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Fast Forward Israeli Athletes March in Olympic Ceremony
Israel’s Shahar Zubari led his country’s team into the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday night, bearing the Israeli flag. With a dyed-blue Star of David shaven into his hair, the 25-year-old windsurfer who brought home a bronze medal from Beijing in 2008, lead the 38-strong Israeli delegation into the stadium. Immediately after the…
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Fast Forward Obama Thumping Romney Among Jews: Poll
On the eve of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s visit to Israel, a new Gallup poll reveals that Jewish American voters continue to support his rival, President Barack Obama, by a wide 68%-25% margin. According to the poll, released on Friday, Americans have a generally positive view of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with 35%…
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Opinion What’s Israel’s Capital, Jay?
White House spokesman Jay Carney refused to reiterate the official U.S. position that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, sparking a mini-frenzy on the internet. When questioned by reporters during a press briefing, Carney dodged a reporter’s request to clarify the policy, the Times of Israel reports. In an exchange caught on video, Carney said:…
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Fast Forward White House Spokesman Whiffs on Jerusalem
White House spokesman Jay Carney refused to reiterate the official U.S. position that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, sparking a mini-frenzy on the internet. When questioned by reporters during a press briefing, Carney dodged a reporter’s request to clarify the policy, the Times of Israel reports. In an exchange caught on video, Carney said:…
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Opinion Mitt’s Balancing Act
Mitt Romney started off his overseas tour on the wrong foot, with a series of gaffes in his first stop in London. But the presumptive Republican nominee seems well aware of the pitfalls waiting ahead as he reaches Israel on Saturday night. The main point for Romney is to avoid overtly criticizing President Barack Obama…
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News The Magenta Yenta, All the Young Hawks
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by the Forward’s Deputy Culture Editor, Naomi Zeveloff and intern Simi Lampert to discuss Mindy Meyer, a young candidate for a New York Senate seat who is attracting lots of attention for her unique style and [website][1]. Then, Naomi discusses her recent story about a group…
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Food Israel’s Best Kept (Herbal) Secret
About a year and a half ago, I had a cold. My itchy eyes were constantly tearing, my nose was both raw and runny at the same time. For someone who rarely gets sick and takes over the counter drugs on even rarer occasions it was a particularly out of body experience. I contracted this…
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Culture Republic of Dance
For three days every summer, the northern Israeli bedroom community of Karmiel, population 52,000, swells to upward of a quarter of a million people. Most of the visitors are avid dancers or dance lovers. Others come just to enjoy the heady atmosphere of the Karmiel Dance Festival, which bills itself as the largest international dance…
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