Nathan Jeffay
By Nathan Jeffay
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News Israel Wrestles With How — or Whether — To Recognize Gay Couples
As New York prepares to inaugurate same-sex marriage on July 24, two men married to each other 5,500 miles away are fighting a battle for the rights of Jewish men and women in Israel who take advantage of the new law and others like it. Just as every Jew has the right to immigrate to…
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The Schmooze El Al Cracks Down on Israelis With Punctuality Problems
Last week, I went to meet a certain Israeli politician. Her assistant telephoned a few minutes before the scheduled meet time. “Are you on your way?” she asked. “Yes, as scheduled,” I replied, matter-of-factly. She continued her interrogation: “Er, are you going to be on time?” Why wouldn’t I? Were the roads blocked by her…
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The Schmooze All-Night Cultural Events Across Israel — Not Just in Tel Aviv
The gap between the center and the “periphery” — a term that is increasingly used to refer to pretty much everywhere in Israel except Tel Aviv and its surroundings — is growing, at least economically. But happily, the cultural divide may be starting to narrow. Two weeks ago, Tel Aviv didn’t sleep — it held…
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The Schmooze The Latest in Settler Tourism: Hiking the West Bank
The summer vacation has started in Israel and people are flocking to attractions — theme parks, hotels, shows and festivals. But like most things here, tourism can be politically-loaded. Increasingly frustrated that they are having little luck expanding settlements, settlers and settler sympathizers are increasingly trying to make their mark on the parts of the…
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The Schmooze Voting Boosts Stress Levels, Israeli Study Finds
Relax, while you still can — next year is going to be a stressful one. As America gears up for presidential elections in 2012, an Israeli research team claims to have proved that voting is so stressful that it actually causes hormonal changes in voters. Scholars from the University of Haifa and Ben Gurion University…
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News Jerusalem Riots Expose New Rift Between Religious Zionists and Authorities
When right-wing Jews burned tires in the streets of Jerusalem and tried to break into the compound of the Israeli Supreme Court in late June, they were marking a new stage in the development of a growing movement in Israel. The declared target of their angry protest was the arrest for a two-hour interrogation —…
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News In Israel, Haredi and Muslim Women Are Having Fewer Children
New research shows that both ultra-Orthodox and Israeli Muslim women are having fewer babies than they were five years ago, shattering popular wisdom that fertility in these two communities is always on the rise. According to data released June 19 by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, by 2010, Haredi women were averaging one fewer baby…
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The Schmooze Jews and Arabs Partner for Football 4 Peace
School’s out here in Israel, and today some 60 sports coaches arrived in Netanya from the UK and Germany to prepare for a most remarkable summer camp. They are partnering with 100 local coaches to help 1,500 youngsters with their soccer skills. The youngsters — Jews and Arabs, boys and girls — will train and…
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