Julie Wiener (JTA)
By Julie Wiener (JTA)
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Fast Forward Arab States Reportedly Waiting for Netanyahu’s Response On Restarting Peace Talks
Several Arab countries are reportedly waiting for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to respond to an invitation to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Citing a Friday Channel 10 report, The Times of Israel said the Arab states have said they are open to discussing changes to Saudi Arabia’s 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, using it as a starting…
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Fast Forward Ontario Anti-BDS Bill Defeated
Ontario’s parliament rejected a bill that would have prevented the Canadian province from conducting business with companies that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. Provincial lawmakers on Thursday voted against the bill, dubbed the “Standing Up Against Anti-Semitism in Ontario Act,” by a vote of 39 to 18. Liberal and left-leaning New Democratic…
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Food 40-Pound Chicken Nugget Rocks Kosherfest
Since the whole point of chicken nuggets is bite-sized convenience, showing off the world’s largest one — as Empire Kosher Poultry plans to do tomorrow — seems a bit oxymoronic, kind of like “jumbo shrimp.” Not that any shellfish — jumbo or otherwise — will come anywhere near Empire’s record-setting nugget, which will be displayed…
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