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The Schmooze Netflix Just Ordered Even More Israeli Television from ‘Fauda’ Makers
Get your affairs in order and charge up your laptop: Netflix has ordered a series from the creators of the hit Israeli television thriller “Fauda.” This time, Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff have teamed up to co-author and co-produce the show “Hit and Run” with American Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin of “Melrose Place” and…
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Opinion Why Do People Care More About Adelson’s Money Than The Lives Of Palestinians?
Over the past three weeks, 13 Birthright participants decided to walk off their Birthright trips, causing quite a stir. The walk-offs happened on three different trips, but all for the same reason. After repeatedly asking questions about the material they were being presented and then receiving whitewashed answers about Israel’s military rule over Palestinians, or…
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The Schmooze Miss Israel Is Done With the Army: ‘I Finish It With Pride’
Who has two thumbs, the “Miss Israel” crown, a modeling career, an athleisure line and a successful diplomatic international success under her belt, and finished her service in the Israeli army this week? Adar Gandelsman, that’s who. Sooo two years have passed and today I am saying goodbye to the IDF. Thanks for everything but…
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The Schmooze Fake Awards, Companies, Identities: The Means Behind Sacha Baron Cohen’s Con
Sometimes you look at a truly successful person and think: I don’t know how she does it. Pretty much always, you look at comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and think: Seriously, how does he do it? An investigation by Politico on Wednesday revealed some of the means of Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest, greatest cross between art…
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Opinion The Real Reason People Are Upset About Birthright Walkouts
The Jewish world is in an uproar over what are being called “Birthright walkouts”. Twice this summer, a number of students have publicly announced that they would be leaving their Birthright trips midway to learn more about the plight of the Palestinians. Filming themselves, they then abandoned the trip. Both times, the resulting brouhaha dominated…
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Community Explainer: What Is The Nation-State Bill? Why Is It A Big Deal?
What is the Nation-State Bill? The Nation-State Bill is a proposed Basic Law that would anchor Israel’s status as the national homeland of the Jewish people. The bill clauses contain, for example, the “Law of Return,” state symbols, Jewish festivals and the Hebrew language. It is Israel’s first attempt to constitutionally anchor its identity in…
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Fast Forward Hamas May Stop Sending Fire Kites In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Hamas terror organization may cease sending incendiary kites and balloons into Israeli territory, the Palestinian Al Quds newspaper reported on Wednesday. Over the past several months, thousands of acres of Israeli farmland and nature reserves have been torched by incendiary devices sent over the border. According to sources quoted by Al-Quds,…
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Opinion Why These Orthodox Jews Are Fighting For Muslim Rights
An intriguing alliance, ad hoc but no less notable for the fact, took place in Israel’s Knesset recently. Two Haredi parties, United Torah Judaism and Shas, came to the defense of the Joint List of Arab parties to block a bill that would ban religious institutions from using loudspeakers. The legislation was clearly aimed at…
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