Shira Hanau
By Shira Hanau
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Fast Forward Naftali Bennett becomes first Israeli prime minister to visit the United Arab Emirates
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the Crown Prince and leader of the United Arab Emirates Monday, marking the first time an Israeli prime minister has visited the country over a year after the countries signed the Abraham Accords and began diplomatic relations. The trip was announced by…
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Fast Forward Ceding to the religious right, Israeli leaders reportedly table plan for egalitarian prayer space at Western Wall
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his minister of religious affairs have halted a plan to create a permanent egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall due to fears of incitement by right-wing Israelis opposed to the deal and violence between them and proponents of the egalitarian space. The news comes just days…
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Fast Forward Israeli author David Grossman suggests Israel’s occupation has become ‘apartheid’
(JTA) — Speaking about the state of Israel’s government in an interview with Galatz, the Israel Defense Forces’ radio station, prominent Israeli author David Grossman suggested Israel’s occupation had turned into an “apartheid” regime. “Maybe it should no longer be called an ‘occupation,’ but there are much harsher names, like ‘apartheid,’ for example,” he said…
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Fast Forward Jewish day schools rushed to hold vaccine drives. Mandates may come more slowly
(JTA and New York Jewish Week) — The morning after the Centers for Disease Control recommended a COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 and older, the Abraham Joshua Heschel School on Manhattan’s Upper West Side had news for parents. By Feb. 1, 2022, the school announced, all children eligible for the vaccine must be fully vaccinated….
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Fast Forward Philadelphia official who staff accused of making antisemitic comments resigns
(JTA) — A top official in Philadelphia’s city government resigned Sunday after making antisemitic remarks, including referring to the Holocaust movie “Schindler’s List” as “Jewish propaganda,” and creating a hostile environment for staff, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Michael Rashid had served as director of commerce for the city of Philadelphia since November 2020. “Today…
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Fast Forward 17 BDS resolutions considered and 11 passed at US colleges last year, per ADL report
(JTA) — Student governments considered resolutions to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel at 17 college campuses in the United States during the 2020-2021 school year, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. The watchdog group, which released the data Wednesday as part of its annual reporting, called the BDS resolutions a “cornerstone…
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Fast Forward While US officials plan to boycott Beijing Olympics, Israeli officials expected to attend
(JTA) — Israeli officials are expected to attend the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing next year, unlike their American counterparts who will boycott the game to protest China’s human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority. Haaretz reported the news, citing an unnamed senior Israeli official who called the Americans’ decision to boycott “bizarre.” Earlier…
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Fast Forward Israeli woman stabbed by a teenage girl near East Jerusalem neighborhood Sheikh Jarrah
(JTA) — An Israeli woman was stabbed by a Palestinian teenage girl near the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah Wednesday morning in the latest “lone wolf” attack in recent weeks. The woman, 26, was walking her children to school when the girl stabbed her in the back before fleeing the scene. The Israeli woman…
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