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The Schmooze I Attended Three Of NYC’s Biggest Purim Parties In One Night
The story of Purim opens with a 180-day party capped off by a seven-day mega-party. It ends with the instruction that the holiday should be celebrated by Jews “as days of feasting and merrymaking,” which should be taken as “an obligation.” And so, on Wednesday night I set off into the night with the goal…
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Fast Forward IDF Soldiers Hanged In Effigy In Jerusalem Ultra-Orthodox Neighborhoods
(JTA) — Two effigies of Israeli soldiers with a rope around their necks were hung in predominantly Haredi areas of Jerusalem, in what Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said was a “shocking” criminal act. Police officers on Friday removed the effigies, one of which was soaked in flammable fluid, from a rooftop in Jerusalem’s Me’a She’arim…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Investigating Palestinian’s Death In West Bank Confrontation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian man died after a confrontation with Israeli troops in the West Bank on Thursday that the Palestinian Authority condemned as a “cold-blooded execution.” The Israeli military said the man had attempted to attack troops and that it was investigating the incident. In security camera footage posted on social media and…
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Fast Forward Israel Thwarted ISIS Plot To Bomb Australian Flight, IDF Says
(JTA) — The Israeli army said it provided intelligence that prevented a plot by the Islamic State to bomb an Australian flight in August. An unnamed senior army officer said Wednesday that the Military Intelligence Unit 8200 had thwarted the planned attack, according to The Times of Israel. “The unit provided exclusive intelligence that led to…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Shows Remains Of Iranian Drone: ‘Do Not Test Israel’s Resolve’
(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to attack Iran in response to terror attacks on Israel’s soil. “Israel will not allow Iran’s regime to put a noose of terror around our neck. We will act without hesitation to defend ourselves. And we will act, if necessary, not just against Iran’s proxies that are attacking…
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Fast Forward IDF Attacks 18 Hamas Targets Following Attack On Israeli Soldiers, Rocket Fire
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces attacked 18 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to an attack on Israeli soldiers and rocket fire. The attacks were executed late on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Eight of the targets were located in a Hamas military compound at Deir el Balah, in central Gaza, where…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Girls Protest Pressure To Join Israeli Army
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Dozens of girls attending national-religious high schools in Israel have joined a campaign to protest what they say is pressure from the Education Ministry to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces. The campaign is organized by the conservative religious organization Chotam in reaction to a ministry proposal by the Education Ministry to…
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Israel News IDF Shoots Down Iranian Drone In Northern Israel, Hits 12 Targets In Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will do “whatever is necessary” to protect itself against aggression from Iran and Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said hours after an Iranian drone infiltration from Syria. Israel’s Air Force downed the Iranian drone in airspace over northern Israel on Saturday morning, and followed the infiltration by attacking 12 targets in…
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