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Opinion Don’t Lecture, Listen to Europe’s Jews
First Paris, now Copenhagen. This annus horribilis for European Jews has become even more frightening, as the names of capital cities are now synonymous with anti-Semitic attacks creeping across the continent. We hesitate to ask, but — will the list grow? Israeli officials, aggressively led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have a ready answer to…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Hackers Use Porn in Cyberattack
A group of hackers from Gaza used pornographic videos in a wide-scale cyberattack on several Israeli institutions and individuals. A report titled Operation Arid Viper: Bypassing the Iron Dome released Monday by the cyber security company Trend Micro detailed the hacking campaign carried out by the tech workers from Gaza. The report called the strategy…
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Fast Forward U.S. Accuses Israel of ‘Inaccurate’ Leaks on Iran
The United States accused Israel on Wednesday of distorting its position in the Iran nuclear talks through selective leaks, intensifying tensions before a controversial U.S. visit by Israel’s prime minister. “We see that there is a continued practice of cherry-picking specific pieces of information and using them out of context to distort the negotiating position…
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Fast Forward ‘Gleaming’ Trove of 2,000 Gold Coins Found Off Israel Coast
(Reuters) — Scuba divers have discovered a rare haul of gleaming 1,000-year-old gold coins inscribed in Arabic on the sea bed off Israel, a find archaeologists say may shed light on Muslim rule in that age. Some 2,000 coins dated to the 11th century, a period when the Fatimid Islamic dynasty dominated the Middle East, have…
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Fast Forward Stanford Students Vote for BDS After Senators Shift Votes
The Stanford University student senate passed an Israel divestment resolution that it narrowly defeated a week ago. In Tuesday evening’s revote, the measure which calls on the Palo Alto, Calif., university to “divest from companies that violate international humanitarian law,” passed with 10 votes in favor, four against and one abstention, the Stanford Daily student…
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The Schmooze For ‘Aya,’ From Israel to the Oscars
Image courtesy Cassis Films (JTA) — The idea for “Aya” began with a daydream: What if you were waiting for someone at the airport and instead you picked up a total stranger? What then? That wisp of a fantasy, dreamed up by Mihal Brezis many years ago while waiting with a friend at Tel Aviv’s…
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Opinion My Night at Jerusalem’s First Public Drag Show
Courtesy of Jerusalem Gay Student Association, photo by Leshem Brosh “Did you see the drag show?” I asked a friend at last night’s Winter Noise Festival. “Yeah,” he responded, “did you see the racist a**holes?” Last night, in the hippest corner of Jerusalem’s city center, young Jerusalemites made history. They held the city’s first-ever public…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Speech-Gate Fails To Shake Defense Cooperation With Israel
(Washington Jewish Week via JTA) — American-Israeli relations may be enduring a challenging period due to the political drama surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress, but you’d never know it from the recent confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Ashton Carter. Carter’s appearance on Feb. 4 before the Senate Armed Services…
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