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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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Life Teaching Horror of Shoah Rape With Crochet
Gil Yefman’s TumTum For nearly six months last year, Dr. Rochelle Saidel, founder and executive director of Remember the Women Institute, and artist Gil Yefman met weekly to talk about a topic deemed untouchable by many in their respective communities of academia and art: rape during the Holocaust. Saidel, who along with Dr. Sonja Hedgepeth,…
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Opinion Why Bother Playing Gaza Rocket Blame Game?
Man walks by rocket shelter in Israeli town of Sderot / Getty Images Responding to the new Palestinian unity government yesterday, Israel decided that it will start holding the Palestinian Authority responsible for rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. The security cabinet resolved unanimously to “hold the Palestinian Authority responsible for all actions that harm…
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Fast Forward Israel Middle Schools Start Teaching Evolution
Israeli middle schools will for the first time teach evolution as part of the core curriculum. The Education Ministry announced Sunday that beginning with the coming school year, the theory of evolution will be taught to seventh grade through ninth grade students in secular state schools, state-religious schools and Arab schools. The curricula will include…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Slam Palestinian Unity Government — Dovish Groups Say Wait and See
Congressional lawmakers from both parties said Hamas backing for the new Palestinian unity government could jeopardize of U.S. aid — although some dovish groups called for a wait-and-see approach. The U.S. said it had no plans to adjust the $500 million aid package to the Palestinians over the deal to end the bloody rift that…
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