Luke Baker
By Luke Baker
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Backs Down in Israel Prize Feud
(Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed down in a fight over Israel’s most prestigious arts and sciences award on Friday, saying he would not meddle in the prize days after removing several of its judges for not reflecting “Israeli society.” Netanyahu’s office said he would respect the advice of the attorney-general, who warned against involvement…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Mulls Backing Down on Speech to Republican Congress
(Reuters) — Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to the U.S. Congress next month to try to calm some of the partisan furore the Iran-focused speech has provoked. Netanyahu is due to address a joint session of Congress about Iran’s nuclear program on March 3, just two…
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Fast Forward Ancient Tablets Shed Light on Exiled Jews of Babylon
A new exhibition of ancient clay tablets discovered in modern-day Iraq is shedding light for the first time on the daily life of Jews exiled to Babylon some 2,500 years ago. The exhibition is based on more than 100 cuneiform tablets, each no bigger than an adult’s palm, that detail transactions and contracts between Judeans…
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Fast Forward French Immigrants Find Peace of Mind in Israel — But ‘Ou Est Le Fromage’?
(Reuters) — At a busy supermarket in Jerusalem a smartly dressed woman, recently arrived in Israel, was stopping shoppers to ask if anyone spoke French. Having found a candidate, her first question was: “Where’s the cheese counter?” For Jews coming to “the Jewish state” from all corners reached by the diaspora, the move may bring…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Boils as Suspect Killed in Shooting of Temple Mount Activist
(Reuters) — Israeli police on Thursday shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill a far-right Jewish activist, leading to fierce clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising. The Al-Aqsa compound, or Temple Mount, which is a central cause of the latest violence, was closed…
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