Dina Kraft (JTA)
By Dina Kraft (JTA)
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Fast Forward Crypto-Jews Help Boost Israel’s Image Abroad
On the top floor of this city’s Jewish community center, a group whose ancestors were cut off from the Jewish people more than 500 years ago are receiving tips and training to become pro-Israel advocates in the 21st century. “We can use cyberspace to circumvent the traditional media,” Raanan Gissin, a former Israeli government spokesman,…
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Fast Forward Collapse of Deal Draws Out Shalit Saga
They have come by the thousands — first-grade classes, families from the North, government ministers, rabbis, even tourists. The black tarp tent where Gilad Shalit’s family has taken up temporary residence, outside the prime minister’s Jerusalem home, has become Israel’s newest pilgrimage site. The Shalits hoped their presence would put pressure on the government to…
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