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Community Jeremy Corbyn Envisions A Britain For The Many — Not The Jew
Over the past several months, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party has made international headlines over its anti-Semitism crisis. In July, Britain’s three leading Jewish newspapers, The Jewish Chronicle, the Jewish News and the Jewish Telegraph, in an unprecedented display of unity, published identical front-page editorials warning of the “existential threat” Jeremy Corbyn poses to the Jewish…
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Fast Forward Paraguay Embassy Is Leaving Jerusalem, So Israel Closes Its Embassy In Paraguay
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel closed its embassy in Paraguay following an announcement by the South American country that it was relocating its embassy back to Tel Aviv four months after moving to Jerusalem. The move comes as Paraguay joins the effort to bring peace to the Middle East. “Paraguay wants to contribute to an intensification…
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The Schmooze Israeli Defense Minister Lifts Muslim Woman’s Skirt To ‘Fight Terrorists’ In Apparent Parody
In what seems to be an attempted parody of a scene from Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America,” Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman partners with krav maga instructor Matan Gavish to “fight terroristim” with techniques including lifting women’s burqas to take pictures. In what Israel’s Association of Rape Crisis Centres director has called a depiction…
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The Schmooze Roseanne Barr Plans To Take Refuge in Israel During Premiere of ‘The Connors’
What better way to flee your troubles than by heading off to the Holy Land? Just ask Roseanne Barr – she plans on spending some time in Israel when “The Connors” premieres this fall, she told her mentor and confidant Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on his recent podcast episode. Barr was axed from the highly anticipated…
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Community What Palestinians Mean When They Talk About A ‘Two-State Solution’
At a recent campaign-style rally, President Donald Trump said that Israel is going to have to pay a “higher price” in future negotiations for his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The Palestinians, he added, “will get something very good, because it’s their turn next. Let’s see what happens.” Whether this was an off-the-cuff remark…
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Opinion Explainer: Is Israel A Democracy?
Should we be concerned about the state of Israeli democracy? Recent worrying events have included the passage of a Nation-State, as well as prime ministerial efforts to corral the press and ongoing campaigns to limit judicial independence. But are these signs that democracy and civil liberties in the Jewish proposed? What Is a Democracy? To…
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Opinion The Real Reason People Compare Israel To The Nazis | Excerpt
The following is an excerpt from Yoram Hazony’s new book, “The Virtue of Nationalism.” I have always been troubled by the prospect that a nation such as Britain, which has so often been a light to others in politics, philosophy, and science, should some day soon step down from the stage of world history forever….
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Praises U.S. Decision To Halt Funding To Palestinian Refugee Agency
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the United States announcement that it would halt all funding to the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians a “welcome and important change.” Netanyahu made the statement on Sunday morning, more than a day after U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement that:…
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