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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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Fast Forward Head Of Anti-Occupation Group Breaking The Silence Detained In West Bank
(JTA) — The executive director of Breaking the Silence was detained by Israeli Border Police Friday along with two other activists. The arrested activists — Avner Gvaryahu, the group’s executive director; Achiya Shatz, its communications director; and human rights attorney Michael Sfard — were detained next to a settlement outpost in the southern West Bank,…
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Fast Forward Sara Netanyahu Named Suspect In Corruption Investigation
(JTA) – Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been named a suspect along with her husband in an investigation into alleged corruption. On Thursday, a police representative to a Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court judge confirmed that Sara Netanyahu is a suspect in the affair known as Case 4000. The prime minister was…
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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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