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Ethiopian Protests Sign of Stubborn Racism in Israeli Society
(Reuters) — Images of Israeli police firing stun grenades are usually set in the West Bank and involve Palestinian protesters. But on Sunday the situation was quite different – riot police battling thousands of Ethiopian Jews in the center of Tel Aviv. The spark was a week old video showing two Israeli policemen punching, beating…
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Samaritans Sacrifice Sheep in ‘Hardcore’ Passover Celebration
Passover may have ended three weeks ago, but for a small religious group in the Holy Land the commemoration of the Hebrew exodus from Egypt has just begun. The Samaritans, who number in the hundreds and share many Jewish traditions, celebrate Passover every spring with a sheep sacrifice atop Mount Gerizim, a West Bank hilltop…
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Where Do Israeli Babies Come From? Nepal. But After Quake, for How Long?
JERUSALEM — Ronen and Tom Ziv are expecting their second child any day now. It would be a stressful time for any soon-to-be parents, but things are far, far worse for the gay Israeli couple. The woman carrying their baby is stuck in Kathmandu, having survived Nepal’s worst earthquake in decades. “Naturally, the news from…
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Devastating Nepal Earthquake Hits Israeli Backpackers and Would-Be Surrogate Parents
Israeli backpackers traded stories of narrow escapes from the massive earthquake that rocked Nepal and dozens of would-be surrogate parents held out hope they could complete adoptions of newborn babies in the Himalayan nation. As the death climbed above 1,900 from the devastating temblor, Israel emerged as one of the worst affected foreign nations as…
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President Obama Pokes Fun at Benjamin Netanyahu at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
At the gathering he jokingly called “a night when Washington celebrates itself,” President Barack Obama took light-hearted aim on Saturday at a range of political friends and foes, including the people running to succeed him. Obama’s comedy routine at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner included a zinger that combined a self-deprecating dig at his…
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Princeton Students Narrowly Reject Divestment Referendum
Princeton University undergraduates have defeated a referendum on divestment from Israel by a narrow margin. The referendum on divestment — the first ever on an American campus in which all undergrads were allowed to vote — lost by a margin of 52.5% to 47.5%. Some 2,032 students, or almost 39% of all undergraduates at the…
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Reuven Rivlin Questions Future of Israel Amid ‘Horrible’ Hate — on Both Sides
Sixty-seven years after the State of Israel’s founding, its president told reporters that it is “not obvious” that Israel will survive into the future. Offering sober remarks timed for release on the eve of his first Independence Day as Israel’s chief of state, Reuven Rivlin pointed to fissures deep within Israeli society and to the…
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How a Biblical Edict Became a Boon for Palestinian Farmers
Just beyond the Israeli military’s Al Hamra checkpoint, the Jordan Valley opens into a checkerboard of red soil farms that make up the Palestinian village of Froush Beit Dajan. It is a land under Israeli occupation. But occupation notwithstanding, in early October, an intricate year-long transaction was underway in the village that crosses this stubborn…
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Will Chuck Schumer Side With Republicans Over President Obama on Iran Nuclear Deal?
The path to a bill that would effectively scuttle President Obama’s deal with Iran on its nuclear development program runs through two Jewish senators: Ben Cardin of Maryland and Chuck Schumer of New York. A month ago, neither Cardin nor Schumer would have been the first name on the list of Democrats on whose support…
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Israel Plans Two-Pronged Attack To Thwart Iran Deal
Israel will adopt two lines of attack as it tries to thwart – or at least modify – the international nuclear agreement with Iran in the coming weeks, a senior official said. Firstly, it will lobby the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would make it difficult, or even impossible, to approve a comprehensive deal…
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Did Barney Frank’s Coming Out Kill Chance To Be First Jewish House Speaker?
Barney Frank retired from Congress more than three years ago, but the trailblazing Jewish gay politician has not retired from public life. In a new book, “Frank: A Life in Politics From the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage,” and in a series of interviews and articles, Frank is speaking out, in his own candid and…
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