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Israel News WATCH: Benjamin Netanyahu Tries to Make Nice With Israeli Arabs
Israel’s Arab citizens won’t soon forget Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2015 Election Day warning about Arabs heading to the polls “in droves” as a way to shore up his right wing base. Now, 18 months later the prime minister is riffing on his own statement to try and make nice with Israeli Arabs, who make…
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Food Israeli Opens New Café in Harlem
Israeli-born chef Kfir Ben-Arimade is the coffee-lover behind Cafeine, a new java spot in Harlem. He’s powering his drinks with beans from Bristot, a century-old Italian coffee brand seldom seen stateside. Cakes and pastries round out the menu; sandwiches and breakfast items are on the way. Ben-Arimade worked the line at New York’s Paradou and…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Authority to Sue UK over Balfour Declaration
With the 100th anniversary of a key Zionist declaration approaching, the Palestinian Authority said it plans to sue Britain for issuing the edict. The P.A.’s foreign minister, Riyad al-Malki, told Arab League leaders in Mauritania on Monday that the Palestinian Authority will sue over the Balfour Declaration, saying it led to all “Israeli crimes” committed…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Target in Syria Following Mortar Fire on Golan
Israeli fighter jets struck Syria in retaliation for mortar fire that landed in Israeli-controlled areas of the Golan Heights. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Monday that its Air Force had “successfully targeted the source of the fire in Syria.” It was not known whether the Israeli airstrike caused any damage or casualties….
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Fast Forward Cynthia McKinney Blames Israel for Europe Terror Attacks in Bizarre Tweet
— A former Georgia congresswoman claimed in a tweet that Israel is responsible for recent terror attacks in France and Germany. Former Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney tweeted Saturday night: “Same Israeli photographer captures Nice and Munich tragedies. How likely is that? Remember the Dancing Israelis?…” The tweet includes a link to a video about the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Woman Gang-Raped on India Backpacking Trip
Two men have been arrested in connection with the gang rape in India of a 25-year-old Israeli tourist. The woman said she was attacked on Sunday in the northern Himalayan resort town of Manali while riding in a vehicle with six men to a nearby town. She told police the other men did nothing to…
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Opinion How Both the Left and the Right Get Israel’s Gay Rights Struggle Wrong
Jerusalem’s gay pride parade, in which I marched on Thursday, was full of contradictions. On the one hand, Israeli politicians competed to show their support for the march. Likud MK Gilad Erdan came with his posse of security guards, and party members waved Yesh Atid banners in the march’s staging area. On the other hand,…
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Fast Forward Fifth Israeli Child of Summer Dies of Heat in Parked Car
— Following the fifth death in two months of an Israeli child who had been left in a parked car, the country’s children welfare watchdog called for regulations that would prevent the recurrence of such cases. Vered Windman, the director of the Israel National Council for the Child, made the call Friday, urging the government…
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