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U.S. Pushes U.N. Security Council To Focus On Iran, Not Israel

The United States pushed the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to focus on “illegal and dangerous behavior” by Iran and Lebanese group Hezbollah in the Middle East, an accusation that Iran dismissed as “misleading propaganda.” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the 15-member council that its monthly meetings on the Middle…

By Michelle Nichols/Reuters Apr 20, 2017 | 2 min read
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Birthright Co-Founder Michael Steinhardt To Light Israel Independence Day Torch

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Jewish-American investor and philanthropist Michael Steinhardt has been selected as one of two Diaspora Jews to light an official torch at the state Israel Independence Day ceremony. Steinhardt, the co-founder and major funder of Taglit-Birthright Israel, will join Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, who delivered a prayer at…

By JTA Apr 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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How ‘Moderate’ Ultra-Orthodox Aid And Abet Extremism In Israel

In his recent article, “How CNN’s ‘Believer’ Smears Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox As Intolerant ‘Black Peril’” published in the Forward, Rabbi Avi Shafran takes issue with CNN religion reporter Reza Aslan’s portrayal of Haredi Jews in Israel as “bent on creating an oppressive theocracy.” Shafran, who believes Aslan’s piece maligned the Haredi, used his op-ed to depict…

By Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll Apr 20, 2017 | 4 min read
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She Buys Billboard, Posts $5K Reward And Prints 150,000 Flyers — All To Find Pooch

A woman bought a billboard alongside Israel’s busiest highway, printed 150,000 flyers, and has offered a $5,453 reward – all to find her lost dog. Perry, a dark brown mixed collie, was dropped off at a kennel when his owner, Raquel, left the country five weeks ago, Haaretz reported. But the day after she left,…

By Aiden Pink Apr 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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What Do Israelis Think Of Jared And Ivanka?

American Jews have a fraught relationship with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Whatever pride they feel in the Jewish couple in the White House is tempered by the fact that most of them voted against President Trump and oppose the administration’s policies. In Israel the feeling is much less complicated. “For us it is like…

By Naomi Zeveloff Apr 20, 2017 | 3 min read
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Tel Aviv Mini Markets Can Open On Shabbat

Secular Israel scored a point in the ongoing battle over religion in the public sphere on Wednesday when the Israeli High Court ruled that Tel Aviv mini markets could stay open on the Jewish Sabbath. Tel Aviv-Jaffa Mayor Ron Huldai hailed the ruling in the Israeli press, saying the city “was free and will remain…

By Naomi Zeveloff Apr 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Israel Admits Holocaust Survivors In Dire Circumstances

Israel’s state comptroller sharply critiqued the state’s treatment of Holocaust survivors ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Haaretz reported. In a report issued on Wednesday, state comptroller Yosef Shapira said that Israel had made it difficult for survivors to access the benefits that they are entitled to and some survivors were at risk of…

By Naomi Zeveloff Apr 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Israel’s Left-Wing Meretz Party Files Complaint Against Rapper For Incitement

Israel’s left wing Meretz Party filed criminal suit against Yoav “The Shadow” Eliasi after the far-right social media personality posted an image to Facebook that painted the faction’s members as traitors. מפלגת מרצ הגישה הבוקר תלונה במשטרה נגד יואב אליאסי, הראפר הצל, בגין הסתה • @akivanovick pic.twitter.com/O4EKe0Qr9i — חדשות 10 (@news10) April 20, 2017 The…

By Daniel J. Solomon Apr 20, 2017 | < 1 min read

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U.S. Pushes U.N. Security Council To Focus On Iran, Not Israel

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How ‘Moderate’ Ultra-Orthodox Aid And Abet Extremism In Israel

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What Do Israelis Think Of Jared And Ivanka?

Tel Aviv Mini Markets Can Open On Shabbat

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