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Fast Forward Modern Language Association Anti-Israel Measure Falls Short
Members of the Modern Language Association did not pass a resolution critical of Israel for denying academics entry to the West Bank. The numbers of those who voted in favor of the measure fell short of the at least 10 percent of the full MLA membership of 23,900 whose support was needed in order for…
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Fast Forward Israel Slams Iran for Nuclear ‘Stall’ Tactics
Israel has condemned as unacceptably slow Iran’s cooperation with a U.N. watchdog inquiry into suspected atomic bomb research and accused Tehran of providing “false” explanations for its disputed activities. At a weekly board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said Iran had finally begun to engage with an investigation…
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Fast Forward Desmond Tutu Talks Israel With Canada Jews
A leading Jewish advocacy group met with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu to express concern at Tutu’s past statements on Israel. Representatives of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, or CIJA, met Tutu May 27 in Toronto, where he was attending an international gathering of the Order of St. John, the Canadian Jewish News…
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Israel News Telling the Accidental — and Sensational — Story of How Israel Spies on America
Does Israel have its very own Edward Snowden? It’s not an outlandish thought, given the rush of revelations about Israel’s secret spying effort over the years, most recently detailing extensive eavesdropping on President Clinton’s phone calls as he was trying to negotiate Middle East peace. This and other insights into the top secret world of…
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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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