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Fast Forward Hamas Leader: We Won’t Recognize Israel, We’re Debating When To Wipe It Out
The Gaza-based leader of the Palestinian terror group Hamas publicly rejected demands from Israel and the United States that it disarm and recognize the Jewish state, saying that the organization is only debating “when to wipe out Israel.” “Over is the time Hamas spent discussing recognizing Israel. Now Hamas will discuss when we will wipe…
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Fast Forward Israel Targets Syrian Army Post In Retaliatory Strike
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli airstrike hit a Syrian army post near the border in retaliation for a rocket that struck Israeli territory in the Golan Heights. The rocket that fell in Israel on Thursday afternoon is believed to be spillover from Syria’s long running civil war and did not cause any injuries or damage….
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The Schmooze New Documentary Reveals Contradictions Of Israel’s Thriving Queer Scene
Tel Aviv is famous for its status as an LGBTQ haven — but Israel at large has a complicated relationship with the LGBTQ community. In “A Queer Country,” filmmaker Lisa Morgenthau documents a country in which its queer community is at turns celebrated, exploited, and ostracized. Morgenthau was drawn to the subject after realizing how…
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Books A Fable About a Modern King David
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The American writer Joshua Cohen’s last two books, Book of Numbers and Witz, were considerable epic novels that dealt with philosophical issues through a mix of satirical realism and grotesque fantasy. But his new book, “Moving Kings” (both a name of a company and an allegorical key),…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Opposition Leaders Vie To Replace Netanyahu — By Sounding Like Him
JERUSALEM (JTA) – The Israeli political scene has always been one of stark contrasts between the two most iconic, if not always most successful, parties: dovish Labor vs. hawkish Likud. While Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu drew huge numbers of settlers in his most recent election as prime minister, uprooting Jewish homes in the West Bank…
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Fast Forward U.S. Demands Hamas Recognize Israel Before Joining Palestinian Unity Government
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Any Palestinian government “must unambiguously and explicitly” commit to nonviolence, recognize Israel and accept previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinians, President Donald Trump’s envoy said. The statement issued Thursday by Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the peace process, is the first response by the United States to the…
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Opinion I’m a Jew with zero attachment to Israel
I am a Jew. I’m certainly not going to win any awards for “World’s Best” anytime soon. But this is the religion and culture I have identified with for the entirety of my life. At the same time, I feel zero attachment whatsoever to the state of Israel. Nil. When I hear news related to…
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Opinion Iran could humiliate Netanyahu — by recognizing Israel
Iran’s President, Mr. Hassan Rouhani, and its Foreign Minister, Mr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, are making many efforts to change their regime’s image. They are trying to portray their country as a peaceful state, which is being treated unjustly by the world, and which has no intention to develop nuclear weapons, neither now, nor in 15…
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