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Fast Forward Mosque ‘Anti-Noise’ Bill Moves Ahead In Israel Knesset
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A bill that would limit the volume of the muezzin’s call to Muslim prayer passed its first reading in the Knesset. The so-called muezzin bill passed its first reading in the full Knesset late Tuesday night by a vote of 55 to 48. The vote came after several hours of debate that…
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Fast Forward South African Students Sing In Hebrew To Fight Back Against BDS
Pro-Israel students at Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand fought back against a BDS-inspired effort to shut down a rally featuring an Arab-Israeli speaker. The group of mostly Jewish students formed a protective ring around the speaker when anti-Israel students tried to storm their rally on Tuesday. “The BDS people came waving their flags, screaming and…
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Fast Forward Sea Of Galilee Hits Lowest Level In Century As Drought Bites
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Sea of Galilee is at its lowest level in a century after northern Israel experienced the driest February ever recorded. The Israel Water Authority said Tuesday that the large freshwater lake, also known as Lake Kinneret, is 20 centimeters below the line experts consider acceptable for water quality. The sea received only 10…
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Fast Forward 55% Of Israelis Think Trump Won’t Oppose Settlement Construction
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A majority of Israelis believe that President Donald Trump will not oppose settlement construction in the West Bank, a poll new found. Some 55 percent of Jewish Israelis told the monthly Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University Peace Index they do not believe Trump will oppose settlement construction. Some 77 percent of Arab…
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Fast Forward Does Israeli Army Service Make Orthodox Women ‘Crazy’?
The head of an Israeli pre-military academy said that Orthodox women who serve in the army are turned into “crazy” women with “confused” values. Yigal Levinstein, who heads the academy in the West Bank settlement Eli, made the inflammatory comments at a lecture to several hundred young male graduates of a different academy. Video of…
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Opinion I Support Boycotting Settlements — Should I Be Banned From Israel With My Children?
I have a theory about American Jewish kids and Israel. I’m trying it out on my own children. My theory boils down to “Love first, truth later.” When my kids near adulthood, I’ll encourage them to visit the West Bank. I’ll encourage them to see for themselves what it means to hold millions of people…
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Israel News EXPLAINED: Why Did Israel Impose An Anti-BDS Travel Ban?
Israeli lawmakers took a cue from the White House Monday night and passed a travel ban. This one will target advocates of boycotts against Israel, Israeli settlements or Israeli institutions. Although pro-Palestinian activists have faced scrutiny and sometimes denial of entry into Israel for years, this law will codify what has until now been an…
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Fast Forward Parents Of IDF Lone Soldiers Get Discounted Flights To Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The parents of lone soldiers serving in the Israeli military are being offered subsidized airline tickets to the Jewish state. The tickets are being offered by El Al Israel Airlines and Nefesh B’Nefesh, which supports immigrants to Israel. They are available from any gateway city served by El Al to families who…
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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Fast Forward In a first, a ballot initiative to divest from Israel has won at the ballot box in Boston suburb
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