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The Schmooze Giant Israeli Pumpkins Fertilized With Qassam Rockets?
One common interpretation of the symbolic significance of the egg on the Seder plate at Passover is that it represents the paradox of the Jews. Suffering at the hands of oppressors, from ancient Egyptians onward, made us stronger. Likewise, eggs are one of the few foods that get harder when boiled. There’s nothing new there…
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Israel News Massive Housing Protests Shake Israel Government
Faced with thousands of young Israelis taking to the streets, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a new proposal to solve Israel’s housing crisis and, he hopes, stem a grassroots protest movement whose popularity has shaken his government. In a speech from his office July 26, Netanyahu announced that for the first time in Israeli…
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The Schmooze Israeli Parents Launch ‘Stroller March’ To Protest High Cost of Raising Children
Boy, oh boy — and girl, oh girl — things happen fast in Israel. Just the other week, The Marker ran a big story on the comparatively high cost of raising children in Israel, as compared to other countries. Everything from diapers to strollers to baby clothes and toys seem to cost more in Israel….
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Opinion Instead of Israeli vs. Palestinian, Think Modern vs. Medieval
I give Hussien Ibish — a contributor to our pages — a lot of credit for even agreeing to get into the ring with someone like David Ha’ivri, an “extremist settler” (Ibish’s words, with which I concur) that he recently debated. Ibish recounts the encounter here. In many ways, this type of interaction can only…
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The Schmooze Israeli Teenagers are Winners at the International Physics Olympiad
The Israeli team at the 42nd International Physics Olympiad returned home from Bangkok, Thailand with some serious bling around their necks. Each of the team’s five members came home with a prize. The teenagers won five medals – two gold, two silver and one bronze – ranking Israel 13th in the world, four places higher…
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The Schmooze Too Young for the Army? Israeli Soldier Deserts, Develops Anorexia
One of the many challenges that faces the Israel Defense Forces is the fact that its conscripts are essentially kids. A few weeks before getting their uniforms they are sitting in classrooms and being told by their moms not to stay out too late. The army finds itself in loco parentis. A heartbreaking example of…
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Life Would a Government Ministry Help Israeli Women Get Ahead?
The proposal sounds pretty good on the surface – a Ministry of Women’s Affairs in the Israeli government, dedicated solely to promoting the issues, concerns, and interests of Israeli women and improving their status in society. Likud MK Gila Gamliel, who recently unveiled the proposal for creating such a ministry, is convinced that it can…
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News Richard Falk, controversial U.N. official, answers questions about fierce criticism of Israel
Falk, who is Jewish, denied that his criticism was antisemitic
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