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Fast Forward Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Sued Over State Cabinet Meeting In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An open-government watchdog group and several news outlets filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of the Florida State Cabinet over a meeting being held in Jerusalem. The Cabinet meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem was scheduled to be held on Wednesday afternoon. The lawsuit said that the…
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Fast Forward Settler Suspended From IDF After Setting Palestinian Field On Fire
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli settler caught on camera by an Israeli human rights organization setting fire to a Palestinian-owned field in the northern West Bank was suspended from his combat unit in the Israel Defense Forces. The soldier was home on a weekend leave from the military earlier this month when the incident occurred…
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Fast Forward Trump Tweets Support For Bibi As Israeli Coalition Negotiations Stall
JERUSALEM (JTA) — President Trump appeared to meddle in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government coalition negotiations. “Hoping things will work out with Israel’s coalition formation and Bibi and I can continue to make the alliance between America and Israel stronger than ever. A lot more to do!” Trump tweeted on Monday. “We are shocked…
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The Schmooze He’s The US Ambassador To Israel, And He Dressed Up As A BDSM Dragon For His ‘GoT’ Party
BDS or BDSM? David Friedman holds one of the most significant positions in American diplomacy. As the US ambassador to Israel, the Orthodox Jewish bankruptcy lawyer, and former president of the Trump Organization, influences policy decisions in one of the most volatile parts of the world. Friedman has courted controversy — comparing supporters of the…
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Fast Forward Who Knew? Bob Dylan Wrote A Zionist Anthem, ‘Neighborhood Bully’
Happy birthday Bob Dylan! The legendary musician turns 78 this year. Born Robert Allen Zimmerman, Dylan once lived on a kibbutz. He’s toured with the Rolling Stones, performing in Tel Aviv. He’s played his own shows in Israel, three times over the last thirty years. But… did you know he also wrote an anthem about…
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Israel News Israeli Locals Aren’t Happy That Bibi Is Renaming Their Town After Trump
Cows are the first residents to greet curious visitors to the Golan Heights settlement that will eventually bear the name of President Trump. With the majestic Mount Hermon in the background, a placid group of four bovines chew the cud, lingering at the wire fence next to a gate and rusty sign that reads “Community…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Corruption Pre-Indictment Hearing Postponed
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s attorney general has agreed to postpone the pre-indictment hearing in the corruption cases against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The hearing, which allows Netanyahu to present his arguments for dropping the cases, will be held at the beginning of October rather than in July. Netanyahu’s attorneys had asked the attorney general,…
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Fast Forward Mother Of 4-Year-Old Terror Victim Gives Birth On Late Daughter’s Birthday
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The mother of 4-year-old terror victim Adele Biton gave birth to a baby girl on the birthday of her late daughter. Adele was severely injured in a Palestinian rock attack in the West Bank in 2013 and died two years later after never regaining consciousness. “It’s not a matter of filling a…
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Yiddish רבנישע כּתבֿים ווײַזן אומגעריכטע פֿאַרבינדונגען צווישן ייִדיש און לאַדינאָRabbinical texts reveal surprising links between Yiddish and Ladino
לויט אַ נײַ בוך פֿאָרשונגען האָבן טראַדיציאָנאַליסטן אין ביידע עדות געהאַלטן, אַז ייִדן מוזן אָפּהיטן זייער גערעדט לשון
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Opinion Why Poland’s president canceled his menorah lighting — and how the West helped make that happen
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Fast Forward 4 House Democrats introduce bill that would enact progressive vision for fighting antisemitism
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Yiddish אַ ייִדיש־רעדנדיק קינד דאַרף אַ „שטעטל“׃ ווי עלטערן קומען זיי אַנטקעגןIt takes a village to raise a child in Yiddish: How parents are doing it
מחוץ די חסידישע קרײַזן האָבן געוויסע עלטערן געשאַפֿן זייערע אייגענע ייִדיש־סבֿיבֿות
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