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Israel News Princeton Students Narrowly Reject Divestment Referendum
Princeton University undergraduates have defeated a referendum on divestment from Israel by a narrow margin. The referendum on divestment — the first ever on an American campus in which all undergrads were allowed to vote — lost by a margin of 52.5% to 47.5%. Some 2,032 students, or almost 39% of all undergraduates at the…
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Fast Forward South Africa Minister Barred by Israel From Visiting West Bank
The Israeli government denied a South African cabinet minister a visa to visit the Palestinian territories. Blade Nzimande, South Africa’s minister of higher education, sought the visa to conduct a six-day working visit. According to Eyewitness News, the South African department of higher education says Israel’s refusal owes to the minister’s “public utterances against the…
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Opinion Why GOP’s ‘Sheldon Adelson Primary’ Is Disgrace — and Won’t Lure Jewish Voters
This weekend, a collection of GOP presidential candidates will arrive in Las Vegas for a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Don’t allow yourself to be fooled into thinking that these candidates are making a real attempt to appeal to American Jewish voters. Their presence is all about winning over a single Jewish donor: Sheldon…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Back at Gaza After Hamas Fires Rocket
Israel’s air force struck a Hamas forward lookout post in response to the firing of a rocket from Gaza. The strike Friday morning on a post just south of the Erez Crossing in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip resulted in no casualties, Army Radio reported, citing Palestinian media. The rocket that exploded inside…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Vows No Iran Deal That Threatens Israel
Seeking to ease U.S.-Israeli tensions, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Israel delivery of top-flight fighter jets next year to maintain its military edge and vowed that any final nuclear deal with Iran would ensure Israel’s security. Addressing an Israeli Independence Day celebration in Washington, Biden insisted that Barack Obama “has Israel’s back,” despite…
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Opinion In Stealth Move, Congress Backs Israeli Right’s War on Settlement Boycotts
The finance committees of the House and Senate have approved amendments to a trade bill that equate boycotts of West Bank settlement products with boycotts of Israel, strengthening efforts by the Israeli right to silence opponents of West Bank settlements. Both committees approved the amendments unanimously. Each committee then approved its version of the trade…
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Opinion Why Birthright Next Was Doomed From the Start
Well, I hate to say I told you so. The news that Birthright Next is apparently winding down – its leadership is leaving, its flagship program is shutting down — has come as a surprise to many. But not to those who have followed the program closely, and watched its revolving door of talented staff…
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Culture This Israeli Dad Watches Porn All Day — It’s His Job
OHR YEHUDA, Israel (JTA) – During working hours, while his 4-year-old son is at nursery school, closes the door to his small home office — less to keep out the noise than to prevent his mother-in-law from walking in on him while he’s watching pornography. It’s not as outlandish as it sounds: Watching X-rated films…
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