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Fast Forward Scarlett Johansson Stands by SodaStream, Response To Oxfam Criticism
Scarlett Johansson addressed criticism from the Oxfam aid organization over her role as a spokeswoman for SodaStream, which operates a factory in the West Bank. “I remain a supporter of economic cooperation and social interaction between a democratic Israel and Palestine,” Johansson, a Jewish-American actress who serves Oxfam as a global ambassador, said in a…
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Fast Forward Israel Grants Asylum to Two Eritreans Amid Mass Refugee Protests
Israel has granted political asylum to two Eritreans, its Interior Ministry said on Sunday, amid protests by thousands of other African migrants who accuse the Jewish state of denying them consideration as refugees. The ministry said the sanctuary decision was unconnected to censure of Israel, including from the U.N. refugee agency, of its treatment of…
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Israel News Orthodox Growth Tests Multiculturalism in Flashpoint Beit Shemesh
Beit Shemesh: A pessimist could call this city a vision of Israel’s future. The ultra-Orthodox represent, by far, the fastest-growing demographic in the Jewish state, and government statisticians expect their numbers to increase by anywhere up to 700% in the next half-century. Nobody knows what the full consequences will be if there is such rapid…
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Fast Forward New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Praises Israel at AIPAC Gala
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio reportedly praised Israel at a private gala event hosted by the pro-Israel group AIPAC in Manhattan. The new mayor, who took swept into office in a November landslide, told the group that “part of his job description is to defend Israel” and that it is “elemental to being an…
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Fast Forward Scarlett Johansson Defends SodaStream After Criticism Over Occupation
Scarlett Johansson has defended her decision to represent SodaStream, an Israeli company that operates in the occupied West Bank. The Hollywood starlet, who will appear in a Super Bowl ad for the controversial home beverage company, released a statement to the Huffington Post after coming under fire for speaking on behalf of the company. “While…
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Fast Forward Shulamit Aloni, Leftist Israeli Ex-Minister, Dies at 86
Shulamit Aloni, a former Israeli minister and leader of the left wing Meretz party, died. Aloni died Friday at the age of 86. She will be buried Sunday in Kfar Shmaryahu near the northern Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya, Israel’s Army Radio reported. A veteran of Israel’s War of Independence War and a product of…
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The Schmooze Haredi TV Drama Poised as Breakout Hit
“Shtisel,” the Israeli television drama about a Haredi family in Jerusalem, is a breakout hit not only in Israel, but now also internationally. It was announced this week that foreign broadcast and distribution rights for the series have been acquired by Pretty Pictures in France and Axess TV in Sweden. The deal was carried out…
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Fast Forward Scarlett Johansson Chided by Oxfam for SodaStream Deal
Oxfam has distanced itself from Scarlett Johansson over the Hollywood superstar’s decision to represent SodaStream, the Israeli company that operates in the occupied West Bank. The international aid and development group said on its web site that it was “engaged in a dialogue” with Johansson, who is one of its “global ambassadors” over her relationship…
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