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Opinion Why Jews in Israel and Diaspora Share Fate
This is one of those times when the gulf between we American Jews and our Israeli kin seems wider than the ocean. As sirens blare and rockets whoosh through the sky there, we here can only empathize, support and, for those so inclined, pray. We can hope for a speedy end to the attacks and…
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Life How Facebook ‘Like’ Came Between Dad and Me
Avital Norman Nathman and her son on a recent trip to Israel I am my father’s daughter. That means I am incredibly passionate, equally stubborn and some might even say hot-headed. You can just imagine how my teen years went as I came into my own — lots of slammed doors, shouted ultimatums, and threats…
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Food 6 Ways To Put a Jewish Twist on Your Mojito
The mojito is a classic Cuban drink. But who says it can’t be a Jewish one, too? In honor of National Mojito Day on July 11, we have concocted (and named!) 6 Jewish mojitos that will spice up a summer party. Or a synagogue kiddush. Start by finding the five classic ingredients of a mojito:…
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Fast Forward ZOA Condemns Revenge Killing of Palestinian — at Last
The Zionist Organization of America has issued a statement condemning the murder of Arab teenager Muhammad Abu Khdeir. While numerous Jewish organizations had issued statements condemning the murder, the ZOA’s national president, Morton Klein, told JTA earlier this week that his organization would not comment on the killing until an indictment made clear that the…
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Opinion Trace Kidnap-Murders Back to Israeli Settlements
Palestinian families leave their houses following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City / Getty Images When I was 14 years old, I remember my father, Edgar M. Bronfman, publicly calling for the end of Israeli settlement building. It was 1977, the very beginning of the implementation of the Drobles Plan, and only a few thousand…
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Fast Forward Hamas Finds Itself in War It Didn’t Want — and Cannot Escape
The latest mini-war between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas began with the Gaza-based militants eager to strike a blow, but the escalation that followed has left them physically and diplomatically exposed, with no ready way out. Hamas has sent its rockets streaking into Israel after a month of army raids in the occupied West…
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Fast Forward American U.N. Rights Envoy Calls Fight Against Anti-Israel Bias a ‘Key Priority’
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council said battling anti-Israel bias on the body was a “key priority.” Keith Harper, addressing a conference of pro-Israel groups meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, also advocated for continued U.S. engagement on the council. Of the council’s anti-Israel bias, Harper said, “It’s not…
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Opinion In Tel Aviv, Keep Calm and Mind the Rockets
Israeli family seeks shelter in parking garage as rocket sirens blare. / Getty Images (JTA) — “In Tel Aviv, we expect the skies clear with a temperature of 32 degrees,” our pilot said upon taking off from Milan’s airport Wednesday, with no discernible hint of irony. The thermometer in Tel Aviv did fill up — 32…
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