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Fast Forward Pro-Israel And Queer? Why It’s Getting Hard To Be Both.
NEW YORK (JTA) — For years, Laurie Grauer had waved a rainbow flag emblazoned with a Jewish star at the Chicago Dyke March, sometimes marching near activists waving Palestinian flags. It had never been a problem. But this year, Grauer was confronted by the LGBT parade’s organizers, questioned about her support for Israel and asked…
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Fast Forward Israel Only Country To Like Trump Better Than Obama — And Russia
(JTA) — Israel and Russia were the only two countries to have a more favorable view of President Donald Trump than his predecessor, Barack Obama, at the end of his time in office, a survey found. The annual survey by the Pew Research Center on America’s image abroad also found that some 81 percent of…
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Fast Forward Mossad Sets Up $2M Fund For New High-Tech Spook Tools
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has set up an investment fund to help development of new cloak-and-dagger know-how and is offering grants of up to $2 million per project to bring in new ideas. A government statement on Tuesday said Mossad was seeking technologies in various fields, including robotics, miniaturization and encryption as well as new…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Is ‘Disappointed And Angry’ At Netanyahu
Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam spent hours Monday at an Israeli police facility, answering questions in a corruption investigation involving prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Inside the room, according to Israel’s Channel 2 TV, Adelson had some harsh words about his friend and protege Netanyahu. The Las Vegas casino magnate said he was…
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Community I Don’t Agree With Israel’s Western Wall Agreement — But I Will Defend Israel All The Same.
At my age, 89, I remember only too well a world sans Israel. Each of us uses her or his experience and wisdom to exercise judgements concerning Israel and the Jewish People. My capacity to do so is constrained by the experiences of my pre-1948 life. One example to illustrate. In 1944, at my age…
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Community American Jews Have A Role In Ending The Occupation — And Israeli Jews Have No Right To Dictate It
Recently, Mikhael Manekin wrote an article for Haaretz critiquing the role of diaspora Jews in anti-occupation work. Manekin accuses American Jewish activists of not working together with local forces on the ground in Israel and Palestine. However, both actions he criticizes, the rebuilding of a Palestinian village in the South Hebron hills and the disruption…
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The Schmooze Mariah Carey’s Visit To Israel Is Reportedly Ruined By Israeli Media Storm
“Why you so obsessed with me?” asked Mariah Carey of the Israeli media on a recent trip to Israel. The pop star was in Tel Aviv to promote her partnership with Premier Dead Sea Cosmetics, an Israeli skincare line, but the media was more interested in what she knows about her ex-fiancé’s involvement in a…
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Opinion We Were 100% Right To Highlight Anti-Israel Hate — Whatever Peter Beinart Says
In his June 21 column, Peter Beinart accused The Israel Project of wanting to suppress the video of an anti-Israel event held on Capitol Hill on June 8. If we had wanted to suppress the video, we would not have drawn attention to it. For those who would like to see the whole video, it…
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