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Fast Forward ‘Enchanted Forest’ Near Jerusalem Spawns Spider Explosion
On the banks of a creek near Jerusalem stands an enchanted forest, its trees shrouded by giant cobwebs woven by long-jawed spiders. Science and nature combined to create the unusual sight: the Soreq creek largely contains treated sewage full of nutrients that promote the proliferation of mosquitoes that serve as a source of food for…
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Opinion Avi Gabbay Is #Winning: Israel’s New Political Dynamo Plays For Keeps
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! Avi Gabbay wants you to know that he is a different kind of Labor Party leader. The newly-elected head of Israel’s oldest and arguably most troubled political party sat down with me for…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman Wins $1M ‘Jewish Nobel’
Natalie Portman, the Oscar-winning actress, has won the Genesis Prize, often referred to as the “Jewish Nobel.” The prize is given to prominent Jews who “embody the character of the Jewish people .” The prize money, worth $1 million, will be donated to charities in Portman’s honor. The funds from Portman’s prize will focus on…
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Fast Forward 14,000-Item Guenzburg Trove Of Hebrew Manuscripts Goes Online After Deal With Russia
One of the most treasured collections of ancient Hebrew manuscripts and books will be digitized and available for public view online under an agreement by the state libraries of Russia and Israel announced on Tuesday. Israel has long sought the transfer to its national library of the 14,000-item Guenzburg collection in the Russian State Library…
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Life Swipe Right On Your Dream Job: This Israeli-Made App Is Tinder For Job Search
It’s LinkedIn meets Tinder. New Israeli app Workey, based in Tel Aviv, is an app that connects job-seekers with recruiters, using the same model as a dating app. When you register, a chatbot asks a series of questions about your job and professional aspirations, and asks you to upload your resume or connect the app…
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Fast Forward Papadopoulos Spoke In Israel With CEO Of Company Tied To Flynn Scandal Figure
The former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to investigators examining Russia’s role in the 2016 election spoke at a conference in Israel last year with the CEO of an Israeli energy company with ties to a Turkish businessman who has been subpoenaed as part of a separate investigation into former National Security…
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Fast Forward Israeli-American Conference Grapples With Communal Divisions
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Not long ago Yahel Epel, a volunteer with the Israeli American Council, fulfilled her assigned mission: She assembled 200 Jews, half of them Israeli American, in a room in Denver on a Friday evening for a potluck dinner and a Shishi Yisraeli program. Shishi Yisraeli, a program launched by IAC that means…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Vows ‘No Free Gifts’ In Hardline Message To Hamas On Body Swaps
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to push a hard line with Hamas to bring home the bodies of Israelis being held in Gaza. Netanyahu made the remarks on Monday during a construction agreement ceremony in the city of Migdal HaEmek in northern Israel. “The government has two roles: to protect the…
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