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Opinion Is This Palestinian Show ‘Art’ — or Propaganda?
An image from the “Invisible” exhibit in Ottawa, Canada / Mira Sucharov An art exhibit in a quiet gallery inside Ottawa’s City Hall has caused an international stir. Accusing the exhibit of “glorifying terror,” the Israeli ambassador to Canada met with the mayor to express his concerns. And dubbing it a “monument to terror” and…
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The Schmooze Steven Spielberg’s Niece Sings on ‘Voice’ Israel
Move over Pharrell Williams — “The Voice: Israel” has got the real big name: Spielberg. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jessica “Jessy” Katz, 25-year-old nice of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg, and daughter of Playmount Productions president Nancy Spielberg-Katz, will be performing on the show’s third season, which debuts on October 8. Katz won her…
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The Schmooze Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones (in Tel Aviv)
On the off chance that you couldn’t shell out the NIS 700 (approx. $200) required or charter a private jet to attend the Rolling Stones concert in Tel Aviv tonight, the band has been nice enough to post a sneak peek to Instagram. Charlie Watts and Ron Wood were spotted at the Kotel in Jerusalem…
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Israel News Big-Money Israel Plan To Engage Diaspora Is Approved — Details Still Fuzzy
(JTA) — Its leaders call it a “historic development,” a “paradigm shift” and a “change in the relationship” between Israel and Diaspora Jewry. But when it comes to the details of the Joint Initiative of the Government of Israel and World Jewry, key questions have yet to be answered — including what it will do…
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Fast Forward Presbyterians Meet To Debate Israel Divestment
(JTA) — Which way will Presbyterians go this time? That’s a question Jewish groups and their Presbyterian allies are nervously asking as they work to head off divestment efforts within the church targeting Israel. The fear is the efforts could pass this time after a narrow defeat two years ago. A successful divestment vote at…
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Israel News Stanley Fischer — Born in Africa, Served in Israel — Named to Federal Reserve
Armed with an unusual biography and international respect as a leading economist, Stanley Fischer, an Israeli-American dual national, is poised to take his place as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve System, the body that effectively controls America’s money supply. Fischer’s nomination by President Obama is a first of sorts. Up until last year, Fischer…
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Israel News U.S. Warms to Palestinian Unity as Israel Fumes
(JTA) — The new Palestinian unity government brought together rivals Hamas and Fatah, but it has opened a divide between allies Israel and the United States. “I’m deeply troubled by the announcement that the United States will work with the Palestinian government backed by Hamas,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday in an interview with…
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Fast Forward Israel Thanks France for Bust of ‘Lone Wolf’ Brussels Jewish Museum Gunman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked French President Francois Hollande for his country’s capture of the alleged Brussels Jewish museum gunman. In a telephone conversation on Tuesday, Netanyahu also thanked Hollande for his “strong and consistent stand against anti-Semitism,” according to the Prime Minister’s Office. Mehdi Nemmouche was arrested at Marseille’s main train and bus…
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