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Fast Forward University Of California Cancels Israel Event Over Gaza Violence
(JTA) — An event celebrating 50 years of study in Israel through the University of California Education Abroad Program was cancelled after alumni questioned holding the event as violence raged on the Gaza border. A new event celebrating 50 years of educational partnership with Hebrew University was scheduled in its place on the same date,…
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Community The Inside Story Behind Miriam Adelson’s Iconic Jerusalem Coat
Every fashionista knows that the month of May is the most important month for fashion statements: the first Monday in May Met Gala in New York City. But this year, the most influential, most noticed fashion statement was not worn by a celebrity in the United States, nor in England at the Royal Wedding of…
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Fast Forward Provocative Picture Of Third Temple Lands Ambassador Friedman In Hot Seat
The U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman is facing criticism after appearing in a photograph Tuesday next to a photoshopped image of Jerusalem with the fabled Third Temple in place of the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Haaretz reported. The picture was taken while Friedman was touring of the city Bnei Brak…
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Opinion How The Myth Of The ‘Good Jew’ Hurts Us All
It is a truth universally acknowledged that any conflict between Israelis and Palestinians will be turned into a battle amongst American Jews to prove who is — and isn’t — a “good Jew.” My social media feed is saturated with Jewish friends and colleagues declaring who fits into this category, and it is generally those…
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Fast Forward Israel Becomes First Country To Carry Out Airstrikes With F-35
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is the first country to carry out airstrikes with the F-35 stealth fighter jet, the commander of the Israel Air Force told his counterparts from 20 counties from around the world. “We are flying the F-35 over the entire Middle East and that it has become part of our operational capability,”…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Demand ICC Probe Of Israel Killings On Gaza Border
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki asked prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to launch a full investigation into accusations of Israeli human rights abuses on Palestinian territory, saying the evidence was “insurmountable.” Maliki submitted a so-called “referral” giving the prosecutor at the Hague-based court the legal basis to move beyond a preliminary inquiry…
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Fast Forward Gaza Palestinians Enter Israel, Set Fire To IDF Outpost
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A group of Gazan Palestinians cut through the border fence with Israel and set fire to an empty Israel Defense Forces outpost. The Palestinians, 10 in all, fled back through the fence into Gaza after the Tuesday morning attack on the outpost used by snipers during the March of Return border protests….
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News Will Rising Criticism Of Israel Help Jewish Democrats — Or Hurt Them?
The escalating conflict in the Middle East has spurred liberal Democrats to take a much more critical tone on Israel — but it’s unclear whether the shift will galvanize the progressive base or dampen enthusiasm among more moderate Jewish voters. More than a dozen senators, including Bernie Sanders and Dianne Feinstein, signed a letter describing…
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