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Fast Forward Israeli Farm Gives Disabled Animals A Second Chance
MOSHAV OLESH, Israel (Reuters) – Miri, a three-legged donkey, Gary, a sheep with leg braces, and Omer, a blind goat, munch on some hay at Israel’s only animal rescue and educational sanctuary. Founded by animal rights activists Adit Romano, a 52-year-old former business executive, and Meital Ben Ari, 38, who used to work in tech,…
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Fast Forward Police Close Temple Mount After Firebomb Thrown At Officers
JERUSALEM (JTA) — All entrances and exits to the Temple Mount were closed by Israel Police after a firebomb was thrown at a police outpost at the site. The police said in a statement Tuesday afternoon following the attack that one of the suspects was identified and detained. Dozens of police officers reportedly entered the…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Pre-Indictment Hearing Delayed Until After Elections
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prosecutors in the corruption cases against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be able to get their hands on the investigation files until after the country’s election over fears of leaks to the media. The Justice Ministry made the announcement on Monday evening, responding to a request from Netanyahu’s attorneys. The…
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Opinion How I Became My Father On Israel
His face turned beet red. In my 37-year relationship with my father, it was the only time I recall him getting very angry at me. What had I done? Criticized Israel publicly. My father, Victor, was a Holocaust survivor who lost his entire family to the Nazis, except his older brother. To him, Israel was…
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Opinion Jewish Leaders Denounce ‘Dual Loyalties’ – While Demanding Fealty To Israel From Jews
Every time a Jewish leader grandstands against the anti-Semitic canard of “dual loyalty,” I groan. Not because this trope is not real. For all of Jewish history, anti-Semites have justified persecution by claiming Jews are more loyal to each other than their home countries. And recent anti-Semitic attacks, like the one at the Tree of…
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The Schmooze Here’s Israel’s Extremely Dramatic 2019 Eurovision Entry Song, ‘Home’
If you are a fan of Josh Groban’s music could be just a little more emotional, you may love this year’s Eurovision entry from the state of Israel, a song called “Home,” by Ohad Shargai and Inbar Weitzman. The ballad, which makes use of “Let It Go”-style piano, shivering cymbals, and breathy harmonies, is performed…
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Opinion The Democrats Are Making Me More Pro-Israel
This week, Bernie Sanders’ national deputy press secretary accused American Jews of dual loyalty. “This is a serious question: do you not think that the American government and American Jewish community has a dual allegiance to the state of Israel? I’m asking not to rule out the history of this issue, but in the context…
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The Schmooze Meet Rotem Sela, The Israeli Actress Who Provoked Netanyahu By Calling Arabs ‘Human Beings’
A world leader getting into an Instagram tussle over human rights with a bombshell actress? It would all be too far fetched, if the leader was not the cartoonishly corrupt Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his assailant was not Rotem Sela, an Israeli model, veteran, lawyer, activist mother of three. Don’t forget to tell…
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