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Opinion Let My People Pray At The Temple Mount — It Will Teach Palestinians A Lesson
This past Wednesday, I ascended to the Temple Mount, as I have done many scores of times, and, following the police security check, was permitted to enter the compound Muslims call the Haram A-Sharif, the Noble Sanctuary. The precincts were empty, totally so. I did not see more than a half-dozen Muslims there, except for…
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Fast Forward Jewish Travel Blogger Gets 3-Year Prison Term In Azerbaijan For Visiting Enclave
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli blogger who also holds Russian and Ukrainian citizenship was sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan for illegally entering Nagorno-Karabakh, which is disputed territory with Armenia. Alexander Lapshin, 40, of Haifa, writes a Russian-language travel blog called Life Adventures that chronicles his trips to 122 countries, as well as…
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Fast Forward Israeli High Schoolers Help Uncover 2,700-Year-Old Water System
Israeli high school students helped the Israel Antiquities Authority excavate a 2,700-year-old water system, according to the Times of Israel. The water system, 20 meters long and over 4 meters deep, was likely built after the Neo-Assyrian Empire invasion of Israel in 738 BC. The invasion brought more than just soldiers—it brought agricultural infrastructure, indicating…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Israeli Violinist Welcomes Radiohead With ‘No Surprises’ Cover
Many pro-boycotts, divestments and sanctions activists met the rock band Radiohead’s arrival in Tel Aviv on Wednesday with protests. Michael Greilsammer, a noted Israeli violinist, welcomed the band with a passionate cover of one of their songs. In a video posted earlier this week, Greilsammer plays Radiohead’s classic hit “No Surprises.” The song is from…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Shot Dead After Suspected Stabbing Attack In West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinians rioted at the site of an attempted stabbing attack by a Palestinian assailant against a group of Israeli soldiers. The soldiers shot and killed the assailant near the Palestinian village of Teqoa, which is also near the Israeli settlement of Tekoa in the Gush Etzion bloc of the West Bank, according…
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Fast Forward Black Lives Matter Leader Tweets Support Of Chicago Dyke March
Alicia Garza, one of the co-founders Black Lives Matter, tweeted Wednesday night in support of the Chicago Dyke March’s decision to ask two Jewish LGBT women carrying Star of David flags to leave their march. “Shoutout to @DykeMarchChi for standing up for their principals when folks tried to take it over for their own agenda,”…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Rethinking Temple Mount Metal Detectors Amid Palestinian Rage
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing whether to remove metal detectors at a Jerusalem holy site whose installation after a deadly attack last week has stoked Palestinian protests, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Thursday. There have been nightly confrontations between Palestinians hurling rocks and Israeli police using stun grenades in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem since…
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Fast Forward Gay Israeli Celebs Decry Same-Sex Adoption Ban
TEL AVIV (JTA) – Israel may pride itself on being an oasis of LGBT tolerance in the otherwise hostile Middle East, but many gay citizens are less than wowed. On Sunday, the government came out in favor of effectively preventing adoption by same-sex couples. Responding to a petition to the High Court of Justice challenging…
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