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Opinion Israeli Politician: We Need U.S. Jews To Play A Bigger Role In Our Politics
This time the Israeli government went too far, and it is high time for us, concerned Israelis, and for you, members of the Jewish community in the U.S., to say in unison, loudly and clearly, that American Jews must have a seat at the table. The majority of Israelis do not support the disgraceful decisions…
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Fast Forward Avi Gabbay Wins Election To Lead Divided Israeli Labor Party
(JTA) — Avi Gabbai will lead Israel’s Labour party after defeating his opponent in the second round of primaries. On Monday evening, Gabbai, who switched to the center-left Labor party several months ago from Kulanu, a smaller center-right party, won the election to head the party, garnering 52 percent of the vote. His opponent, Amir Peretz, a…
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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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