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Parties Trade Fire Over Anti-war Activist
In an effort to discredit Democrats, conservatives and Republican Jewish leaders jumped on reports — later denied — that the nation’s most prominent anti-war activist had blamed Israel for America’s war in Iraq. The controversy surrounded remarks allegedly made by Cindy Sheehan, the mother of fallen Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, who was killed last year…
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Newsdesk August 19, 2005
China Fight Resolved A months-long sometimes-raging dispute between the United States and Israel over Israeli security exports to China was settled Tuesday, with the U.S. Defense Department and the Israeli Defense Ministry issuing a joint statement. “The U.S. Department of Defense and the Israeli Ministry of Defense have signed an understanding that is designed to…
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Settlers Find New Place To Settle
NITZAN, Israel — Shlomi Tabach, a resident of Gush Katif for 16 years, was trying to pry the bronze mezuzah off his front doorpost with pliers, but it wouldn’t budge. His mother-in-law quipped: “Look at that: The mezuzah doesn’t want to leave. It wants to stay in Gush Katif.” With one more yank, the mezuzah…
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Rabbi Faces Off With Protesters
Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a prominent leader of Israel’s religious Zionist camp and a staunch critic of the Gaza withdrawal, found himself in a violent tussle — with other opponents of the pullout. The trouble started Monday night at about midnight, when hundreds of youngsters in Neve Dekalim came to the entrance gate and blocked Gush…
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Crowds Confront Soldiers
The soldier with a honey-colored ponytail tucked under her hat was surrounded Tuesday by weeping teenage girls in Neve Dekalim asking her where her Jewish heart was — but she didn’t flinch. “How can you evacuate my grandmother? She was in the Palmach,” said one teary-eyed girl, referring to the elite Jewish militia that fought…
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White. Gay. Jewish. Rapper?
Andrew Singer is the nicest gay, Jewish, white rapper alive. This isn’t hyperbole. He also happens to be the only gay, Jewish, white rapper alive. Singer, 25, now lives in Manhattan’s East Village, but his voyage began in Kensington, N.H., about an hour north of Boston. Singer, who attended Hebrew school in Portsmouth, N.H., sees…
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Stumbling Into the Winner’s Circle
Last weekend, the Forward sent reporter Max Gross — aka the Hapless Jewish Writer — to the Catskills to report on a story. He came back an accidental horse racing champion. This is his story. Back in his college days, the Hapless Jewish Writer’s klutziness was the stuff of legends. During his first week at…
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Kickin’ the Bottle
My children, like all Jewish children, are very, very advanced. They can perform higher calculus and split the atom. They have a 10-point plan for peace in the Middle East. As we speak, Josie, age 3 3/4, is directing an avant-garde production of Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” in the backyard (she acknowledges that her stuffed…
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As Poverty Surges, Bibi Quits Finance Post. His Aim: Oust Sharon
TEL AVIV — Israel earned the dubious distinction this week of being the Western nation with the highest proportion of its children — one in three — living in poverty. An annual report released Tuesday by the National Insurance Institute, Israel’s Social Security office, showed that the number of Israelis living below the poverty line…
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No Rabbi To Call Your Own? How About a Rental?
When Samantha, a 13-year-old Jewish girl from Westchester County, N.Y., became a bat mitzvah, she read from the Torah and recited the ancient blessings before a gathering of family and friends. But unlike a typical ceremony, Samantha’s was in a catering hall and not a synagogue. She read from a rented Torah. And the rabbi…
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Failed Iran Diplomacy Shows America Must Offer Security
It may have been the biggest disaster for European diplomacy since the Balkan wars in the early 1990s. After years of delicate negotiations with Iran to convince the mullahs to abandon their quest for nuclear weapons, last week the “EU3” group of Germany, Britain and France made a final offer to Tehran — give up…
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