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The Sky’s the Limit: Celebrating El Al
‘And on the 2,083,785th day El Al was created,” proclaims an old color ad for the Israeli airline, divine light breaking across the runway as a plane touches down into the Holy Land. Whether it was a last-minute act of divine creation in 5707 or an act of political expediency in 1948, the “Airline of…
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Miss Israel’s ‘Fast & Furious’ Debut
A former Miss Israel is ready to make her big-budget Hollywood debut. Gal Gadot, the 2004 winner of Israel’s top beauty pageant, will appear on film screens around the world next month in the fourth installment of “Fast & Furious,” one of the decade’s highest-grossing action series. In the new film, which opens in the…
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Israel’s TV Crime Family Returns For Round Two
Think “The Sopranos” or “The Godfather,” but with more hummus. Israel’s most feared TV crime family returned to the country’s HOT 3 channel this month, for a second season of extortion, intrigue and the occasional Jewish wedding. The premiere of “HaBorer” (“The Mediator”) picked up close to where the first season left off, finding its…
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Nehanyahu Finds ‘Common Ground’ With Secretary Clinton
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Jerusalem on Tuesday, saying following their meeting that he had “found common ground with Clinton in attaining the common goals of our two countries.” “We need to think creatively in order to move forward and create a different reality, both in terms…
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Notes to Cuba: A Musical Project
When Ladino-rock musician Sarah Aroeste visited Santa Clara, Cuba, on a recent humanitarian trip with B’nai B’rith International, she was surprised to find that while the 25-member strong Jewish community had a huge Holocaust memorial to commemorate those who died, it had only one CD of Jewish music to celebrate the living. She was also…
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Israeli Flag Flies High in Lebanon, On Film
The Israeli flag fluttered briefly over southern Lebanon in mid-February, probably with Hezbollah’s permission. No, the Shi’ite group hasn’t come down with an unexpected case of Zionism. Instead, the Star of David was hoisted over Beaufort, a Crusader fortress in Lebanon’s southern region, as part of a film shoot, with Syrian actors also at the…
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Cook-Off Contestants Can Take the Heat
This year’s Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off included all the stress-inducing ingredients one might find on an episode of Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” — time restrictions, stiff competition and a $25,000 grand prize. But it was lacking one element: the cutthroat drama. On February 13, six finalists, amateur cooks whose recipes were selected from among thousands of…
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Israelis ‘Tour’ Iran, No Visas Necessary
Iran hasn’t issued many tourist visas to Israelis lately, but that isn’t stopping a group of Hebrew speakers from spending a weekend there — at least “virtually.” In a first-of-its-kind retreat, scheduled for late March, Israelis from a variety of backgrounds will gather for A Unique Weekend in Iran, billed by organizers as a “virtual…
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Electoral Gridlock: Livni and Bibi Scramble For a Coalition
Haifa, Israel — When Israelis went to the polls February 10, they expected to make either Tzipi Livini, leader of the Kadima party, or Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu the country’s most powerful political leader. But when they woke up the next morning, the most powerful person in Israeli politics was neither. It was, instead,…
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Beiteinu Now Big Player
Haifa, Israel — Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party and Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party may be vying for victory in the election, but a former nightclub bouncer, famed for his verbal attacks on Arabs, made the most dramatic political gain. Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu party, now the third largest in the Knesset, regards Israel’s Arabs as a…
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Make Me a Match
In a dark Manhattan bar one evening last month, the eyes of about 70 young women and one young male hairdresser were focused — dubiously and tipsily — on Ziva Kramer, headliner at Jewish International Connection’s “How To Get Quality Guys To Commit To You and Stay Married! Ladies only” event. “There are too many…
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