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Opinion #JeSuisCouteau Trending After Tel Aviv Attack
This might just be the world’s worst hashtag — ever. Hours after a Palestinian terrorist stabbed 12 people on board a Tel Aviv bus, extremists took to social media to praise his actions with #JeSuisCouteau, which is French for “I am the knife.” The hashtag, a clear play on the #JeSuisCharlie hashtag used around the world…
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Fast Forward White House Blindsided by Netanyahu Decision To Address Congress
(Reuters) — House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on Iran without consulting President Barack Obama, and the White House questioned whether protocol had been violated. Setting up a diplomatic showdown on an issue that has sharply divided Obama and congressional Republicans, Boehner announced the…
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The Schmooze Israeli Busted For Hacking Madonna’s Computer
Getty Images (Reuters) — An Israeli man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of hacking Madonna’s computer and selling the pop icon’s songs online, a private investigator involved in the case said. Israeli police confirmed they had detained a man suspected of stealing the work of a number of international stars, but declined to name…
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Opinion Bibi’s Challengers Spoof Cartoonish Election Ad
(JTA) — Remember that Hillary Clinton ad from 2008, the one where it’s 3 a.m. and the White House phone is ringing? The spot, an attempt to highlight Clinton’s superior experience compared to then Sen. Obama’s ostensible naivete, didn’t do much to save the Clinton campaign, which lost the Democratic primary that year. But that hasn’t…
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Life A Political Tipping Point for Ultra-Orthodox Women?
A poster for the group promoting haredi women political candidates, ‘Lo nivcharot; lo bocharot,’ which means, if we can’t be elected, we will not vote for you. There is a new feminist revolution happening in Israel, and it is emerging from one of the most surprising places: Ultra-Orthodoxy. Over the past two years, ultra-Orthodox or…
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Fast Forward Israel Claims It Didn’t Target Iran General in Syria Strike
An Iranian general killed in an Israeli air strike in Syria was not its intended target and Israel believed it was attacking only low-ranking guerrillas, a senior security source said on Tuesday. The remarks by the Israeli source, who declined to be identified because Israel has not officially confirmed it carried out the strike, appeared…
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Fast Forward Delta Israel Flights Hit by Bomb Scares at John F. Kennedy Airport
Two Delta Air Lines flights arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, one continuing to and one arriving from Tel Aviv, were evacuated following a bomb threat. An anonymous caller to another unnamed airline reported Monday evening that a pipe bomb had been placed aboard Delta’s flight 468, according to reports. The airline…
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Fast Forward Israel Shifts Iron Dome Missile Defense to North After Syria Strike
Israel reportedly has deployed Iron Dome anti-missile defense systems in the country’s north out of fear of retaliation following an alleged Israeli airstrike on Syria.’ The move was reported Monday evening by Sky News Arabia, which cited unnamed Israeli sources. An Iranian general and at least five Hezbollah members were killed in Sunday’s attack, including…
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