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News Camp Ramah Says No Way To IfNotNow’s Harsh Criticism Of Israel
Across the country, Jewish kids are counting down the days to the end of school, and the start of camp and its summertime pleasure of swimming, dancing and color wars. But even as families begin packing, the Conservative movement’s Camp Ramah has refused to allow a left-wing Jewish advocacy group that opposes the Israeli occupation…
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Fast Forward Brother of Hamas Members Arrested For Dropping Marble Slab On Soldier’s Head
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man suspected of killing an Israeli soldier by dropping a marble slab on his dead has been arrested. The Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet, announced on Wednesday that it had arrested Islam Yousef Abu Hamid, 32, last week after the lifting of a gag order on the arrest; the…
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Community Israel’s Looming Ultra-Orthodox Housing Crisis
Over the past three years, Israel’s minister of finance has invested tremendous resources in meeting the needs of the Israeli middle class. However, even with these efforts, the minister has failed to address the ultra-Orthodox’s needs — a mistake that has contributed to an acute housing crisis for this sector of Israeli society. The ultra-Orthodox…
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Community As An Argentinian-Israeli, I’m Ashamed My Country Dropped The Ball
Some have credited the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement with the Argentina’s Football Association’s recent decision to cancel the last friendly match with Israel before the start of the 2018 Russia World Cup. This decision, however, was taken after the head of Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, made several threats against a star player of…
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Fast Forward Prince William To Visit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv And Ramallah On Historic Visit
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prince William will meet with Israeli officials and see sites in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv during the first-ever official visit by a member of the British royal family to Israel. The prince, who will visit the region later this month, also will visit Ramallah in the West Bank and meet there with Palestinian…
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Community Women Of The Wall Is Fighting For Ultra-Orthodox Women, Too
It is Rosh Chodesh Iyar, and over one hundred women have come prepared with Israeli flags and strong singing voices. After a last-minute deliberation, we made the decision to enter the dreaded metal “cage” (the barriers set up for Women of the Wall for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation and police, “quarantining” us on the…
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Fast Forward Fake North Korean Tweet Calls Netanyahu a ‘Criminal’ and ‘Liar’
(JTA) — A fake tweet calling Israel’s prime minister a “stinking Zionist” nearly led to an international incident with North Korea in the hours before the historic summit between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and President Donald Trump. The fake tweet appeared Monday on an account bearing the name of North Korea’s foreign minister, Ri…
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Opinion The Hysteria Over An Israel/Diaspora Split Has To Stop.
The American Jewish Committee’s recent survey has already sparked considerable debate over the future of the Jewish people — indeed, whether there even is a single Jewish people. Most concerning to many is the finding that American Jews and Israeli Jews have diverged to the point that while a majority of both groups see the…
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