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Community What The American Media Got Wrong About The Temple Mount Killings
How Were the Temple Mount Killings Reported in America’s Media? Israel has been getting some bad press recently in the United States, much of it self-inflicted by the decision to halt the expansion of the pluralistic prayer area near Robinson’s Arch on the Western Wall. Fair enough, but much of the reporting on Israel and…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Say Coordination With Israel Still Frozen Over Temple Mount
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said security coordination with Israel will remain frozen despite Israel removing the metal detectors it placed at the entrances for Muslim worshippers to the Temple Mount. Abbas made the announcement on Tuesday hours after the metal detectors and security cameras placed at the holy site less than two…
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Fast Forward Mother Of Palestinian Shabbat Killer Arrested For ‘Incitement’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The mother of the Palestinian terrorist who killed three Israelis as they sat at their Shabbat table was arrested for incitement. Israel Defense Forces troops arrested Ibtisam al-Abed on Monday night, the IDF said. She is accused of “aggravated incitement” against Jews. Following the attack, Ibtisam al-Abed said in a statement captured…
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Opinion Jane Looking Forward: To The End Of The Land, The Ignored Poor And More
I’m going to see the play “To the End of the Land,” by David Grossman at the Lincoln Center Festival tomorrow night. Sadly, what began as an evening at the theatre has turned into a political statement. The production is a dramatization of Grossman’s brilliant but bedeviling novel exploring the connections between three Israelis who…
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Opinion How Israel’s Temple Mount Crisis Became A Showdown — Between Government And Generals
On Saturday evening, July 22, the eighth day of the Temple Mount crisis, Israel’s education minister Naftali Bennett, head of the religious-nationalist Jewish Home party, made a condolence visit to the family that had lost three of its members in a horrific stabbing attack the day before. It was not exactly a shiva call, as…
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Fast Forward 3 Israelis Killed In West Bank Stabbing Attack
(JTA) — Two Israelis were reportedly killed and one wounded in a stabbing attack in a West Bank settlement north of Ramallah. Two men, in their 40s and 60s, and a woman in her 40s reportedly died of their wounds, while a woman in her 60s was seriously injured in the stabbing attack in the…
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Community 5 Myths About Israel Boycotts That Every Theater Lover Should Consider
Ever since a group of surprisingly high-profile theater artists called on Lincoln Center to cancel its upcoming production of an Israeli state-sponsored play, New York City’s theater community has been reeling with discomfort. While many theater professionals sympathize with the Palestinian cause, few, in their heart of hearts, want to cancel a play, especially in…
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Fast Forward 3 Palestinians Killed As Jerusalem Erupts Over Temple Mount
Three Palestinians were killed in clashes between rioters and police in Jerusalem and the West Bank over the Israeli government’s decision to keep in place indefinitely metal detectors at the entrance to the Temple Mount, the Palestinian media reported. Thousands of Israeli soldiers and troops were deployed in eastern Jerusalem following riots Thursday, which resumed…
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