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News Will Stabbing Attack Tear Apart Israel’s LGBT Community?
When an ultra-Orthodox fanatic named Yishai Schlissel stabbed six people at the Jerusalem Gay Pride march in July — 16-year-old Shira Banki later died of her wounds — Schlissel also fractured Israel’s self-image as a global beacon for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. For years, Israeli diplomats have used their country’s impressive record on…
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Breaking News Pilot Louis Lenart, ‘The Man Who Saved Tel Aviv,’ Dies at 94
(JTA) — Louis (Lou) Lenart, an American fighter pilot hailed as “The Man who saved Tel Aviv” during the opening days of Israel’s War of Independence, has died. Lenart died Monday at his home in Raanana, Israel, of heart and kidney failure. He was 94. His funeral on July 22 at the Kefar Nachman Cemetery…
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The Schmooze Tel Aviv Scientists Find That Pot Heals Your Bones
Broke your arm? Time to smoke some dope. According to researchers at Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University, marijuana can help heal bone fractures. Their results were published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. “The clinical potential of cannabinoid-related compounds is simply undeniable at this point… it is possible to detach a clinical…
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Breaking News Germany Will Help Tel Aviv Preserve Bauhaus Architectural Legacy
Germany is committed to help Israel preserve an architectural legacy that recalls Jewish design pioneers who fled the Nazi regime in the 1930s. Germany will invest $3.2 million over the coming nine years to help save Bauhaus-style buildings in the historic “White City” district of Tel Aviv, Barbara Hendricks, German minister for the Environment, Nature…
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Breaking News Amsterdam Scraps Twin City Plan With Tel Aviv
Amsterdam’s mayor scrapped a vote to twin his municipality with Tel Aviv and Ramallah following opposition by left-wing parties on the city council. Mayor Eberhard van der Laan on Thursday scrapped the vote, which had been scheduled for July 1, according to TV5, because of opposition to the gesture by his own Labor Party, the…
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The Schmooze Tel Aviv’s Norman Named Best Boutique Hotel by Jetsetter
Want to travel like a superstar? Skip the French riviera and head to Tel Aviv. The Norman, a small hotel on Nahmani Street, has just been declared the “best boutique hotel” in the world by Jetsetter magazine. The posh establishment, barely a year old, boasts 50 individually designed rooms and suites. A word of caution,…
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The Schmooze Tel Aviv Pride Is as Fierce as Ever
Tel Aviv’s 17th annual Gay Pride Parade took place this Friday. Over 180 thousand participants were expected by the municipality, including around 30,000 tourists who came to participate in the weekend’s Pride events. The temperatures were milder than usual and the city’s streets filled with the nation’s fiercest and proudest, members and allies of the…
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Breaking News Tens of Thousands Celebrate Gay Pride in Tel Aviv
Tens of thousands of people participated in Tel Aviv’s annual gay pride parade, whose theme this year was the transgender community. Friday’s parade, Tel Aviv’s 17th, featured an appearance by Conchita, the transgender Austrian performer who last year won the Eurovision song festival, Army Radio reported. Some participants in the procession from Meir Garden’s Tel…
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