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Fast Forward Israel Trade With Russia Leaps By 25%
(JTA) — Amid tightening of economic cooperation between Russia and Israel, their trade has grown in 2017 by 25 percent, officials from both countries revealed. The increase in the first six months of 2017 was over approximately $380 million in trade exchanged hands between Russia and Israel in the corresponding period the previous year. Zeev…
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Fast Forward Israeli Lawmaker: Bibi, Don’t Let U.S. Return Jewish Artifacts To Iraq
(JTA) — An Israeli lawmaker doesn’t want a trove of Jewish artifacts returned to Iraq, and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pressure the United States to keep them out of the country. Anat Berko, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud Party, said the materials belong in Israel. Discovered in the flooded basement of the Iraqi…
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Fast Forward Caterpillar And Priceline On UN List For Doing Business In Occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The United Nations Human Rights Council has sent letters to 150 companies warning them that they will be placed on a database of companies that do business in Israeli settlements. Caterpillar, Priceline.com, TripAdvisor and Airbnb are among the 30 U.S. companies on the list. The letters sent by the U.N. high commissioner for…
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Life What Time Is It In Israel?
The current time in Israel is
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The Schmooze The New Season of ‘Transparent’ Is Full Of Palestinian Propaganda — And That’s Not Necessarily A Bad Thing
The oddest moment of my Birthright trip occurred during a trip to Har Hertzl, Israel’s national cemetery. After encouraging us to lay stones on the graves of Meir and Rabin, our guide paused for his main performance at the grave of Max Steinberg, the lone American soldier who was moved to make aliya and serve…
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Community This Palestinian Village Needs A Yom Kippur Miracle
Yom Kippur is Judaism’s — and my own — holiest day. It is a day of both repentance and possibility, where we are called to reflect on who we are and who we aspire to be. As I have gotten older, I have found myself reflecting not only on myself, but also on my community….
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Community Reflecting on Fathers and Kings
Of all prayers in the world, the rabbi of my congregation asked me to write something about Avinu Malkeinu — Our Father, Our King. This prayer, said three times on Yom Kippur has always been a challenge for me. I have a very complex history with so-called fathers and kings, and I’ve dedicated my adult…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Marks 50 Years Of Occupation By Claiming ‘We Will Uproot Neither Jews Nor Arabs’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “There will be no more uprooting of communities in the Land of Israel,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at an event marking 50 years of Jewish settlements on occupied land. Thousands attended the controversial event held Wednesday night in a field outside of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion. In addition to…
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