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Books Is Exile Good for the Jews?
The political scientist Alan Wolfe published his latest book about the Jewish diaspora, “At Home in Exile,” in late October, just weeks before Sheldon Adelson uttered his most recent outrageous remarks. Too bad. Adelson’s unfortunate rant would have provided another example to prove Wolfe’s point. Adelson, the zillionaire philanthropist and businessman, is not known for…
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Fast Forward Israel Orders Razing of Palestinian Car Attacker’s Family Home
The family home of the Palestinian man who killed two people when he drove into a crowd of commuters at a Jerusalem Light Rail stop was ordered to be demolished. Israel sent the family of Abdelrahman al-Shaludi the demolition order on Friday; the family had 48 hours to appeal. The home is on the fourth…
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Fast Forward Lieberman Tells German Foreign Minister No Limits On East Jerusalem Settlements
Rebuffing international criticism, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told his German counterpart point-blank on Sunday that Israel will not stop building homes for Jews in East Jerusalem. His remarks were likely to compound Western frustration over Israeli settlement policy on occupied land that Palestinians seek for a state. “We won’t accept any limitations on building…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Proposed Jewish Nation-State Law Hits Hurdle
Divisions within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition delayed on Sunday a preliminary vote on a proposed law to declare Israel the nation-state of the Jewish people. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who heads a centrist party, has expressed concern that the rightist-backed legislation would put preservation of Israel’s Jewish character above democratic values, and she…
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Fast Forward Jewish Man Stabbed With Screwdriver in Jerusalem
A Jewish man was stabbed with a screwdriver in central Jerusalem. The victim, 32, was treated on the scene for stab wounds to his upper body before being taken to Shaarey Zedek Medical Center in the city. The assailant reportedly was a Palestinian youth who was seen fleeing toward the Damascus Gate on the northwest…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Accuses Abbas of Incitement in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of incitement as the P.A.’s official media called for a day of rage in Jerusalem. Netanyahu pointed out the call at the beginning of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday. On Thursday, Netanyahu, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordan’s King Abdullah II…
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Fast Forward Israel Bans Norwegian Doctor From Gaza for Life
A Norwegian doctor who has traveled to Gaza to help treat Palestinians there has been banned by Israel from the coastal strip for life. Dr. Mads Gilbert, 67, has spent over 30 years working in international conflict areas, especially Gaza, the Norwegian daily The Local reported. He spent more than a month this summer working…
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Israel News Of Olives, Politics and Palestinians
There’s a Palestinian saying that when two people have a good relationship, they are like the oil in the olive — inseparable unless they’re squeezed. The same might be said of Fawzi Haj Ibrahim Mohammad and his olive groves — squeezed though the two have been. Mohammad, a 57-year-old Palestinian farmer, was born the year…
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