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Israel News Arab and Jewish Israeli politicians work together in coalitions— but only at the local level
In Lod, a city of 75,000 people in the shadow of Ben Gurion Airport, a Jewish mayor from the Likud Party, who once stormed a mosque to try to stop the broadcasting of prayers, has joined forces with Arab members of the City Council to invest tens of millions of shekels in school construction and…
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Fast Forward Quentin Tarantino, Israeli singer Daniella Pick name son Leo
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Quentin Tarantino and his wife, the Israeli model and singer Daniella Pick, have named their son Leo — but it’s not for Leonardo Di Caprio. Some suspected the name of the newborn, which was revealed at his bris, Channel 12 reported Sunday morning, was for the actor who has starred in two…
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Culture In Israel, a radical textbook for asylum seekers teaches Hebrew — minus Zionism
Timnit Ftwi, a 23-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker in Israel, speaks fluent Hebrew, which she picked up through her job as a house cleaner. But up until recently, she could hardly read or write in the language. When presented with a document to sign — like a bill, or an apartment lease — she would write…
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Life Breaking taboos: Jewish-Arab couples in Israel
This article is adapted from The Branch, a monthly podcast exploring individual relationships between Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. The Branch is produced by Hadassah and created by Dina Kraft, a journalist based in Tel Aviv. Sign up here to be notified when new episodes are published. Michal Baranes says her mother cried for…
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Fast Forward Sanders at debate: I’m proud of being Jewish, but Netanyahu a ‘reactionary racist’
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, both of whom would be the first Jewish president of the United States, presented contrasting views on Israel during a portion of the Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina on Tuesday. CBS reporter Major Garrett pointed out that Sanders would be the…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders slammed for not attending AIPAC
Different American Jewish organizations are turning to Twitter to criticize presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for declining to attend AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference. Sanders announced Sunday that he would skip the conference, saying he is “concerned about the platform AIPAC provides for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.”…
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Fast Forward U.N. releases blacklist of 112 companies with ties to West Bank settlements
The UN human rights office released Wednesday a long-anticipated report which names companies with ties to Israeli West Bank settlements. Full list of companies below. The Office of the HCHR said it has reasonable grounds to believe that 112 business entities have ties to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, 94 based in Israel, and…
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Fast Forward Orthodox mother of 5 from Israel, New Jersey wins Miami half-marathon
(JTA) — A haredi Orthodox mother of five won the half-marathon at the 18th annual Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Marathon event. Beatie Deutsch, 30, finished in a time of 1:16:4 to win in the women’s category on Sunday, the Miami Herald reported. It was Deutsch’s first race in the United States. She is…
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