Nathan Jeffay
By Nathan Jeffay
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The Schmooze Trip to Israel Makes Gene Simmons Miss His Dad
Back in March, The Shmooze reported that the A&E reality show “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” was coming to Simmons’s native Israel. Now we have a glimpse of what Simmons, the former KISS star, found there. It seems that he was overcome by regret for his estrangement from his father, Feri Weitz, who left him and…
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News A Soft Food Falls on Hard Times
Never, since the time of Little Miss Muffet, have curds and whey attracted such attention. As Arabs ignite pro-democracy demonstrations across the Middle East through Facebook, Israelis, too, are turning to the networking site to bring about social change. Their end game: to cut the price of cottage cheese. And it seems they’ve succeeded. Almost…
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The Schmooze A Call for Apple To Remove ‘Third Intifada’ iPhone App
Could we be approaching the iPhone intifada? Israeli lawmaker Yuli Edelstein seems to fear so. An iPhone app offers Palestinians and Palestinian sympathizers real-time news about efforts to spark a third intifada. The ThirdIntifada was released last week, seemingly to replace a pro-uprising page that Facebook removed in March. Edelstein, who is Israel’s minister of…
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The Schmooze Smoking Declines in Palestine as Israelis Keep Puffing Away
There aren’t many facets of healthcare in which Palestinians are progressing faster than the far better-resourced Israelis. But it turns out that that Palestinians do seem more prepared to kick the tobacco habit. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics has just reported that among Palestinians, there has been an enormous decrease in smoking over recent…
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The Schmooze Who Is Coming To Israel With Glenn Beck?
Glenn Beck fever is sweeping the Holy Land. The controversial American broadcaster has got Israel talking about the rally he is planning for Jerusalem in August. Last year, he organized a huge event in Washington called Restore Honor, bringing together thousands of conservatives. He’s now planning Restore Courage — a similar concept with a pro-Israel…
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News Rainbow Flags Aflutter, Orthodox Groups Enter a Float in Gay Pride Parade
Amid a sea of rainbow flags and equal-rights banners at Tel Aviv’s 18th annual Gay Pride parade, an unexpected soundtrack filled the air: Hasidic music. Despite the suspicions of some marchers, it wasn’t an act of protest by Orthodox groups. Rather, the music was coming from a float designed by a group of Orthodox gay…
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Culture ‘Jérusalem’ Arrives Home, Age 164
It’s not often that you arrive for a night at the opera to find protesters waving banners and urging you not to enter. But then again, it’s not often that the Old City of Jerusalem becomes a backdrop for an opera about the emotions of crusaders who came here to conquer. The highlight of the…
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The Schmooze IDF Gets Text Savvy for Emergency Situations
Things not gr8. Go 2 shelters. Yes, it’s the Middle East SMS-style. The Israel Defense Forces has just started testing a new text message process for communicating emergency instructions to civilians. Citizens across Southern Israel have been receiving trial texts. It’s a big step forward in emergency preparedness — especially given that Israelis are so…
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