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Fast Forward ‘Dig’ Cancelled After One Season — Anti-Occupation Activists Claim Victory
The American television drama series “Dig,” which was filmed in Jerusalem, reportedly has been cancelled after one season. The USA Network decided to cancel the series after soft ratings, the Seriable website reported. The network had planned to base each new season around a new mystery while retaining some of the original characters, according to…
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Fast Forward Supreme Court Strikes Down Jerusalem Passport Case
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a law that would allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports, handing a victory to President Barack Obama’s administration. The Obama administration argued that the law unlawfully encroached on the president’s power to set foreign policy and would have, if…
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Fast Forward Christian Jerusalem Stabber Wanted ‘Revenge’ on Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The attacker who stabbed two Jewish teenagers as they walked to the Western Wall on Shavuot night was a Christian-Israeli. John Kakis, 19, of the Old City of Jerusalem, was arrested in connection with the May 23 stabbing attack that left the teens with moderate injuries, the Shin Bet security service said…
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Fast Forward Yeshiva Students Try to Block Christians From King David’s Tomb
A group of yeshiva students tried to prevent Greek Orthodox Christians from entering King David’s Tomb in the Old City of Jerusalem. Monday morning’s incident was the second time in two days that Jewish students attempted to block access to the site, which is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims. The students were dispersed peacefully…
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Culture Yiddish Sex Tips for Girls Find Home in Jerusalem Library
A few months ago, Dr. Yoel Finkelman was browsing through the catalog of the New York auction house Kestenbaum & Company; it’s a regular chore at the National Library’s collections department. He noticed an interesting item. Finkelman, the curator of the library’s Judaica collection, noticed a Yiddish pamphlet titled “Advice for Women and Young Women…
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Fast Forward Ancient 2,000-Year-Old Aqueduct Unearthed in Jerusalem
A section of Jerusalem’s lower aqueduct, which brought water to the city more than 2,000 years ago, was uncovered during sewer work. The aqueduct, which was excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority, was found in the Umm Tuba neighborhood, near Har Homa. It begins near Solomon’s Pools south of Bethlehem and continues for about 13…
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Fast Forward Police Lock Western Wall Barrier Over Torah Fears
A male supporter of Women of the Wall was arrested after trying to pass a Torah scroll to the women’s section of the Western Wall during prayers for the new Jewish month. The partitions separating the men’s and women’s sections were locked together and metal barriers placed alongside them on Tuesday morning to prevent the…
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Israel News Jerusalem Day Only Underlines Divisions in Holy City
Damascus Gate is one of the liveliest parts of Jerusalem’s Old City, with a sneaker bazaar, a vegetable market and a street food cart vending cups of hot, seasoned corn. But the shopping corridor was empty of Palestinian shoppers and merchants, the storefronts bolted shut, on Sunday afternoon, normally a business day in the Middle…
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