Did “Bachelor in Paradise” go too far? The “more raunch, less romance” spin-off of “The Bachelor,” is reportedly in danger of being canned over a steamy pool scene involving a Jewish contestant? Unconfirmed rumors lay the blame at the feet of Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson, two former “villains” of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette”…
Ivanka Trump’s daughter Arabella told her kindergarten class if she could be any star, she would be a Star of David during a classroom interview. Arabella’s class held a “student showcase,” an activity that allowed the students to ask each other questions, according to the Daily Mail. Ivanka tweeted a picture of the 18 questions,…
Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, is playing a strange dual role in a turbulent White House, the New York Times reported yesterday. A prominent civil litigator, Kasowitz is representing the president in connection with the Russian investigations. But he’s also considering setting up a White House office, and has given advice about the investigation…
(JTA) — An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 anti-Zionist haredi Orthodox Jews protested in New York against the conscription of haredi yeshiva students and the arrest of draft dodgers. Most of the participants in the rally Sunday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn were from the Satmar Hasidic sect, whose Central Rabbinical Congress of the U.S.A….
(JTA) — “Oslo,” J.T. Rogers’ play about the 1993 Oslo Accords, was named Best New Play at the Tony Awards. The Tony Awards, which represent Broadways highest honors, were awarded on Sunday night in New York. The play, in which Israelis and Palestinian negotiators struggle to hammer out a peace deal, received rave reviews for…
Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian Authority limited how much it pays for power to the enclave run by Hamas, Israeli officials said on Monday. The decision by Israel’s security cabinet is expected to shorten by 45 minutes the daily average of four hours of power that Gaza’s 2…
The source of the classified intelligence that U.S. President Trump shared with Russian officials in May was information Israel obtained after hacking computers belonging to ISIS, the New York Times reported Monday. According to the Times, which cited a U.S. official, Israeli “cyberoperators” managed to penetrate an ISIS cell of bombmakers based in Syria a number of months…
No one could shut down Bette Midler at the Tony Awards — not even the orchestra. After scooping her first ever acting honor, the feisty “Hello Dolly!” actress kept right on going even as the band tried to play some music to cue that her time on stage was up. “Shut that crap off,” Midler…
(JTA) — A Tunisian court has banned the showing of “Wonder Woman” because star actress Gal Gadot served in the Israel Defense Forces. Tunisia joins Lebanon, which banned the screening of the film as part of its ban on all Israeli products. Jordan also is considering a ban on the film due to Gadot’s Israeli…
(JTA) — A letter calling on Israel to end the military occupation of the West Bank and lay the groundwork for a Palestinian state was delivered on behalf 1,800 American rabbis and cantors to the Israeli embassy in Washington DC. The letter addressed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was written on behalf of the members of…
(JTA) — Both houses of the Kansas State Legislature have passed a bill that would bar the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. The bill still must be signed by state Gov. Sam Brownback, who is expected to do so, the Lawrence Journal World reported. A final version of the bill passed…
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