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Fast Forward J Street U: ‘Demonizing’ Israel’s Critics Only Strengthens BDS
The university arm of the dovish Jewish American group J Street called on Wednesday for the Jewish community to take “a new approach” and stop “demonizing” the movement to boycott, divest and sanction Israel. J Street U said efforts made by the Israeli government and its supporters to counter BDS are “unhelpful and counterproductive.” These…
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Community The No State Solution
More times than I can count, Brown University students, Jewish and non-Jewish, have decried Israel in what they call “a critique of nationalism” or the state system. On the one hand, I agree with their theoretical point: nationalism and the state system are extremely problematic and have resulted in enormous grief, bloodshed, and displacement across…
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Community What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About The Nakba
In recent weeks, I have been paying particular attention to the arguments in favor of Zionism from those who call themselves progressive Zionists and call for a two-state solution, support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, and express criticism of some of Israel’s policies and actions. More precisely, I have been paying attention…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Woman Brandishing Scissors Killed By Israeli Troops In Jerusalem
Israeli paramilitary police officers shot and killed a Palestinian woman who tried to attack them with a pair of scissors outside Jerusalem’s walled Old City on Wednesday, police spokesmen said. The incident occurred at Damascus Gate, a heavily guarded entrance to the Old City and the scene of similar violence in the past. “Police responded…
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Fast Forward Thousands Of Ultra-Orthodox Protest Israeli Military Draft
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands of haredi Orthodox men demonstrated against Israel’s military draft in the streets of a Jerusalem neighborhood. The protesters filled the streets of Jerusalem’s Geulah neighborhood, located near the central bus station, on Tuesday evening. The Associated Press put the crowd total at about 10,000. Though the protest was unauthorized, police chose…
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Fast Forward Britney Spears Israel Concert Tickets Go On Sale — Starting At Nearly $100
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Tickets to see American pop singer Britney Spears went on sale in Israel. Tickets for the summer concert went on sale late Tuesday afternoon, just hours after the concert was confirmed. They start at nearly $100. The concert set for July 3 at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv is part of Spear’s…
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Fast Forward Jordan’s King Abdullah Says Two-State Solution Only Path To Peace
Jordan’s King Abdullah said peace would not be attained in the Middle East without the creation of a Palestinian state under a two-state solution that would be the basis of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace deal. In a speech at the start of an Arab summit held beside the Dead Sea, King Abdullah said Israel was…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Passover Rube Goldberg Machine Animates The 10 Plagues
Students at the Technion in Haifa created this inventive Rube Goldberg machine to celebrate Passover. The complicated, winding device uses a domino effect to illustrate the 10 plagues, even utilizing a wheel made of matzo. The 2015 project was created by students of the Faculties of Mechanical Engineering and Architecture and Town Planning. Check it…
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