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Fast Forward 10 Israeli Schoolkids Killed By Flash Flood In Negev Desert
At least 10 youths were reportedly killed when they were swept away by a flash flood in the Negev Desert in southern Israel on Thursday, and seven others were in critical condition, police and emergency services said. One other student was missing, the Times of Israel reported. Military helicopters and security forces were searching the…
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Fast Forward Parents Of Palestinian Teen Burned Alive Sue Jewish Killers For $1.5 Million
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The family of a Palestinian teen burned to death in a revenge attack by three Jewish extremists is suing his killers in a civil lawsuit. The parents of Mohammed Abu Khdeir are seeing $1.5 million in damages. The criminal case against the three Jewish extremists, including two minors, ended earlier this year after…
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Food A Healthier Sweetener From The Land Of Milk And Honey
Jews and sugar substitutes go way back; Sweet ‘n’ Low, possibly the mother of all artificial sweeteners, was created by the Eisenstadt family in the 1950s. Now comes word that an Israeli company is sweetening the pot. Heylo, a Tel Aviv startup, is unveiling an all-natural “patented sugar alternative” that promises all the decadence with…
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Fast Forward Second Palestinian Journalist Dies After Being Shot By Israeli Troops
A Palestinian journalist, shot by Israeli forces while covering a protest along the Gaza-Israel border nearly two weeks ago, died of his wounds on Wednesday, Palestinian health officials said. Ahmed Abu Hussein, 24, worked for Gaza’s Al-Shaab radio station and wore a protective vest marked “Press” at the protest on April 13, witnesses said. Photos…
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Culture The Diamond Setter: A Gloriously Immersive Journey Into Modern Israel
The Diamond Setter By Moshe Sakal Translated by Jessica Cohen Other Press, 304 pages, $15.95 If you enjoy richly plotted intergenerational stories inspired by true events, Moshe Sakal’s “The Diamond Setter” offers bountiful pleasures. Born in Tel Aviv and now a resident of Jaffa, Sakal is the scion of a Syrian-Egyptian Jewish family whose colorful…
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Culture Why Israel Is The Cultural Center Of The Jewish World
At the age of seventy, Israel is the cultural center of the Jewish world. Whether in the fields of literature or cinema, theater, dance, or food, Israel can no longer be described as one hub among many, equal in standing to that which continues to be produced in Europe or the United States. Rather, Hebrew…
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Fast Forward Members Of Congress Want The U.S. Army To Use Israel’s Iron Dome
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Forty Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives urged appropriators to consider purchasing Iron Dome, the short-range missile defense system in Israel, for U.S. Army use. The request is in a letter to the top Republican and Democrat on the defense subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee urging inclusion of…
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Fast Forward Trump Peace Envoy: Hamas Uses Gaza Protests ‘As Cover To Attack Israeli Troops’
NEW YORK (JTA) — Jason Greenblatt, President Trump’s chief Middle East negotiator, said Hamas uses protests at Israel’s border with Gaza to attack the Jewish state. “Hamas and other terrorist groups have spent their energy and resources encouraging Palestinians in Gaza to stage protests and throw rocks and Molotov cocktails at the border fence,” Greenblatt…
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