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Culture A true crime documentary about an arcane religious practice feels oddly familiar
'Razzouk Tattoo' follows a family of Coptic Christians in Jerusalem that tattoos pilgrims — and the intrigue and murder that follows
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Film & TV 7 great new films from Israel coming soon to a (big or small) screen near you
Documentaries and social dramas were among the highlights at this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival
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Books When the Saudi Crown Prince interrupts your Seder – and more things we learned from Jared Kushner’s new memoir
Kushner’s book, ‘Breaking History: A White House Memoir,’ is due out on Tuesday
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Opinion No one dreamed of a mechitzah: At the newly liberated Western Wall, we all prayed as one
On Tisha B'av 1967, those gathered in Jerusalem were too grateful to be focused on senseless divisions
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Fast Forward Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom is hosting an interfaith basketball clinic in Jerusalem
Former Division I college basketball star Tamir Goodman — once known as the “Jewish Jordan” — will be on hand as well
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Culture Can a new Israeli Netflix historical drama succeed if it flunks history?
‘The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ spans the decades from Ottoman rule to nationhood. Yet somehow, the politics and events of the era are missing from the show.
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Fast Forward ‘You are messing with the wrong guy’: When Trump’s ambassador to Israel blasted a Democratic congressman
In his new memoir, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman — nominated by former President Donald Trump — takes aim at Democrats from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to pro-Israel Rep. Ted Deutch. But those politicians say Friedman’s recollections in the book, scheduled for release Tuesday, are wrong. Friedman writes of dressing down Deutch after…
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Opinion A tragic murder in Jerusalem reminds us: Jewish Israelis face deadly antisemitism every day
Israel is often reminded by its critics that its status quo is unsustainable. Like a procrastinator in shul at the end of Yom Kippur, time is running out for it to do the right thing: to withdraw from the territories, midwife a Palestinian state, dissolve itself into nonbeing. To figure out the problem of its…
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