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Opinion Yeshiva Retracts ‘Mazel Tov’ to Gay Newlyweds
A Jewish gay couple takes part in the annual pride parade in Jerusalem / Getty Images “Mazel tov on your engagement! Oops — actually, strike that. No mazel tov for you.” That’s essentially the message Israeli yeshiva Ma’ale Gilboa conveyed to one of its former students and his partner this week, upon realizing that the…
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Fast Forward Egypt To Host Gaza Reconstruction Conference in October
Egypt will host a donors conference on the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip on October 12 in Cairo following the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Tuesday. The announcement carried on the state news agency came after Norway’s foreign minister held talks with Egyptian President…
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Fast Forward Jewish Settlements Receive Higher Share of State Funds, Study Shows
Jewish settlements in the West Bank and on the Golan Heights received a higher share of state funds than other communities, according to a new report. Arab towns receive the second highest amount of state funds per capita followed by development towns, according to the report by the Adva Center, which tracked Israeli government spending…
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Fast Forward Israel Illegaly Pushing Out African Asylum Seekers, Human Rights Watch Says
Israel has illegally coerced nearly 7,000 Eritrean and Sudanese nationals into returning to their home countries, where they risk serious abuse, Human Rights Watch said. Returning Sudanese have faced torture, arbitrary detention and treason charges in Sudan for setting foot in Israel, according to a report released Tuesday by the international human rights group. “Israeli…
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Fast Forward Early Gaza Cease-Fire Broke Down Over Misunderstanding Between U.S. and Israel
A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during Israel’s Gaza operation reportedly broke down over a misunderstanding between Israel and the United States. Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal did not agree to refrain from attacking Israeli troops on the ground during the 72-hour cease fire that started Aug. 1, though the United States promised Israel that…
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Fast Forward Israel, U.S. Conduct Joint Test of Arrow 2 Interceptor Missile
Israel and the United States conducted a test of the Arrow 2 interceptor missile. The test was conducted by Israel’s Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea, Israel’s Defense Ministry announced in a statement issued Tuesday. The Arrow 2 provides the Arrow Weapon System,…
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Fast Forward Petach Tikvah Chief Rabbi Rejects Ethiopians for Marriage Certificates
The Sephardi chief rabbi in the Israeli city of Petach Tikvah has been refusing to perform marriages for Ethiopian Jews in his community. Saying their Jewishness is questionable, Rabbi Binyamin Atias has rejected the Falash Mura, whose ancestors converted from Judaism more than 200 years ago, and has not allowed them to register in his…
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Israel News After Gaza War, Israel Seeks To Isolate Qatar — But U.S. Resists
Labeled recently by Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations as a “Club Med for terrorists,” the tiny Gulf emirate of Qatar is being widely depicted, to the surprise of many, as a new regional villain in the Middle East, thanks to concerted attacks from Jerusalem and a coalition of Arab states whose interests coincide. Yet…
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