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Fast Forward Right-Wing Israeli Lawmaker Mocks Wheelchair-Bound Colleague As ‘Half A Human’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Likud Party lawmaker Oren Hazan is under fire for calling a disabled fellow lawmaker “half a human” during a Knesset debate. Ilan Gilon of the liberal opposition Meretz Party was criticizing Culture Minister Miri Regev during a heated debate Monday on a bill that would withhold state funding to cultural organizations that…
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Fast Forward Israel Unions Call Off Planned General Strike
Israel’s main public sector union called off a general strike planned for Wednesday in protest at construction-site deaths, saying the government had agreed to approve safety standards. The strike would have shut down airports, banks and government offices. A Finance Ministry spokeswoman confirmed that a deal had been reached in negotiations with the union on…
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Fast Forward Knesset Rejects Bill Allowing Gay Couples To Have Children Through Surrogates
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Knesset has rejected a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to have children by surrogacy. The bill to extend surrogacy to single men and same-sex parents was voted down Wednesday during a preliminary reading in a 49-41 vote. In July, the Knesset passed a surrogacy law that expanded eligibility to…
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News Israeli Clown Helps Pittsburgh Heal After Bloodbath — With A Crazy Smile And Big Red Nose
Nimrod Eisenberg is fond of big, red, bulbous stick-on noses; neckties wide as pillowcases and making funny faces: He is a medical clown, a Tel Aviv native whose Israeli organization, the Dream Doctors Project, has helped heal children traumatized by natural disasters in Nepal, Haiti and Uganda. Now he’s in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of…
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Community Why American And Israeli Jews View Pittsburgh So Differently
Reactions to the terrible shooting in Pittsburgh have revealed the deepening rift between American and Israeli Jews. As an American who is also a recent immigrant to Israel, I find myself in an awkward position. The murderer in Pittsburgh did not just make anti-Semitic pronouncements, but specifically acted because of the activities of the Hebrew…
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Fast Forward Woman Elected Mayor Of Haifa — Ron Huldai Reelected In Tel Aviv
(JTA) — A woman was elected mayor of Haifa for the first time and incumbent mayor of Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, will serve a fifth term after municipal elections were held across Israel. Voters in Jerusalem will return to the polls in two-week’s time for a run-off election between the top two vote getters. Jerusalem…
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Fast Forward Naftali Bennett: ‘Very Unfair’ To Blame Trump For Pittsburgh Bloodbath
(JTA) — Far right wing Israeli minister Naftali Bennett defended President Donald Trump against critics who have tied Trump’s rhetoric to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. “Using the horrible anti-Semitic massacre to attack the president is unfair, it’s wrong,” Bennett told JTA in a phone interview Tuesday. “He condemned anti-Semitism in the strongest possible words. Clearly…
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Community Memo To Israel-Bashers: Keep Your Pittsburgh Condolences To Yourselves
This past weekend, Americans were devastated and heartbroken by the deadliest attack against the American Jewish community in history. Israeli officials journeyed to Pittsburgh to stand in solidarity with the Tree of Life Congregation. Flags around the country were lowered to half mast, and thousands gathered at synagogues and common spaces across the globe to…
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