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Opinion Should I Fly Home To Vote in Israeli Elections?
Illustration by Lior Zaltzman I was exactly 18 the first time I voted in the Israeli elections. I was a newly minted soldier, uniform all fresh and stiff, with the dent of the strap of my M16 on my shoulder, waiting in line at an army base. More than anything I was welling up, filled…
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Opinion Guide to Israeli Elections as Read by a MacBook
MacBook’s Dictation function / Apple So, while messing around with my MacBook Pro, I must have inadvertently hit the “fn” button twice, thus triggering the computer’s Dictation function. I’d never tried it before, so I spoke a few sentences into it. It’s actually astoundingly good at converting speech into text. In advance of the upcoming…
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The Schmooze ‘Censored Voices’ of ’67 War Speak Out at Sundance
Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival (JTA) – In the wake of Israel’s seemingly miraculous triumph in the Six-Day War in 1967, the country’s victorious soldiers were lionized as heroes. But in private, even just one week after the conflict, many of them didn’t feel that way. One describes feeling sick to his stomach in battle…
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Fast Forward White House and State Department Slam New West Bank Settlement Tenders
The White House and the State Department criticized Israel for reissuing tenders for the construction of 450 housing units in the West Bank. The tender announcement will “further isolate Israel internationally,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at Friday’s press briefing. “We believe that settlements are illegitimate and are counterproductive to achieving a two-state outcome,”…
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Fast Forward Israel Drops All Charges Against Tariq Abu Khdeir
Israel has dropped all charges against an American teenager who was seen in a video being beaten by Israel police during a riot in eastern Jerusalem. The U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem announced last week that Tariq Abu Khdeir, 15, of Tampa, Fla., was cleared of wrongdoing during the July 3 riot. Video of two Israeli…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu’s D.C. Visit Only to Talk About Iran, Dermer Says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington to speak about Iran and for no other reason, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, said in an interview. “Let me be clear that the prime minister’s visit to Washington is intended for one purpose — to speak about Iran, that openly threatens the survival…
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The Schmooze Need a Baby-Sitter? Bibi’s Your Man
It looks like Benjamin Netanyahu has a new career path lined up — you know, in case the Israeli elections don’t pan out. A new campaign ad released Saturday shows a couple getting ready for a night on the town. The doorbell rings. It’s the baby-sitter. Or is it? “You asked for a babysitter, you…
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Israel News ‘Shadow Economy’ Grows Fast Outside Israeli Taxman’s Reach
When Israeli tax authorities visit Rena’s craft supply stores in East Jerusalem, Rena’s off-the-books employees know the drill: Either leave the building or pretend to be a customer. The charade is practically second nature to Rena’s staff; in the 60-plus years her family has owned and operated businesses in Jerusalem, they have always supplemented a…
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