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Music Church of Scotland Denies Jewish Claim to Land of Israel
A report by the Church of Scotland, published this week, denies any special privilege for the Jewish people in the land of Israel. The church, which in recent years has jettisoned its once philosemitic character, opened a wide rift with the Scottish Jewish community with the report. Among other controversial statements, the report argues that,…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Says Israelis Would Vote on Any Peace Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would put any peace deal with the Palestinians to a referendum, raising expectations that direct negotiations might soon resume following a two-year stalemate. It was the second time in just three days that Netanyahu has publicly mentioned the possibility of holding a nationwide vote on an…
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News ADL Hits 100; Are Jews a Race?; Is Gwyneth Paltrow the Most Beautiful Woman?
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Paul Berger is joined by Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman to discuss the past, present and future of the Anti-Defamation League on its 100th anniversary. Then, science writer Rite Rubin calls in to discuss a rogue scientists study that suggests that Jews aren’t a race. Finally, Forward staffers…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Parents Say Son Who Stabbed Jewish West Bank Settler ‘Did Duty’
Ali Zaghal read the mysterious text message early on Tuesday morning with dread: “Forgive me, brother.” Minutes later, his 21-year-old brother Salam stabbed an Israeli settler waiting at a traffic circle in the occupied West Bank, killing him before being shot and arrested by soldiers. While the family of the dead settler mourned their loss,…
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Food Martha Stewart and Me
True confession: I’ve been a Martha Stewart follower since the early 90s. Her old magazines are stored in my basement and my daughters and I watched her old shows religiously. Parties, changing seasons, holidays, and projects were all sourced through our Martha lens. So, it makes sense that when our youngest daughter, who made Aliyah…
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Fast Forward Conjoined Twin Fights for Life After Israel Surgery
A conjoined twin in Israel who was separated in a rare operation is in serious condition. The Rambam Medical Center in Haifa said the twins were separated last week in a four-hour operation. It was believed to be the first time the separation surgery had ever been attempted in Israel. One twin, born stillborn, had…
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Fast Forward Israel Pushes Plan for ‘Greener’ Green Line
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority on Wednesday proposed to the High Court of Justice that the Defense Ministry erect a simple chain-link fence backed by security systems instead of the concrete wall the ministry wants to build near the West Bank village of Batir, south of Jerusalem. The ministry is planning the 500-meter segment…
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Opinion Is Arab (League) Glass Half Full?
Skeptics point out that all that happened yesterday was that Arab leaders acknowledged what everyone already knows — that if and when Israel makes a final peace agreement with the Palestinians, it won’t return exactly to 1967 borders. This is true. When the Arab League indicated that it is updating its position from its Arab…
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