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Fast Forward Did The IDF Delete A Video Praising Female Soldiers Due To Religious Pressure?
The Israel Defense Forces deleted a video on Friday celebrating the achievements of female air force soldiers that was posted on International Women’s Day, leading many in Israel to ask whether it was done to placate religious groups opposed to women serving in the armed forces. The video, entitled “The air force’s answer to chauvinism,”…
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Fast Forward Polish Senator Calls To Expel Israeli Envoy For Saying Anti-Semitism Is Rising
(JTA) — A Polish senator for the ruling party said he would not shake hands with Israel’s ambassador and that he favors her expulsion from Poland for saying anti-Semitism was on the rise there. Jan Zaryn said this during an interview published Friday by the wPolsce news site. “If anyone today thinks to equate in…
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Fast Forward British Labour Party Suspends Members Of ‘Palestine’ Facebook Group
(JTA) — Britain’s Labour Party suspended several members of a private Facebook group that included the party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, over alleged anti-Semitic hate speech. Reports in the British media Thursday did not name those who were suspended. The group had thousands of members. A spokesperson for Corbyn, a left-wing politician whom many Jews accuse…
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Fast Forward Hezbollah On ‘Alert’ In Fear Of Israeli Strike
(JTA) — An Arabic-language newspaper based in London reported that Hezbollah has declared a state of emergency, fearing an Israeli attack. The report Thursday in A-Rai al-Yum said that the Shi’ite militia has been on alert since Tuesday at least in southern Lebanon in anticipation of an Israeli strike on its forces or facilities. Citing…
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Life Conversations With The Ultra-Orthodox Women Fighting For Their Rights
Knesset member Aliza Lavie is blond, poised — and whip smart. I caught her on her way out of the Knesset after yet another dead-end meeting with its ultra-Orthodox members, discussing women’s rights. “Ultra-Orthodox parties are taking women backwards. Everything I try to do, they block,” she said, her voice rising with frustration. “Everything I’ve…
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Fast Forward Israel To Build ‘Jewish Disneyland’ With Rides Designed By Rabbis
The American company ITEC is planning a theme park, based on Jewish values, that it says will rival the Magic Kingdom and Harry Potter World, according to Yediot Achronot. Sixteen Jewish-themed rides are planned for the park, including a “Splash Mountain” that replaces the Colorado Mountains with 50-story high biblical imagery. With over $400 million…
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Fast Forward Most American Jews Oppose Trump. He Was Cheered At AIPAC Anyway.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A poll last year by the American Jewish Committee showed that 77 percent of American Jews disapproved of President Donald Trump’s job performance. American Jews had voted 70 percent to 25 percent in favor of Hillary Clinton over Trump. With the exception of the Orthodox, majorities of all the major Jewish denominations voted for Clinton….
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Opinion Why Isn’t AIPAC Talking About Israel’s African Refugee Crisis?
In late February, the Jewish Agency joined a long list of groups opposed to Israel’s deportation of African asylum-seekers. Its board urged that Israel should grant legal status to 500 young people who had grown up in Israel and asked Jerusalem to ensure that “every migrant has an opportunity to apply for asylum and receive…
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