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Food Beer For Breakfast At Levinsky Market — Tel Aviv, Day 2
This whole trip is basically a food lover’s paradise, but this morning’s adventure was a highlight. We began the day with a tour of Levinsky Market, a glorious strip of food stalls, guided by Gil Hovav, the wildly knowledgeable and entertaining Israeli food writer and TV host, who is a friend of the bride. (He…
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Fast Forward Israeli Culture Minister Walks Out On Work By Famed Palestinian Poet
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Miri Regev, Israel’s minister of culture and sports, walked out on an awards ceremony after an artist performed a song based on a work by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. Regev walked out of the Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers awards ceremony Monday evening as Arab-Israeli singer Mira Awad, who received an…
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Fast Forward London Gets Advice From Israel On Fighting Urban Terrorism
(JTA) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he spoke with Israeli officials for advice on how to combat urban terrorism in the wake of terror attacks in London and Manchester. Khan told the London-based Jewish News that his office and Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officials had spoken with officials in Israel. “My office has been in…
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Fast Forward New Bipartisan Bill Aims To Ensure Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would strengthen the processes that have ensured Israel’s qualitative military edge. Under the legislation introduced Friday, the president would be required to consult with officials in the Israeli government about their defense needs before authorizing arms sales or defense items to countries in the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Hacking Uncovered Details Of ISIS Laptop Bomb Plot Leaked By Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Israeli cyberintelligence reportedly uncovered detailed Islamic State plans for bomb attacks aboard aircraft that led to the U.S. ban on laptops on flights from eight Muslim-majority nations. The revelation appeared Monday in a New York Times article about the difficulties facing the United States in using cyber-warfare to contain the influence of…
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Fast Forward Warren Buffett Is Trying To Raise $200 Million In Israel Bonds
NEW YORK (JTA) — Business magnate Warren Buffett is encouraging the purchase of Israel Bonds at private events in New York. Guests attending the events with Buffett on Thursday have pledged to buy $1 million to $5 million in Israel Bonds in order to meet the billionaire. Buffett hosted an event last November in his hometown of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Cabinet Approves Abbas’ Request To Cut Power Supply To Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Security Cabinet agreed on Sunday to reduce the amount of electricity Israel supplies to the Gaza Strip at the request of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas said he would reduce the amount of money the PA pays to Israel to supply the electricity, Haaretz reported. Abbas reportedly made the decision…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Official Anonymously Donates To Israeli Hospital That Treated Him For Cancer
A Palestinian Authority official has donated thousands of dollars to a Haifa-area hospital where he received cancer treatments, the Times of Israel reported Monday. The official, who chose to remain anonymous, cited his experience at the Rambam Medical Center as a primary motivation for the donation. “When I arrived at Rambam, I saw a medical…
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