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Israel News How Much Should Israeli Guests Splash on Wedding Gift? Web Sites Do Math.
Summer brings wedding season in the Holy Land. And with it, a mathematical conundrum for many Israeli wedding guests: How much money to gift the bride and groom? Wedding gift registries are uncommon in Israel Jewish tradition, as couples prefer cash gifts to kitchen gadgets. Guests deposit envelopes of cash into a large box at…
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Fast Forward Belgian Airline Dumps Halva From Occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Belgium’s national airline has stopped serving its passengers a halva snack made in the West Bank following complaints by a group that supports the BDS movement against Israel. Brussels Airlines called the snacks “controversial,” the Hebrew-language Ynet news website reported. The vanilla-flavored halva sesame snacks are manufactured by the Israeli food company…
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Fast Forward Federal Court Rules Against Rocket Victims in Hezbollah Bank Suit
A U.S. court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by victims of Hezbollah rocket attacks in Israel who sought to hold Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL liable for financing Hezbollah through its New York account with American Express Bank. By a 3-0 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said it lacked jurisdiction…
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News Ousted From Gaza, 10,000 Jewish Settlers Join Quixotic Push To Return
Ari Odess lived for 10 years in Tel Katifa, a Jewish settlement on Gaza’s coastline, before he left under Israeli order eleven years ago. Though he has found a new home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, he dreams of returning his family of 12 to live near the Gaza seaside. Now, Odess is the leader…
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Opinion Burkini Wars Show What’s Wrong With the Religious Right — and Secular Left
No matter how progressive our society has become, a woman’s appearance is still scrutinized, commented upon, critiqued, evaluated and dismissed far more frequently than anything said about a man. Just ask Carly Fiorina. Or Hillary Clinton. But this double standard isn’t simply being exercised by those who weren’t brought up with any manners, or lost…
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Opinion If Israel’s Occupation Is Permanent, Why Isn’t It the Same as Apartheid?
Apartheid. The word is thrown around on the left-wing side of Israel-Palestine politics these days, and often it seems intended to provoke outrage, not reflection. And indeed, that’s exactly what it does on the right. But with the news on August 22 that only 58% of Israelis still support a two-state solution (and that’s counting…
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News Israeli Police Warn Scottish Soccer Fans Not To Wave Palestinian Flags
Israeli police are warning Scottish soccer fans against waving Palestinian flags during tonight’s match between Celtic and the Israeli team Hapoel Be’er Sheva. The warning comes amid repeated incidences of the Glasgow team’s fans demonstrating pro-Palestinan support, including the waving of more than 100 Palestinan flags during a soccer match against the Israeli team last…
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Life How Breastfeeding Israeli Marathon Runner Went From Olympic Hero to Scapegoat
Within less than six months, Lonah Chemtai Korlima has gone from being embraced by the public as she fought the bureaucracy to obtain Israeli citizenship to facing a storm of criticism over her performance at the Olympics. Chemtai arrived in Israel as an employee of the Kenyan consulate and later married track coach Dan Salpeter….
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