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The Schmooze Lana Del Rey Cancels Israel Concert Amid BDS Pressure
It’s September, and these lyrics have never been more apt: “I got that summertime, summertime sadness, su-su-summertime, summertime sadness.” Pop maestro Lana Del Rey has caved to weeks of pressure, canceling her plans to headline a concert at an Israeli festival under pressure from critics of Israel. The announcement, which the singer posted Friday on…
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Fast Forward Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte To Dedicate Holocaust Monument In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rodrigo Duterte, making the first visit to Israel by a president of the Philippines, will participate in the inauguration of a monument to Filipinos who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Duterte, whose four-day visit to the Jewish state begins on Sunday, will dedicate a memorial located in a park in Rishon LeZion,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Sailor Accused Of Smuggling More Than 500 Pounds Of Cocaine
Colombian authorities detained an Israeli sailor on suspicion of drug trafficking after more than 200 kilograms of cocaine was found aboard his yacht last week, The Times of Israel reported. Roy Erez, 39, was arrested while sailing from Panama to Jamaica, a piece of his trip around the world. Erez’s sister, Karina Erez Azoulay, wrote…
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Fast Forward Israeli Equestrian Rider Withdraws From Championship Due To Yom Kippur Conflict
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli equestrian rider has withdrawn from next month’s world championships since the competition will take place on Yom Kippur. The International Equestrian Federation event, which will take place this year in North Carolina, is a prelude to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where Israel’s equestrian federation hopes to compete for…
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Opinion Trump Treatment Of The Palestinians Isn’t Just Cruel. It’s Dangerous.
On a warm day in 2014 in al-Amari refugee camp near Ramallah, Mohammad Eliyan, who represents the central West Bank refugee camps at the PLO, was complaining to me about UNRWA. Every year for the past five, the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees had been scaling back its services, he said. At that point,…
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Opinion How Trump Is Killing The Two State Solution – And Giving Hamas Power
The Israelis and Palestinians are reaching an inflection point. The Oslo Accords, which charted a path forward to a two-state solution, effectively collapsed at the end of John Kerry’s intensive negotiations during the Obama Administration. President Trump has made a series of significant decisions, starting with the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and…
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Community We Asked 9 Historians: What Would Theodor Herzl Say About The Israel Of Today?
Earlier this month, longtime Forward subscriber David Kaplan asked us to tackle a simple question: “If Theodor Herzl came back to life, what would he say about the Israel of today?” We put eight esteemed historians to the task: Anita Shapira, Professor Emerita in Jewish History at Tel Aviv University and the Founder of the…
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Opinion Now Israel’s Gun Crazy, Too. Just Ask Sacha Baron Cohen.
The season finale of Sacha Baron Cohen’s viral and satirical documentary series “Who Is America” aired on Sunday night, ending a brilliant seven-episode season. The genius of “Who Is America” lies in Cohen’s ability to hold up a mirror to American society and culture, giving audiences a glimpse of the virulent and entrenched racism and…
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