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Will Pope Francis Recognize Palestine on Trip to Israel?
Three popes have visited Israel. But Pope Francis will be the first to visit the “State of Palestine.” The official itinerary for his Holy Land trip during the last week in May has him visiting an entity that, as far as both Israel and the United States are concerned, doesn’t exist. In fact, the very…
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Does Intermarriage Drive Young Jews Away From Israel?
They are in their 20s, were raised in families with only one Jewish parent, do not associate themselves with any Jewish denomination and are likely to hold liberal political views. This is the profile of one in five young American Jews and, according to a new analysis of data collected by the Pew Research Center…
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How Martin Indyk Went From AIPAC Man To Blaming Israel for Talk’s Failure
Entering the downtown Washington ballroom that hosted Israel’s Independence Day celebration on May 12, U.S. special envoy Martin Indyk seemed at home, trading handshakes and smiles with Israeli officials just like every year. But Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz delivered a pointed message during his small talk with the American that night. “I told him,”…
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Rand Paul Hones Pro-Israel Pitch, But Finds Jewish Leaders Wary
(JTA) — Can Rand Paul woo his party’s Jews? The Kentucky senator and likely candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination is stepping up his Jewish outreach. In recent weeks, Paul chatted with rabbis on a conference call and proposed legislation to cut funding to the Palestinian Authority unless it recognizes Israel as a Jewish…
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Supreme Court Orders Israel To Involve Palestinians in West Bank Building Plans
Israel’s frequent destruction of Palestinian homes, schools and mosques in the occupied West Bank is about to be put to an important test in the country’s Supreme Court. And for at least some Palestinians, the outcome is seen as even more important than statehood. On April 28, the court gave Israel’s defense and security agencies…
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IRS Is Coming for American Tax Evaders in Israel
Israel may still be a safe haven for Jews around the world, but it is no longer their tax shelter. Thanks to a new agreement signed on May 1, Israel will turn over to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service information on all American citizens holding accounts in Israeli banks. As a result, Americans trying to…
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Why Are So Many Pro Basketball Owners Jewish (Like Donald Sterling)?
It will be hard to find Jews on the court in the National Basketball Association playoffs. But toss a basketball into an NBA owners’ meeting, and you’ll probably hit one. There are only three Jewish players in the NBA, and no Jewish head coaches. Yet nearly half the principal owners of NBA teams are Jewish,…
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Donald Sterling Cash Puts Jewish Non-Profits in Bind
When Donald Sterling’s racist rant hit the news last week, you could practically hear the jostling at the microphone by those eager to denounce the Los Angeles Clippers owner. For the beneficiaries of Sterling’s largesse, the denunciations took on a special imperative as a means of distancing themselves from his views. Several Jewish organizations have…
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NBA’s Donald Sterling Tells Girlfriend, ‘In Israel, Blacks Are Treated Like Dogs’
In a newly released audiotape of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s notorious racist remarks to his girlfriend, he seems to justify his views of African-Americans by noting how in Israel “the blacks are just treated like dogs.” In the original, shorter tape released Friday by the TMZ website, which has caused a storm in…
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Why Is U.S. Reluctant To Waive Visas for Israelis? Ask WikiLeaks
Your neighborhood shopping mall might not be the most obvious place to find one of the latest controversies bedeviling relations between the United States and Israel. But even as advocates for Israel and some members of Congress cheered a recent State Department promise to review strict entry requirements by the United States for young Israelis,…
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Israeli City of Sderot Is Different Kind of Boom Town These Days
A few years ago, someone who wanted to move to Sderot for “quiet” would have been dismissed as a lunatic. But Carole Arazi is serious. She’s selling her home up in Tel Aviv, and is in the process of looking for one in this Israeli town, located less than a mile from Gaza. Yes, we…
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