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Opinion If America Had Laws Like Israel
Thinkstock A new proposed bill, supported by senators on both sides of the aisle, will finally define and determine the United States of America as the land of the Protestant People, the largest religious constituency in the U.S. and the group out of which America’s founding fathers and ruling leadership emerged. The new law aims…
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Attacked in Berlin After Leaving Synagogue
An Israeli man visiting Berlin suffered a black eye and fractured fingers in a street attack. The Israeli, 22, said he was beaten and kicked Sunday evening after leaving synagogue by four men who spoke German with an Arabic accent, according to reports. “I have no doubt they attacked me because I looked Jewish or…
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Israel News Orthodox N.J. Embraces Rabbi Pruzansky — Extreme Anti-Arab Views and All
(JTA) — If Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Teaneck, N.J., had his way, Arab rioters and stone throwers would be shot with live ammunition. Arabs would be barred from the Temple Mount for six months. Any village from which two or more terrorists originated would be razed and its residents deported. Arab terrorists would be executed, their…
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Fast Forward Reuven Rivlin Cancels Appearance by Israeli Singer After Anti-Arab Song
Israel’s president cancelled an appearance at his official residence of an Israeli singer after he released an anti-Arab song. The office of President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday announced that singer Amir Benayoun would not be allowed to perform at the event scheduled for Sunday at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem to mark the exile and…
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Opinion I Admit It — I’m Binational-Curious
For at least a generation, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the oddest in the world. No one knew how to solve it, yet everyone knew what the solution was: two states, the 1967 lines with land swaps, a creative solution on Jerusalem. Within a couple of years, this consensus has begun to collapse. In short, the…
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Israel News DCJCC Cancels Theater J’s Middle East Festival, Prompting Censorship Debate
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include new information from Theater J. The Jewish theater company in the nation’s capital is struggling to find its footing in the face of increasing efforts by donors and funders to steer it away from dealing with controversies related to Israel. Theater J, a nationally acclaimed group under…
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Fast Forward Moshe Yaalon and the Anti-Defamation League Praise Hagel As He Announces Resignation
Israel’s defense minister and the Anti-Defamation League lavished praise on U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on the day he announced his resignation. The tributes from Moshe Yaalon and the ADL on Monday were in sharp contrast with the intense scrutiny that Hagel received from pro-Israel groups when he was nominated for the post two years…
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Fast Forward Two Jewish Men Stabbed in Jerusalem During Fight With Palestinian Youths
Two Jewish men were stabbed in Jerusalem during a fight with local Palestinian youths. Three Palestinians, two of them minors, were arrested in the Monday evening attack in the Old City, according to reports. The reports did not say what precipitated the fight. One victim, 45, was stabbed in the stomach and was in moderate…
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Yiddish „מײַן זינגען אויף ייִדיש האָט גאָרנישט צו טאָן מיט נאָסטאַלגיע““My singing in Yiddish has nothing to do with nostalgia“
חוה אַלבערשטיין האָט לעצטנס אַרויסגעלאָזט איר אויטאָביאָגראַפֿיע, וווּ זי באַשרײַבט די ראָלע פֿון ייִדיש אין איר רעפּערטואַר און אין איר לעבן
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