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Fast Forward Exit Polls Show Netanyahu, Gantz Tied In Close Israeli Election
Shocking exit polls destroyed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hopes of an easy victory in the Israeli election Tuesday night. The exit polls published immediately after voting ended were contradictory: in some, Netanyahu’s rival for the premiership, Benny Gantz, held a clear lead, while others showed the two candidates virtually tied. Shocking exit polls destroyed Prime…
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Fast Forward Ronald McDonald On The Cross Artwork Denounced By Israeli Christians
The pastor of Haifa’s Saint Elijah Cathedral condemned over the weekend an exhibition at the Haifa Museum of Art that includes a sculpture of a crucified Ronald McDonald. “We denounce the exhibition and the injury to the holiest symbol of Christianity by an institution that is supposed to serve citizens of all religions,” the Rev….
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Fast Forward Moshe Arens, Ex-Israel Defense Minister, Dies At 92
Former Defense Minister Moshe Arens, one of Likud’s veteran members, died on Monday in his sleep at his home in Savyon, near Tel Aviv, at the age of 93. Arens was esteemed by many as the “gentleman” of Israeli politics and was one of the leading representatives of national, liberal and democratic Zionism. Arens is…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman: Israel’s Nation-State Law Is ‘Racist’ And A ‘Mistake’
Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman said that Israel’s nation-state law is “racist” and a “mistake” that she does not agree with it an interview she gave to London-based Arabic daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi, published Thursday. In the interview, which marked the release of her new film, “Vox Lux,” Portman explained that the law is a political decision…
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Fast Forward ‘Ivanka’s Rabbi’ Makes Israel’s List Of Recognized Overseas Rabbis
Following a six-year battle, Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has finally made public the lists of overseas rabbis it recognizes for the purposes of conversion and divorce. This year, Ivanka Trump’s rabbi made the cut. The lists only contain the names of Orthodox rabbis, because the religious institution does not recognize other Jewish movements. The conversion and…
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Fast Forward Airbnb To Remove Listings In Jewish West Bank Settlements
Home-renting company Airbnb Inc said on Monday that it had decided to remove its listings in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, enclaves that most world powers consider illegal for taking up land where Palestinians seek statehood. In response, Israel’s Tourism Minister Yariv Levin instructed the ministry to restrict the company’s operations across the country….
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Fast Forward Kushner Tried to Strip Refugee Status From Millions Of Palestinians
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, has reportedly pressured Jordan to strip the refugee status of more than two million registered Palestinians living in the country. According to a report in Foreign Policy magazine, Kushner raised the issue with Jordanian officials in the region during his visit there in June. Emails written by…
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Fast Forward Israel Sees Nationwide LGBT Strike Over Homophobic Discrimination
An estimated 60,000 people attended a rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Sunday evening, capping a day of demonstrations and a partial strike around the country in support of equal rights for Israel’s LGBT population. The strike call and demonstrations were sparked by the amendment to the surrogacy law and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
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