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Fast Forward
Hamas Forbids Local Journalists From Working with Israeli Media
By JTA
The Hamas government in Gaza has forbidden local journalists from working with Israeli media outlets.Read More
Arab League Chief To Visit Ramallah To Discuss Aid
By Reuters
A delegation of Arab ministers and high-ranking officials led by Arab League Chief Nabil Elaraby will visit Ramallah on Saturday to offer moral support and discuss financial aid for the Palestinian Authority, an Arab League source said on Wednesday.Read More
3,000-Year-Old Temple and Sacred Vessels Unearthed Near Jerusalem
By JTA
A temple and sacred vessels from the First Temple period were discovered near Jerusalem.Read More
Bibi to Jewish Agency: Look Into Women’s Prayer at Western Wall
By JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly has asked the Jewish Agency to come up with a solution for non-Orthodox women’s groups who want to pray at the Western Wall.Read More
Russian Parliament Approves Ban on American Adoptions
By Reuters
Russia’s upper parliament house unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday that would ban Americans from adopting Russian children, in retaliation for a U.S. law that punishes Russians accused of human rights violations.Read More
Netanyahu Calls Urgent Meeting with West Bank Settlement Mayors
By Haaretz
Hamas Leader Calls for Third Intifada
By JTA
A senior Hamas leader has called for a third intifada, including suicide bus bombings in Israel.Read More
Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Is Charged With Fraud
By JTA
Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron was charged with fraud for his alleged involvement in a scam that issued false rabbinic credentials to civil servants.Read More
Ostreicher: Bolivian Jewish Community ‘Disappointing’
By JTA
New York businessman Jacob Ostreicher said in an interview with Bolivian media that the reaction to his jailing by the country’s Jewish community was “quite disappointing.”Read More
Egypt Approves New Constitution Drafted by Morsi Allies
By Reuters
The rose petals have settled, and Andi has made her (Jewish?) choice. We look back on the #Bachelorette finale: 
"Despite the great pain and sadness surrounding a captured soldier, this should not shape the face of this particular conflict – not in making concessions and not in negotiations, not in sobering assessments of this operation’s achievements or the need to either retreat or move forward." Do you agree? 
Why genocide is always wrong, period. And the fact that some are talking about it shows just how much damage the war in Gaza has already done. 
Construction workers found a 75-year-old deli sign behind a closing Harlem bodega earlier this month. Should it be preserved? 
"The painful irony in Israel’s current dilemma is that it has been here before." Read J.J. Goldberg's latest analysis of the conflict: 
Law professor Dan Markel waited a shocking 19 minutes for an ambulance as he lay dying after being ambushed in his driveway. Read the stunning 911 transcript as neighbor pleaded for help. 
Happy birthday to the Boy Who Lived! July 31 marks the day that Harry Potter — and his creator, J.K. Rowling — first entered the world. Harry is a loyal Gryffindorian, a matchless wizard, a native Parseltongue speaker, and…a Jew? 
"Orwell would side with Israel for building a flourishing democracy, rather than Hamas, which imposed a floundering dictatorship. He would applaud the IDF, which warns civilians before bombing them in a justified war, not Hamas terrorists who cower behind their own civilians, target neighboring civilians, and planned to swarm civilian settlements on the Jewish New Year." Read Gil Troy's response to Daniel May's opinion piece: 
"My dear Penelope, when you accuse Israel of committing 'genocide,' do you actually know what you are talking about?" 
What's for #Shabbat dinner? Try Molly Yeh's coconut quinoa with dates and nuts. Recipe here: 
Can animals suffer from PTSD? 
Is anti-Zionism the new anti-Semitism? 
"I thought I was the only Jew on a Harley Davidson, but I was wrong." — Gil Paul, member of the Hillel's Angels. http://jd.fo/g4cjH 
“This is a dangerous region, even for people who don’t live there and say, merely express the mildest of concern about the humanitarian tragedy of civilians who have nothing to do with the warring factions, only to catch a rash of *** (bleeped) from everyone who went to your bar mitzvah! Statute of limitations! Look, a $50 savings bond does not buy you a lifetime of criticism.” 
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