Julie Wiener
By Julie Wiener
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Breaking News Hamas Digs 6 Miles of Terror Tunnels a Month
— Hamas is digging more than six miles of tunnels leading from Gaza to Israel each month and some are undetectable, Israeli defense and diplomatic officials said. Citing a Channel 2 news report quoting unidentified officials, The Times of Israel reported the estimate on Wednesday. “We have no perfect solution” to the threat, the officials…
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Breaking News Did Jewish Extremists Firebomb Same Palestinian Village Where Family Murdered?
— Palestinian and Israeli officials are offering competing explanations for a fire that broke out next door to the West Bank home where three members of a Palestinian family were killed in an arosn attack by Jewish extremists. Reports of a fire early Wednesday morning near the house where three Palestinians were killed in last year’s firebombing…
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Breaking News Arizona Jewish Candidate’s Driveway Vandalized With Swastika, Slurs
— A Jewish candidate for a seat in the Arizona State Legislature found anti-Semitic messages spray-painted on his driveway in suburban Phoenix. Adam Stevens, 31, of San Tan, discovered a swastika and the words “Go Home Jew” on Friday morning, The Arizona Republic reported Monday. A swastika also was painted on one of Stevens’ campaign…
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Breaking News The Wiener Name Is Going to the Dogs — Again
Yes, you can take a wiener on a summer picnic. But, let me tell you, growing up a Wiener was no picnic. Being a kid with my last name meant being serenaded with spontaneous performances of the “I Wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Wiener” jingle. There were always giddy mentions of wiener dogs and…
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Breaking News ‘Larger Than Life’ Teacher Dies Suddenly at New Jersey Day Camp
— A 37-year-old New Jersey high school teacher and father of a 4-year-old girl died while working at a Jewish day camp. Josh Allen, of South Orange, fainted during an orientation session at JCC MetroWest’s Camp Deeny Riback on June 25 and never regained consciousness, the New Jersey Jewish News reported. The cause of death…
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Breaking News Lifeguard Discovers 900-Year-Old Oil Lamp on Israeli Beach
— An Israeli lifeguard discovered a 900-year-old clay oil lamp while jogging on an Ashkelon beach. Meir Amsik, who works at the beach in the southern city on the Mediterranean coast, stumbled across the artifact last week, The Jerusalem Post reported. Amsik was picking up wooden boards that had washed onto the beach when he…
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Breaking News Hundreds Attend Funeral of Ex-Hasidic Woman Who Wrote Own ‘Suicide Book’
— Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a formerly haredi Orthodox Israeli woman who was found dead in what is believed to be a suicide. Esti Weinstein, 50, was buried in Petach Tikvah on Tuesday, the Times of Israel reported. Weinstein’s body and a suicide note were discovered in her car at a beach…
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Breaking News Avigdor Lieberman and Most Israelis Oppose Turkey Deal
— More than half of Israelis oppose the newly announced reconciliation deal with Turkey, according to a Channel 10 poll. In addition, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said he is against the deal, several Israeli media outlets reported Monday. Channel 10’s poll found that 56 percent of Israelis oppose the deal that ends a six-year…
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