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Fast Forward Druze Diplomat Says He Was Mistreated At Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s ambassador to Panama, who is Druze, criticized security at Ben Gurion Airport, alleging that he and his family were delayed because they come from an Arab village in northern Israel. Reda Mansour described the incident that happened on Saturday in a Facebook post. He said the security officer at the entrance…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Is Now Israel’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister
(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. Netanyahu, 69, on Saturday surpassed the number of days as prime minister held by David Ben Gurion, the country’s first prime minister. Ben Gurion served in the office for 4,875 days, from the establishment of the state in May 1948 until early 1954,…
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Opinion Israel Has Detained An American Student For A Week. But No One Cares, Because She’s Not Jewish.
When I was detained at Ben Gurion airport in August, Benjamin Netanyahu apologized. So why isn’t he apologizing to Lara Alqasem? After all, I was only detained for an hour; she’s been detained for a week. I was allowed into the country; she’s facing deportation. One answer is that while at the University of Florida,…
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Opinion Peter Beinart: I Was Detained At Ben Gurion Airport Because Of My Beliefs
Like many Jewish parents, I try to create memorable Jewish experiences for my kids. Last weekend I can say, with some confidence, that I succeeded. The weekend started on Rhodes, the Mediterranean island on which my maternal grandmother’s family spent more than four centuries following their 15th century expulsion from Spain. We travelled there for…
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