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Opinion I Was Blacklisted By Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
The first memory I have of my father, Harry S. Allen, sitting me down and telling me the facts of life was when I was 4 or 5. He told me in no uncertain terms that there were three things that one needed to do to live a decent and fully Jewish life: keep kosher,…
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Community What Happened To The Yemenite Children? We’re Still Waiting On An Answer.
On June 16, feminist activists gathered in Tel Aviv (as well as another six locations in Israel) to oppose a recent spike in violence against women. Although the organizers had asked participants not to come representing parties or organizations, a small group of women from the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) arrived bearing their flag,…
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Opinion The Rabbinate’s Diaspora Blacklist Doesn’t Defend Judaism — It Undermines It
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Over the weekend, JTA and others reported on a “blacklist of rabbis” maintained by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. The list contains the names of more than 160 rabbis whom the rabbinate does not trust to confirm the Jewish identity of immigrants to Israel. The list, obtained by Itim from the rabbinate after a protracted…
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Fast Forward Israeli Creates Viral Foot Fetish Site
When Eli Ozer was a kid growing up in the Israeli town of Bat Yam, he realized he was deeply attracted to women’s feet. After stints in the Israel Defense Forces and a medical institute, he emerged as a programmer and creator of the foot fetish site WikiFeet. “There are three parameters for evaluating feet,”…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Injured In Palestinian Car Ramming Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli soldier was moderately wounded after a suspected car ramming and knife attack in the West Bank. The attack took place Monday afternoon near the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, the IDF said. The alleged attacker was shot by Israeli forces. He was treated at the scene by Israel Defense Forces…
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Fast Forward Israel Retracts Criticism Over Hungary’s ‘Laughing Jew’ Billboards Of George Soros
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A statement by Israel’s envoy to Hungary denouncing a government campaign against Jewish-American billionaire George Soros was meant to address the resulting anti-Semitism not defend Soros, Israeli’s Foreign Ministry said. “Israel deplores any expression of anti-Semitism in any country and stands with Jewish communities everywhere in confronting this hatred,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry…
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Fast Forward Jason Greenblatt Returns To Israel To Push Peace Process
(JTA) — Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, is returning to Israel. Greenblatt was scheduled to leave the United States for Israel on Sunday evening, according to a White House official. The official said Greenblatt is heading to Israel to meet with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. “While the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Ambassador: Hungary Must End Anti-Soros Campaign
(JTA) — Israel’s ambassador to Hungary called for a halt to a government campaign against Jewish-American billionaire George Soros, which Jewish leaders have said is provoking more anti-Semitism. “It’s our moral responsibility to raise a voice and call on the relevant authorities to exert their power and put an end to this cycle,” Ambassador Yossi…
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