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Opinion Why Holocaust Survivors in Israel Are Angry
Back in 2008, it looked like the living conditions of Holocaust survivors were, at long last, to significantly improve. A state commission of enquiry, headed by retired Judge Dalia Dorner, concluded that there should be major increases in money directed to survivors, and the government agreed. Five years on, ask most survivors and they’ll tell…
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Opinion Yair Lapid’s Party Popularity Jumps 50%
Yesh Atid surprised pundits when it came second in the January general election in Israel, despite the fact it was a brand new political party with a leader, Yair Lapid, who had never served in Knesset. But it doesn’t stop there. If a poll released today is right, then Yesh Atid has increased its popularity…
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The Schmooze Stephen Hawking To Visit Israel
British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, 71, will be visiting Israel in June for the first time in almost seven years. In 2006, Hawking was invited by the British Embassy to tour the country and meet with prominent academics. The renowned author of “A Brief History of Time,” will be participating in the fifth President’s Conference,…
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Israel News 92Y Scraps Appearance by Roger Waters, Anti-Israel Pink Floyd Frontman
A Manhattan cultural center has canceled an event with rock star — and outspoken Israel critic — Roger Waters. Waters was due to speak about his 45-year career as a solo musician and a key member of the British rock group Pink Floyd at 92Y on April 30. But “An Evening with Roger Waters” —…
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Fast Forward 92% of Israeli Holocaust Survivors Upset at Treatment by State
Days before Israel marks its Holocaust Remembrance Day, a newly published survey reveals that 92 percent of Holocaust survivors in the country claim the state does not allocate enough funds for them. The survey of 500 Holocaust survivors was conducted by the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel under the supervision of…
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Fast Forward 25 Illegal Jewish Settlements in Occupied West Bank Get Israel Army Protection
One quarter of all illegal West Bank outposts are regularly guarded by Israel Defense Forces soldiers. These 25 unauthorized outposts are guarded by a special force tasked with “community protection.” Soldiers from the force typically spend a full week at a time guarding and protecting the outpost where they are stationed. Every professional army officer…
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Fast Forward Flare-Up in Gaza Fighting Jangles Nerves in Israel
Israel pressed Hamas on Wednesday to rein in rocket-firing militants in the Gaza Strip after the most serious outbreak of cross-border hostilities since the ceasefire that ended an eight-day war in November. The flare-up, sparked by anger in Gaza over Tuesday’s death from cancer of a Palestinian prisoner held by Israel, included the first Israeli…
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Opinion Forget Empathy, Path to Mideast Peace Lies in Hardboiled Realism
During President Obama’s recent trip to Israel, he spoke of the urgent need to renew peace talks. But in his vision of how to arrive at these talks, he seems to have disregarded the common sense principle that peace is made between enemies. The principle appears to be embraced in the course of ordinary affairs….
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Fast Forward Columbia suspends, expels and revokes diplomas of students involved in Butler Library takeover
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