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Opinion A Book, a Joke, a Graduation Gift: One Week in Israeli Xenophobia
We’ve all been talking about Michael Oren’s audacious new book “Ally” and his . But Michael Oren is hardly the only Israeli citizen making enemies out of the President of the United States. Take Judy Nir Moses, the wife of Israeli Minister of Interior Silvan Shalom. She’s a media personality, part of a weekly talk…
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Opinion Michael Oren, You Hardly Know Us at All
The new memoir by Michael Oren, recounting his four years as the Israeli ambassador to Washington and his “journey across the American-Israeli divide,” ignited debate before the 400-page book was even published yesterday. Much of that was due to Oren himself, who in a few strategically-placed opinion pieces, siphoned off the most provocative parts of…
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The Schmooze PHOTOS: Michael Douglas Visits Jerusalem With Family
Michael Douglas played the tourist over the weekend after accepting the 2015 Genesis Prize in Jerusalem last Thursday. “I am a Jew,” Douglas told the crowd assembled for the event, emceed by Jay Leno. “Those are four words of pride. My Jewishness is as deep as my genes.” Douglas’ wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, model Bar Refaeli…
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Fast Forward Israelis Object to Orthodox-Only Rabbi Rules: Poll
More than two-thirds of Israelis object to the removal of a Conservative rabbi from a bar mitzvah ceremony for disabled children intended to take place at the Israeli president’s residence. The ceremony has been run for 20 years by the Conservative movement and was scheduled to take place at the end of June. It was…
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Fast Forward Israel and Turkey Launch Secret Push To Mend Ties
Israel held unannounced diplomatic level talks with Turkey on Monday to explore prospects, after Turkish polls, of restoring an alliance that was once central to U.S. Middle East policy but has soured dramatically under Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan. The Islamist-rooted AK Party founded by Erdogan, who accused Israel last year of having “surpassed Hitler in…
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Opinion Think U.N. Gaza ‘War Crimes’ Report Is Biased? Read It First.
When the shouting dies down and folks take the time to read the actual content of the United Nations report on last summer’s Gaza war — all 183 pages plus side documents — you might see some very red faces in the world of pro-Israel activism. Well, maybe you won’t. The leaders and friends of…
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Fast Forward Druze Attack IDF Ambulance, Killing Wounded Syrian Militant
Druze villagers on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights attacked an Israeli military ambulance on Monday and one of two Syrian casualties it was carrying from the civil war next door died, police said. Read More: Israel’s Druze Call for Rescue of Embattled Syrian Brethren The incident in the Golan village of Majdal Shams overlooking Syrian territory…
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Fast Forward Israel Balks at France’s Deadline for 2-State Talks
(JTA) — For months, France has considered taking a more active role in advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Israel wants no part of it. The French peace proposal reportedly would have three components: a return to direct Israeli-Palestinian talks, a committee of representatives from world and regional powers to facilitate the negotiations, and a United Nations…
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