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The Schmooze Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘Honorable’ New Show
On the Daily Show, Maggie Gyllenhaal told Jon Stewart that she has not received any backlash about the politics of “The Honorable Woman,” the new show that she stars in. Since it centers on the ongoing turmoil of Israeli-Palestinian relations, Stewart looked amused. “You have very thoughtful friends,” he said. Granted, the eight-part mini-series written…
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Fast Forward 17-Month-Old Yazidi Child Receives Heart Surgery in Israel
A child from the persecuted Yazidi ethnic group of northern Iraq received heart surgery in Israel. The 17-month-old, Wisam, was born with congenital heart disease, and he and his father arrived in Israel in June in advance of the surgery, which was performed Sunday. Wisam’s family — including his mother and two newborn twins —…
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Fast Forward Israeli State Comptroller Will Investigate Military Conduct and Decisions Made In Gaza
Israel’s state comptroller will investigate Israeli military conduct and decisions made during the recent conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Wednesday’s announcement came in the wake of allegations of Israel Defense Forces war crimes during the month-long conflict, in which more than 1,900 Palestinians were killed. Palestinian human rights organizations claim more than 80 percent of…
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Fast Forward Deadline Looms as Gaza Ceasefire Talks Stall
The threat of renewed war in Gaza loomed on Wednesday as the clock ticked towards the end of a three-day ceasefire with no sign of a breakthrough in indirect talks in Cairo between Israel and the Palestinians. Officials in Egypt indicated that the talks were struggling, but said efforts were still being made to reach…
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Fast Forward American Evangelical Christian Leaders Plan Solidarity Trip to Israel
Several prominent American evangelical Christian leaders will travel to Israel to demonstrate their support. The Aug. 17-22 trip, called “Christians in Solidarity with Israel,” was organized by the National Religious Broadcasters. Participants include Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham and president of AnGeL Ministries; Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council; and Richard…
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Fast Forward Israel Extends Law of Return to Non-Jewish Same-Sex Spouses
Israel extended immigration benefits to non-Jewish spouses in same-sex marriages. On Tuesday, Interior Minister Gideon Saar instructed the government to extend the benefits of the Law of Return to all married couples. The law affords non-Jewish spouses of Jewish immigrants full citizenship and immigration benefits, but Israel had not extended the privileges to same-sex spouses…
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Israel News United Nations Names Commission To Investigate Israel For War Crimes
(Haaretz) — The United Nations Human Rights Council last night named the three members of the international commission of inquiry to investigate possible war crimes by Israel during Operation Protective Edge. A senior official in the Foreign Ministry said that despite Israel’s attempts to influence the composition of the panel, the final outcome is unbalanced…
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News German Newspaper Publishes Faces of Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza
Germany’s most widely read daily newspaper, Bild Zeitung, published the faces of the 64 Israeli soldiers killed in the current conflict in Gaza. Together with short biographies of a few soldiers, the images appeared in the Monday edition of the paper under the headline “Israel’s War Against the Hamas Terrorists: Faces of the fallen.” Among…
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