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Fast Forward Netanyahu Now in Office Longer Than Ben-Gurion
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broken David Ben-Gurion’s record as the prime minister who served the longest consecutive term in Israel’s history. As of Tuesday, Netanyahu had served 2,793 days — or seven years and 236 days — besting Ben-Gurion’s 2,790-day record, according to the Israel Democracy Institute. Ben-Gurion was Israel’s first prime…
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Opinion To Survive Trump, All Progressives Need To Become Sabras
Before Sabra was a brand of hummus, it was a nickname for Israelis, who were said to be like the Sabra cactus: tough outside, but tender inside. In the age of Donald Trump, all progressives must learn to be Sabras. We, like a generation of Israelis who lived with perpetual war, must learn to be…
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Community I Worked with Keith Ellison. Here’s Why Pro-Israel Jews Should Be Cautiously Optimistic.
There is a good possibility the next Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is going to be my friend and Congressman, Keith Ellison. In the decade since he was first elected to Congress, Rep. Ellison and I have fostered a close relationship. I respect Rep. Ellison and strongly support many of his domestic policies…
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Israel News Tzipi Livni ‘Deeply Disturbed’ By Nazi Salute in Pro-Trump Rally
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni wrote on Twitter that she was “deeply disturbed” by a video of Donald Trump supporters making the Nazi salute at a conference hosted by the white nationalist National Policy Institute in Washington, DC. “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!” said National Policy Institute leader Richard Spencer at a…
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Israel News To Continue His Father’s Legacy, Shimon Peres’s Son Hints at Run for Office
Chemi Peres, the youngest son of the late Israeli president Shimon Peres, compared his father’s legacy to that of physicist Albert Einstein who became more of a legend after death. “I believe that there are many similarities between the two legacies,” said Peres, the cofounder of Pitango Venture Capital, in an interview with the Forward….
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Israel News In Start-Up Nation, New Company Emerges to Help Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving
In Israel, Thanksgiving, or “Holiday of Thanks” as it’s known in Hebrew, sometimes comes with a side of frustration for those American immigrants who celebrate it. Many Americans in Israel are determined to carry on their favorite holiday traditions even as they embrace a new life in the Holy Land. But they often come up…
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Israel News Seven Phrases: The Arabic That Israeli Jews Use Every Day
When it comes to making an emphatic point, Israeli Jews often reach for Arabic. From telling someone “Let’s go,” (“Yalla!”) to expressing surprise (“Walla!”) Arabic is a part of daily speech for Hebrew speakers. Modern Hebrew is heavily influenced by Arabic, borrowing both words and grammar from the language. Israeli musician Meir Ariel commented on…
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Books Novelist Etgar Keret Says He Doesn’t Publish in Hebrew Because Privacy
— The celebrated novelist Etgar Keret said he refrains from publishing some of his works in Hebrew to protect the privacy of his family, upon whom he bases some of his writing. Keret, who in 1996 received Israel’s Prime Minister Award for Literature, among other distinctions, revealed this during a talk last week before Russian…
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