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Opinion Crunch Time for Haredi Draft? Try 2013
Today was supposed to be the start of what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his “historic change” for Israel. But in reality, everything stayed the same. At midnight, the law that exempted Haredi men from national service expired. Which means that over the coming weeks, legally speaking at least, Haredi 18-year-olds are liable to be…
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Opinion It Ain’t Just ‘Culture,’ Mitt
Jon Stewart skewered Mitt Romney for his “culture” comments that suggested that Israelis are somehow superior to Palestinians. With frequent references to Romney’s gaffe-prone ways, Stewart reported on Romney’s controversial comments during his visit to Israel that attempted to pay homage to Israeli know-how and ingenuity. The late-night comic pointed out that there must be…
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Fast Forward Barak Orders Draft of Ultra-Orthodox Men
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered the Israeli Defense Forces to draft haredi Orthodox men as it does other Jewish Israelis. The Associated Press reported that Barak has allowed a month for officials to formulate regulations on haredi conscription. The order came as the Tal Law, which allowed haredi men to defer army service, expired…
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Fast Forward $128M Plan To Preserve Israel’s Coastal Cliffs
A new government company is to be formed to cope with the erosion and possible collapse of the sandstone cliffs that line the Mediterranean shore, ministers in the “socioeconomic cabinet” decided on Tuesday. The new body is to be called The Government Company for Protecting the Cliffs of the Mediterranean Shore, Ltd. It will be…
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Opinion Team Barack: Mitt ‘Failed Audition’ on Trip
The Mitt Romney world tour is over, and now it’s time for President Obama’s team to put its own (negative) spin on the globe-trotting GOP candidate. The Obama campaign put together a press call today with senior advisers Robert Gibbs and Colin Kahl, to poke some fun at Romeny’s gaffes and to remind angry reporters…
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Fast Forward Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi Sends Message to Israel
Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi sent a missive to President Shimon Peres on Tuesday wishing stability and security for all of the region’s nations, including Israel. “I am looking forward to exerting our best efforts to get the Middle East peace process back to its right track in order to achieve security and stability for all…
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Fast Forward 30 Suspected Pedophiles Busted in Israel
About 30 individuals suspected of pedophilia were arrested overnight Tuesday, the result of a police operation in which an undercover female officer assumed the identity of a 12-year-old-girl. During the operation, called “computerized interception,” a large police contingent stormed the houses of suspects all over the country, from Be’er Sheva in the south, to Kiryat…
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Fast Forward White House ‘Scratches Head’ on Romney
A White House spokesperson said that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s comments suggesting Israelis are superior to Palestinians has caused some in the Obama administration to “scratch their heads.” The spokesperson, Josh Earnest, called on Romney to explain the comments, according to the Jerusalem Post. “Well, our view is that that’s a different position than…
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