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News Israel Isn’t The Only One That Blacklists ‘Enemy’ Critics — Russia And China Do, Too
A new entry ban for the leaders of 20 international not-for-profit organizations puts Israel in the company of a group of mostly authoritarian nations that are cracking down on foreign nongovernmental organizations. Since 2006, restrictions on foreign NGOs have become increasingly prevalent worldwide, spreading from Russia to other authoritarian regimes, like China and Egypt, and…
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Fast Forward Hundreds Of Rabbis Urge Netanyahu Not To Demolish Palestinian Village
WASHINGTON (JTA) — More than 300 Jewish clergy wrote Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him not to demolish nearly half the building in a Palestinian village that Israel has deemed unauthorized. “The village of Susiya, like its counterparts throughout Area C of the West Bank, has consistently had its applications for building permits denied,”…
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Fast Forward Israeli Hospital Sends Delegation To Cholera-Stricken Zambia
(JTA) — Medical professionals from Israel are helping to treat cholera victims in Zambia, which is battling an outbreak of the disease. A delegation of two physicians and one water engineer from the Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest hospital, arrived Friday in the southern African country. Over 60 people in Zambia have died of cholera…
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Fast Forward Gay Men Can Now Donate Blood In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — In a policy change, gay men will be allowed to freely donate blood in Israel. Last year, Israel’s Health Ministry announced that gay men would be able to donate blood provided that a year had passed since their last sexual encounter with a man, which was challenged by gay rights groups in…
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Fast Forward Israeli Father Of 6 Killed In West Bank Drive-By Shooting
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli father of six was killed in what is presumed to be a terror-related shooting in the West Bank. Rabbi Raziel Shevah, 35, was shot Tuesday night by a passing car near Nablus, in the northern West Bank, while he was driving past the Gilad Farm junction. He died of his…
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Fast Forward A Pro-Israel Donor Is Furious At The Country’s Treatment Of African Refugees
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Yikealo Beyene’s story is — up to a point — perfect feel-good fodder for a Saturday morning talk at synagogue. As a refugee from Eritrea, he read Anne Frank’s diary in his native tongue and translated it, teaching the tale to kids in an Ethiopian refugee camp. He sought out Israel for…
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Community Israel, Not The West, Should Control Who Enters Its Country.
The confirmation by Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs that it will be implementing a blacklist of people in senior leadership roles at pro-BDS organizations has prompted another round of handwringing on the part of some Western observers and anti-Israel activists. Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), whose name should be reported to the Better Business Bureau…
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Opinion Why We Liberal Zionists Need BDS – Even If We Oppose It
This week, Israel placed twenty far-left groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and CodePink, on a “blacklist.” Leaders of groups that support the boycott against Israel will no longer be allowed into its borders. This is bad news, no doubt about it. Strong democracies welcome dissent, from citizens and foreigners alike. Only insecure, authoritarian…
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