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Fast Forward South African Opposition Politicians Slammed for Israel Trip
South African parliamentarians and supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement are attacking five opposition leaders for making a recent trip to Israel, South Africa’s Independent Online reported. In turn, the lawmakers who traveled to Israel this week called on the African National Congress to “not take sides in the conflict” but rather “to stand on the side…
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The Schmooze Did Israel Use Jewish Voodoo To Jinx Soccer Superstar Gareth Bale?
The British press thinks it has come up with an explanation for Israel’s surprising draw with Wales in Euro 2016 soccer qualifier on Sunday night – witchcraft! “Call it witchcraft, call it voodoo, call it black magic,” wrote Richard Innes in the Daily Mirror. “Whatever it is, it clearly worked.” Israel’s Tal Ben Haim jinxing…
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Fast Forward Mariah Carey and Billionaire Boyfriend Arrive in Israel
American diva Mariah Carey and her new boyfriend, Australian billionaire James Packer, are in Israel for a “pre-engagement spiritual meeting,” the TMZ website reported. TMZ said that the couple will meet with an Israeli “spiritual leader” who Packer knows well. The name of the spiritual leader was not revealed. Packer reportedly insisted on holding the…
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Fast Forward Australian Professor Waves Cash in Jewish Colleague’s Face — Cleared of Anti-Semitism
An Australian university has cleared one of its professors of suspected anti-Semitic behavior following a protest that turned ugly, the Sydney Morning Herald reported Sunday. The University of Sydney warned associate professor Jake Lynch – who waved money in the face of a Jewish woman at the protest – that his conduct did not “constitute…
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Fast Forward Israel May Probe Gaza Scorched-Earth ‘Hannibal Directive’ That Killed 40
The Israeli military is expected to decide shortly whether to launch a criminal probe into the implementation of the Hannibal directive on the day 1st Lt. Hadar Goldin was snatched into a tunnel during Operation Protective Edge last summer. The directive clarifies the procedures to be used immediately following the possible abduction of a soldier….
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The Schmooze Miss Israel Speaks Out on Selfie-gate!
Miss Israel Doron Matalon, who took a controversial selfie with fellow 2015 Miss Universe contestant Saly Greige of Lebanon, has responded to the controversy by saying that she hopes something good will come of it. “You know, I really want to make a difference,” responded Matalon to a question from a Hollywood Access TV reporter…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Mocks Hasids in Post-Yom Kippur ‘SNL’
Sarah Silverman, the sharp-tongued Jewish comic, did not wait long after the end of Yom Kippur to start sinning again. Appearing on Saturday Night Live, just hours after the holiest of Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur (also known as the Day of Atonement), was over, she cracked her first joke at the expense of the ultra-Orthodox…
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Fast Forward Bar Refaeli Pole Dancing Ad Raises Hackles
A new Israeli TV ad featuring supermodel Bar Refaeli pole dancing has reportedly aroused the ire of many viewers. Refaeli, a part owner of the fashion eyewear company, is seen bespectacled dancing around a pole within a subway car, across from a young, well-kept man. As the dance ends, he dons his glasses and discovers…
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