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Israel News Will Trump Travel Ban Bar A Sudanese Activist In Israel?
Mutasim Ali, one of the only Africa asylum seekers granted refugee status by Israel, is taking his story of resilience on the road with an upcoming U.S. tour sponsored in part by the New Israel Fund. But there’s just one problem: Ali is from Sudan, one of the six countries on President Trump’s revised travel…
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Slideshows 12 Must-See Works Of Israeli Street Art
This piece was contributed by Masa Israel Journey. Over the past few years I’ve had the pleasure of traveling throughout Europe, Asia and just the tiniest bit of Africa. I love wandering down side streets and finding out all a city has to offer, even if it’s staring at a masterpiece on a brick wall….
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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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