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The Schmooze Mariah Carey Speaks Hebrew on ‘Idol’
We all knew that Mariah Carey can sing, but what we didn’t know was that she can also speak Hebrew. Well, at least she knows three expressions—and can use them correctly. Carey surprised us when she greeted American Idol contestant Shira Gavrielov, the 23-year-old daughter of Israeli singer-songwriter Miki Gavrielov, with a friendly “Shalom.” She…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Set To Win, But Losing Steam
Four days before Israel’s parliamentary election, opinion polls published on Friday showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still set to win, although his support had slipped to its lowest point in the campaign so far. Two polls showed Israel’s right-wing and religious bloc winning a slim parliamentary majority of 63 out of 120 seats, with Netanyahu’s…
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Opinion Israel’s Election Race for Second Place
So, we all kind of know who is going to take top spot in Tuesday’s general election in Israel — Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud-Yisrael Beytenu alliance. But who is going to come in second spot? Some Israelis were starting to eulogize the Labor party after its poor performance in the last election in 2009,…
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Fast Forward Rand Paul Softens Stand on Israel Aid Cut
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he does not favor immediate cuts to defense assistance to Israel and favors intelligence and development cooperation, but he believes that Israel would ultimately benefit from economic independence from the United States. Paul, in a conference call Wednesday marking his return from a week-long visit to Israel, said his first…
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Fast Forward Israel Clears Tents From E1 Protest Camp
Israeli forces removed Palestinian protest tents on Thursday from land earmarked for Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, having evicted activists from the encampment earlier this week, police said. “The area was cleared of all tents,” said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. “There were no disturbances.” On Sunday, police evicted 50 protesters from the so-called…
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Fast Forward Morsi Says ‘Pigs’ Remark on Jews Misunderstood
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said vitriolic comments he made against Jews and Zionists three years ago had been taken out of context, an explanation that fell short of a U.S. call for him to repudiate the remarks. The New York Times said it had obtained video of a speech by Mursi in 2010, when he…
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Fast Forward Jewish Extremist Settler Convicted in Murders
A West Bank settler dubbed “The Jewish Terrorist” by the Israeli media was convicted on Wednesday of killing two Palestinians in 1997. Yaakov “Jack” Tytell, a U.S. immigrant to a settlement in the occupied West Bank, confessed to the killings. Efforts by his lawyers, one whom quoted him as saying he had been on a…
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Fast Forward Bibi Fuels 300% Growth in Jewish Settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has allowed a record level of settlement expansion since his 10-month construction moratorium expired two years ago, an anti-settlement watchdog said on Wednesday. The Peace Now group, publishing a report before Israel’s Jan. 22 parliamentary election, said construction of 6,676 settler housing units in the occupied West Bank was approved…
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