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Fast Forward Israel Lobbies U.S. To Maintain Aid to Egypt
The Israeli government is kicking into high gear its efforts to convince the United States and the European Union to support the new military-backed government in Egypt. The New York Times late on Sunday reported that Israeli ambassadors in Washington and in the European capitals will lobby foreign ministers and that Israeli leaders will press…
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Fast Forward Sam Horowitz Donates Thousands to Israeli Youth Village
Sam Horowitz, whose bar mitzvah entrance video has gone viral on YouTube, has donated thousands of dollars of his gift money to an Israeli youth village. Sam, of Dallas, and his parents asked guests at the bar mitzvah to make a contribution to the Ben Yakir Youth Village in lieu of gifts, and is requesting…
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Food The 5 Best Sausages in Tel Aviv
How did all this happen? Apparently, because of the currently upgraded street food trend and promotional work by chefs, the image of the sausage (or frankfurter) has changed dramatically. No longer a product made from low-grade meat leftovers, the sausage has become a culinary challenge worthy of any chef. Today’s sausages have become juicy, carefully…
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Fast Forward Israel’s GDP Spikes 5% in Second Quarter
The Israeli economy grew by a surprisingly brisk 5.1% in the second quarter of 2013, in parallel with a steep increase in consumer spending, according to Central Bureau of Statistics figures released on Sunday. The rapid pace of growth in the second quarter, April-June, boosted first-half expansion to 3.4% in annualized terms. That first-half pace…
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Fast Forward Israel Remains Silent but Worried About Situation in Eygpt
Israel has looked on at upheaval in Egypt largely in silence, keen to avoid disrupting strategic security cooperation with a military it sees as critical to curbing attacks by Islamist militants in neighbouring Sinai, officials and analysts said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had aides instruct cabinet ministers to avoid public comment about Egypt, according to…
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Fast Forward Israel Launches Missile Into Syria In Retaliation for Shelling
The Israeli army fired a missile into Syria after several shells fired from Syria exploded in northern Israel on the Golan Heights. The missile, a Tammuz anti-tank guided missile, reportedly hit and destroyed a Syrian cannon from which mortars fired at Israel had originated. The cannon was located at a Syrian army post. The mortar…
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Opinion Sinai’s Surge in Islamist Terror Gives Israel Jitters
A surge in terror activity by Al Qaeda affiliates in Sinai is frightening tourists in the southern Israel resort town of Eilat, and that’s making city officials and business leaders very nervous. It’s infuriating the Egyptian military. And it’s hardening Israeli attitudes toward the peace negotiations with the Palestinians. Not surprisingly, it’s also reopening the…
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Life Alice Walker Isn’t Welcome — And Rightly So
Alice Walker, the BDS advocate who last summer refused to authorize a Hebrew translation of her Pulitzer-winning novel “The Color Purple,” and who more recently sought to persuade singer Alicia Keys to cancel a performance in Israel, is quick to try to silence others. But now, Walker is declaring herself a victim of censorship. According…
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