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Breaking News 2 Israeli Police Officers Killed In Jerusalem Terror Ambush
(JTA) — Two police officers were killed an another one was injured by Arab gunmen who opened fire on security forces in Jerusalem’s Old City. At least three armed terrorists were killed in a gunfight with security forces during the incident Friday at the Lions’ Gate, which is situated directly northeast of the Temple Mount…
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Breaking News These U.S. Jews Are Looking Beyond The Kotel – To Prayer On The Temple Mount
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Liberal American Jews are feeling thwarted in their years-long campaign for the right to pray as they wish at the Western Wall. Long frustrated that the plaza in front of the wall is run as an Orthodox synagogue, they were doubly incensed when Israel’s political establishment scrapped an agreement that would have boosted access to…
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Opinion The Israeli Right Is Terrified of Peace — And Their Jerusalem Bill Proves It
The man who heads the right flank of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Israeli governing coalition, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, issued on Sunday what amounts to an extraordinary public acknowledgment: that a peace agreement with the Palestinians is possible — and indeed that negotiators had come within “a hair’s breadth” of concluding an agreement several…
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Community Controversial Art Museum In Jerusalem Battles To Survive
Located on the very edge of West Jerusalem, Museum On The Seam has been committed to presenting thought-provoking art about Israel’s complex socio-political reality since opening in 1999. Soon, the small museum with lofty aims may be forced to shutter its doors — the museum’s main backers have announced they will stop funding the institution….
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Fast Forward Hundreds In Jerusalem Protest Bills Bashing Liberal Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem to protest government moves seen as targeting liberal streams of Judaism. The protesters who gathered in Jerusalem on Saturday night carried signs including “Judaism without coercion,” and “We are all Women of the Wall.” The demonstration was organized by…
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Community Meet The Diverse Students Of Hadassah Academic College In Jerusalem
In the heart of Jerusalem, at Hadassah Academic College (HAC), students come together to learn, to grow, and to prepare themselves to become active members of Israeli society. This month, as we graduate more than 600 students from our College, we celebrate with all of our students who have reached an academic milestone. More than…
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Community American Jews Have A Role In Ending The Occupation — And Israeli Jews Have No Right To Dictate It
Recently, Mikhael Manekin wrote an article for Haaretz critiquing the role of diaspora Jews in anti-occupation work. Manekin accuses American Jewish activists of not working together with local forces on the ground in Israel and Palestine. However, both actions he criticizes, the rebuilding of a Palestinian village in the South Hebron hills and the disruption…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Mob Pelts Israeli Police With Stones
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Haredi Orthodox Jews pelted police with stones, eggs and other objects while the officers tried to remove three Israeli soldiers who were being verbally attacked at evening services in Jerusalem. The three soldiers were in uniform when they entered the synagogue in the haredi Mea Shearim neighborhood on Wednesday night. Residents surrounded…
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