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Fast Forward American Teachers Slam Israel’s Classroom Ban On Political Opinions
NEW YORK (JTA) — The heads of the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors jointly condemned a law proposed by Israel’s education minister that would bar the expression of political views in classrooms. “The ‘code of ethics’ that the government of Israel is considering for the country’s academic institutions is a…
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Fast Forward Is Islamic State Plotting To Bring Terror To Israel?
JERUSALEM (JTA) – When the Islamic State claimed credit for an attack on Israeli soil for the first time Friday and vowed to strike again, the response here was not fear but incredulity. Israeli officials generally dismissed the militant Islamist group’s assertion that it was behind the shooting and stabbing in Jerusalem that left a 23-year-old…
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Community Should Israel Be Cozying Up To Iran?
One of the most prominent arguments for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians is that it would integrate Israel into the regional fabric and create a new alliance between the Jewish state and the remaining Arab states of the region that have no diplomatic relations with it. Already, Israel has shown tacit approval…
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Food Muslim-Quarter Excursion For Fab Falafel — Israel, Day 8
The guide I hired to take Teddy and me on an historical tour of Jerusalem came equipped with a plan for the day — clearly unaware that any itinerary he might provide would have to include the lunch spot of my choice. Get to know me. So when the wonderful, multilingual Joe Nakkar, an Iraqi…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Jr. Takes To Twitter Over Israel Terror Attack
Donald Trump Jr. led a Twitter campaign to push the BBC to change a headline on a story about a weekend terror attack in Israel, blasting the venerable news organization for what he and other Israel advocates said was bias. So nice of @BBC to take down their ridiculous tweet from this morn. If they…
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Books Messianic Jewish Publisher Sparks Ultra-Orthodox Anger at Israeli Book Week
An ultra-Orthodox group filed a complaint with Jerusalem police after HaGefen, a Messianic Jewish publisher, offered a new translation of the Bible to teenagers at Israel’s annual Hebrew Book Week. Yad L’Achim, a prominent activist group that has been known for harassing Christian missionaries to Israel and voicing opposition to Arab-Israeli marriages, complained that the…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Push To Scrap Western Wall Deal On Egalitiarian Prayer
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Haredi Orthodox parties in Israel’s government have proposed a new resolution that would rescind a government decision to create an official egalitarian section at the Western Wall. The proposal was approved by the Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinowitz, and would keep in place the egalitarian prayer area erected at Robinson’s Arch,…
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Fast Forward Kushner And Greenblatt Head To Israel In New Peace Push
President Donald Trump is sending two top aides to Jerusalem and Ramallah this week to discuss potential next steps in his bid to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a White House official said on Sunday. Going on the trip will be White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, who is Trump’s son-in-law and husband of his daughter…
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