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Opinion After Orthodox-Only Mikveh Law, Time To Rein In the Israeli Rabbinate
As a woman who underwent Orthodox conversion, I was livid when I read about the controversial Israeli bill that was formally passed into law July 25. The bill allows local Orthodox rabbinates to ban non-Orthodox conversions in publicly funded mikvehs. The ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism Party may have introduced this piece of legislation, but in…
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Fast Forward Did Israel Lawmaker Just Call for Swimming Pool Apartheid?
n Israeli mayor from the Galilee apologized for causing offense by saying that he does not want Arabs to use swimming pools of predominantly-Jewish towns and cities. Speaking on the Kol Rega radio station Thursday, Motti Dotan, head of the Lower Galilee Regional Council, said: “I don’t hate Arabs, but I don’t want them at…
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Fast Forward Israeli Professor Who Refuses Wife A Religious Divorce Arrested in Belgium
An Israeli professor who has refused to grant his wife a religious divorce for more than four years was arrested in Antwerp, Belgium. Oded Guez, who was a physicist at Bar-Ilan University, was arrested this week on suspicion of using a forged passport and taking on a false identity, Ynet reported. He is accused of…
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Fast Forward Right-Wing Israeli Lawmaker Calls Reform Judaism ‘Fake’
A right-wing Israeli lawmaker known for his controversial statements called Reform Judaism a “fake religion.” Jewish Home party member Bezalel Smotrich, who created a stir in April for saying Jewish women should not have to share hospital rooms with Arab women, made his remarks about the Reform movement on Thursday, The Times of Israel reported….
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Fast Forward Arab-Israeli Actress Detained by Security Personnel at Ben Gurion Airport
An Arab-Israeli actress was detained for more than two hours by security services at Ben Gurion Airport. Samar Qupty was traveling on Wednesday night to the Colombia Film Festival to promote her film “Junction 48.” Qupty said in a post on Facebook that she showed the security personnel the invitation to the film festival and…
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Fast Forward Israeli Envoy Credits Hillary Clinton for Gaza Cease-Fire in 2012
Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador the the United States, credited Hillary Clinton with the leading role in achieving a cease-fire in Israel’s 2012 conflict with Hamas. Clinton flew to the region and conducted shuttle diplomacy between Egypt and Israel to end hostilities between Israel and Hamas through indirect negotiations. Dermer said that because of the…
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Fast Forward Rudy Giuliani Says Israel Also Likely Hacked American Secrets — ‘So Don’t Get Upset’
Rudy Giuliani pooh-poohed the firestorm over supposed Russian involvement in the hacking of sensitive emails — saying Israel likely has also gained access to American secrets. The former New York mayor defended Donald Trump against allegations that he invited Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails by noting that Russia, Israel and other allies have likely…
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Fast Forward Pokemon Go Warning Issued in Israel
JERUSALEM — The Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom warned about the dangers of playing Pokemon Go after several Israelis were injured in accidents while playing the mobile search game on their cellphones. MDA’s general-director, Eli Bain, in his warning to the Israeli public called the game “a dangerous phenomenon that is gaining momentum,” Ynet…
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