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Don’t Believe The Haters: Israel Is A Beautiful Melting Pot

Contrary to popular opinion, I’ve always known Israel to be a cohesive melting pot for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. That being said, I haven’t been back for a few years so my visit last week truly surprised me; I was in shock at exactly HOW cohesive it was. From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, I saw…

By Liora Rez Jan 8, 2018 | 2 min read
Opinion
What Happens To Israel When There Are More Muslims In America Than Jews?

Since the 1990s, American presidents have provided Israel the military capacity and diplomatic immunity to control millions of Palestinians who lack basic rights. Yet, at the same time, American presidents have insisted that Palestinians deserve those basic rights — that, in the words of George W. Bush, “it is untenable for Palestinians to live in…

By Peter Beinart Jan 8, 2018 | 4 min read
Opinion
Israel Made Itself A Pariah By Barring Me And My Fellow Activists

As a Jewish mother, one of the most important things to me is to instill in my children a sense of Jewish identity and values. For my now 15- and 16-year-old children, this has over the years included Tot-Shabbat at our synagogue, Hebrew school, Jewish summer camp and even Jewish youth group trips to Israel….

By Ariel Gold Jan 7, 2018 | 4 min read
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Sephardic Chief Rabbi Opposes Death Penalty For Terrorists Bill

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef said in his weekly address that he is opposed to a bill that would allow the death penalty for terrorists. Yosef said he was concerned about a Jewish terrorist receiving a death sentence, and referred specifically to the Jewish extremists who firebombed a Palestinian home in…

By JTA Jan 7, 2018 | 2 min read
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I’m A Jew And A Member Of JVP. Israel Just Banned Me.

In 2011, I visited the land of Israel on a trip for American Jews, organized by an Orthodox yeshiva — kind of like Birthright, only more religious. I remember how holy it felt to pray at the graves of the matriarchs and patriarchs in Hebron, to dunk in the mikvah (ritual bath) used by the…

By Ben Lorber Jan 7, 2018 | 3 min read
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Jewish Voice For Peace, 5 Other U.S. Groups On Israel’s BDS Blacklist

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry has placed the left-wing, California-based Jewish Voice for Peace and five other U.S. groups on a BDS blacklist. Hadashot News, the Israel Television News Company, first reported Saturday night that members of JVP, which has over 200,000 online supporters and 70 chapters, could be banned from entering the…

By JTA Jan 7, 2018 | 2 min read
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U.S., Israeli, Saudi Policies On Iran ‘Would Lead Us To War’: French President

(JTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron said the policies concerning Iran of the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia may lead to war. Macron, who in November said France wished to counter “Iranian hegemony” in the region, made the remarks on Jan. 3 in Paris during a talk with media outlets and diplomats, the Russian…

By Cnaan Liphshiz Jan 7, 2018 | 2 min read
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Kosovo Would’ve Voted With U.S. On Jerusalem Embassy Move

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Kosovo president Hashim Thaci said his Muslim-majority nation would have voted with the United States against a United Nations resolution condemning the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Thaci said in a recent interview with the Albanian newspaper Express that were Kosovo to achieve full United Nations membership it would…

By JTA Jan 5, 2018 | < 1 min read

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Don’t Believe The Haters: Israel Is A Beautiful Melting Pot

What Happens To Israel When There Are More Muslims In America Than Jews?

Israel Made Itself A Pariah By Barring Me And My Fellow Activists

Sephardic Chief Rabbi Opposes Death Penalty For Terrorists Bill

I’m A Jew And A Member Of JVP. Israel Just Banned Me.

Jewish Voice For Peace, 5 Other U.S. Groups On Israel’s BDS Blacklist

U.S., Israeli, Saudi Policies On Iran ‘Would Lead Us To War’: French President

Kosovo Would’ve Voted With U.S. On Jerusalem Embassy Move

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