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Opinion Jerusalem Day and the Misuses of Religion
On the eve of the June 1967 war, Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah Kook uttered the audacious (and unwittingly prophetic) lament that Israel did not yet rule over all the former Mandatory Palestine: “Have we forgotten those parts of Eretz Yisrael which are not in our hands? Where is our Jericho? And where is our Hevron? And…
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News Can American Jews Rescue Western Wall Prayer Deal?
The deadline for resolving the crisis over the new egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall in Jerusalem has been extended indefinitely, after an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to draft a solution acceptable to the opposing sides within the 60 days he was allotted. Meanwhile, leaders of the Reform and Conservative movements…
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The Schmooze Tickets For Louis C.K.’s Jerusalem Stand Up Sell Out In Hours
Israelis, you better get ready to sing ♬ לואי, לואי, לואי ♬ because Louis C.K., New York’s most irreverent comedian, is packing up and heading for the Holy Land. And no joke is off limits. Tickets for the August 18 show at Jerusalem’s Payis Arena went on sale on C.K.’s website 6pm Monday evening and…
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Fast Forward French Minister Slams UN Vote Ignoring Jewish Ties to Jerusalem
– The interior minister of France criticized his country’s recent vote at a U.N. agency for a resolution that critics said ignored Jewish historical ties to Jerusalem and its holy sites. Bernard Cazeneuve spoke of his objection to France’s April 16 vote at UNESCO, the Paris-based U.N. organization dealing with education, culture and heritage, at an…
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Fast Forward UN Official Snubs Israeli Seminar on Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — A United Nations official in the Middle East turned down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to host a seminar on the Jews’ connection to the Temple Mount. The UN’s special Middle East envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, told the French news agency AFP that the “UN staff in Jerusalem know the history of the region,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Extremist Gets Life for Revenge Killing of Palestinian Teen
An Israeli man convicted of murdering a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem, a crime that helped trigger the 2014 Gaza war, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison. Jerusalem District Court sentenced Yosef Haim Ben-David, who organized the killing of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khudair, to life, which in Israel usually means around 25 years, and…
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Fast Forward Man Moderately Wounded in Jerusalem Stabbing Attack
Israeli police are hunting for the attacker who stabbed a man in Jerusalem’s Old City, moderately injuring him. The victim, believed to be in his 60s, was stabbed in the back near the Austrian Hospice in the Muslim Quarter, the Times of Israel. He reportedly was conscious and in stable condition at a nearby hospital….
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Israel News Temple Mount Revival Movement Revels in Crowd-Funded Passover Sacrifice — but at What Cost?
JERUSALEM — Four days before Passover, a dozen self-styled priests dressed in white walked barefoot onto a stage, carefully rinsing their hands and feet. Two more blew slender silver trumpets, signaling the start of the ceremony: the sacrifice of the Paschal Lamb, mandated by the Torah to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt. Hundreds of Israelis…
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