotted her, aged 2, and included her in the Baby Guess catalogue.

More Jews have left France for Israel so far this year than from any other country, a leading Jewish group said on Friday, blaming a "climate of anti-Semitism."