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Fast Forward 11 American Beauty Queens Visit Israel
Eleven Miss America and Miss USA pageant winners visited Israel. The women, including a Miss Teen USA title holder, and two competitors from the Miss Universe pageant, visited Israel for five days through Oct. 2 under the auspices of The Face of Israel, a private organization that promotes Israel internationally through outreach to influential decision-makers…
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Fast Forward Swedish Envoy Summoned to Jerusalem Over ‘Palestine’ Declaration
The Swedish ambassador to Israel will be summoned to Jerusalem’s Foreign Affairs Ministry following the Prime Minister of Sweden’s declaration that his government will recognize the state of Palestine. Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said in a statement that he regrets that the new prime minister “was quick to issue statements regarding the position of Sweden…
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Fast Forward Israeli Tourist Arrested for Flying Drone Over Paris
An Israeli tourist was arrested and thrown in jail for flying a drone over Paris landmarks. The Israeli man, 24, was arrested Oct. 1 and spent the night in jail. The following morning he was levied a nearly $650 fine for “operating an aircraft non-compliant with safety laws,” the French news agency AFP reported. The…
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Israel News Needy Israeli Brides Find Wedding Day Nirvana Courtesy of Charities
Ally Betech would have never predicted that her trip to the chuppah would include a detour down a Jerusalem alleyway and into the fluorescent-lit basement of a bomb shelter. But that is where the Modern Orthodox 24-year-old discovered the wedding dress of her dreams: an embroidered ivory gown that covered her upper arms and collarbone…
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Israel News Israel Luxe Hotel Boast Rooftop Sukkahs
(JTA) — With its panoramic views of Jerusalem, cushiony sitting area and decorative elements, this could be almost any other room at the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel. Except the floor is made of AstroTurf, the walls are made of transparent cloth and roof is a bamboo mat. Welcome to one of a dozen private sukkahs built…
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Fast Forward 350 Anthropologists Sign Boycott Israel Petition
More than 350 anthropologists from around the world have endorsed a boycott of Israel and its academic institutions. The statement was posted on Oct. 1 on the website jadaliyya.com with 231 signatories and a call for others to add their names to the list. On Friday, the list had reached 360 names. “As a community…
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Fast Forward ‘War Crimes’ Push Would End Peace Process, Benjamin Netanyahu Says
A Palestinian push to try Israeli officials for war crimes at a U.N. tribunal would end any chance of reaching a peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu spoke to Army Radio on Friday, a day after the Palestinian Authority’s envoy to the United Nations said his government would join the International Criminal…
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Opinion Israel’s Culture of Debate Needs Serious Fixing
Getty Images In her recent New York Times op-ed, Mairav Zonszein describes incidents in which left-leaning Israelis were intimidated and even attacked by right-wing thugs. She concludes that, to quote the title of her piece, “Israel Silences Dissent.” By using this phrase, she suggests that Israel displays a state-based system of intimidation against those who…
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