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Fast Forward Arab Man and Jewish-Born Bride Hire Security Guards For Wedding in Israel
An Arab man and his Jewish-born bride hired 14 security guards for their wedding celebration in Israel in response to an anti-intermarriage Jewish group’s call for a protest rally at the hall. Mahmoud Mansour, who is Muslim, and Morel Malka, who recently converted to Islam, reportedly are concerned for their safety at Sunday’s event in…
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Food Don’t F— With My Knafeh!
Dan Peretz // Haaretz (Haaretz) — Danny Phillips’ knafeh place was supposed to satisfy practically every sector in this postmodern world of multiple identities and conflicts. There’s a menu based almost entirely on knafeh – one of the best loved of local foods – put together after extensive research, that gives pride of place to an…
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News Israel’s Mixed Couples Try To Maintain Family ‘Bubble’ During Wartime
Fadhi Galine was born in Gaza. But he has limited interest in the latest conflict, which has seen Israel conducting airstrikes and a ground operation in the coastal enclave, generating numerous civilian casualties. “It doesn’t interest me what happens. My life is home-work, work-home,” said Galine, a 29-year-old chef whose family moved to Israel when…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israelis Clash With Police at Demonstration Against Operation in Gaza
Arab-Israeli protesters clashed with police at a demonstration in Nazareth against Israel’s military operation in Gaza. About 200 protesters threw rocks and glass bottles at police, according to reports on the demonstration Monday night in the northern Israeli city. Ten demonstrators were arrested. Some 3,000 Arab-Israelis attended the rally. Among those involved in clashes with…
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Life When Lucy Aharish Couldn’t Take It Anymore
Lucy Aharish // photo by Tali Shani for Haaretz (Haaretz) — Lucy Aharish, the Arab-Israeli television host, woke up. Her awakening came a bit late and was not exactly aimed at the right target, but that’s not the important thing. The important thing is that on Monday, the news anchor awoke from a long coma. The…
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Opinion Why Israeli Thirst for Revenge Is Profoundly Un-Jewish
Palestinians clash with Israeli police in East Jerusalem after an Arab teen was killed / Getty Images The Torah sternly commands us to pursue justice (“Justice, justice, shall you pursue”) — but it leaves revenge to God. That thought should resonate in our ears like a thunderclap after the discovery of a body in the…
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Fast Forward Israel Approves $90 Million Plan For Socio-Economic Development of East Jerusalem
Israel’s Cabinet approved a $90 million plan for the socio-economic development of eastern Jerusalem. The plan , approved Sunday, will focus on increased security and police in eastern Jerusalem. “One of the main goals of the plan that was approved is to bring about a significant decline in violence by means of integrated activity to…
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Opinion Holiday for Jewish Refugees? Not Without Nakba Day.
Moroccan Jews living in the Jewish ghetto in Marrakesh circa 1955 / Getty Images I wish I could cheer the latest bill approved by Israel’s Knesset. I should, theoretically, be happy about it — the new law is designed to address the issues of people like me. And yet, when I read about it, I…
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