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News Are Banks Responsible for Funding Hamas — and Enabling Terror?
Joshua Faudem was having drinks with friends at Mike’s Place, a favorite of the English-speaking community on Tel Aviv’s beach, when two suicide bombers entered and added the popular hangout to the list of Israeli venues that had fallen victim to second intifada terror attacks. A decade later, Faudem, a dual citizen of Israel and…
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Food Israeli Cuisine on the American Screen — With Michael Solomonov
Even for a veteran filmmaker whose widely praised documentaries have explored subjects as diverse as the O.J. Simpson trial, the classic American Chevrolet, the Kennedy assassination and the life of Broadway musical giant Richard Rodgers, this could be considered a rather unlikely topic. And that might explain why Roger Sherman tends to bubble over with…
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Fast Forward Thousands Hit Streets in New Israel Social Protests
Thousands of demonstrators marched from Tel Aviv’s Habima Square to Kaplan Street to protest against the economic policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid, marking the two-year anniversary of the protests railing against the high cost of living. The rally dispersed at around 1:00 A.M. One man was arrested by the…
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The Schmooze Will Madonna Call Tel Aviv Home?
It looks like the Kabbalah-loving Madonna may be trading in a London flat for an apartment in the Holy Land. Madge was apparently seen toting a brochure for a high-end housing project in Tel Aviv. Israel’s Channel 10 reported on a photo circulating on Facebook showing her with sales material from the Meier on Rothschild…
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Fast Forward Suspect in Tel Aviv Gay Center Shooting Incriminates Himself
The prime suspect in the gay center shooting in Tel Aviv incriminated himself, Israel Police announced on Sunday. Police say Hagai Felician, the main suspect in the 2009 attack at Tel Aviv’s Barnoar LGBT center, has tied himself to the shooting that killed Liz Trubeshi, 16, and youth counselor Nir Katz, 27. During the past…
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Fast Forward Barbra Streisand Visits Western Wall After Landing in Israel With Puppy
Jewish-American singer Barbra Streisand landed in Israel ahead of her debut Israeli performances at the Bloomfield Stadium on June 20 and 22 in Jaffa as part of the Israeli Presidential Conference. Stepping off the airplane in the early evening, Streisand wore a white jacket, pants and hat, and cradled her pet coton de Tulear dog…
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Fast Forward Tens of Thousands Come Out for Tel Aviv Pride Parade
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday for the annual Gay Pride Parade. Organizers decided not to change the scheduled events and parade route in light of the arrests made in connection to the 2009 gay youth club shooting, and a number of public figures and politicians are scheduled to give…
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Culture Israel Philharmonic Makes Spectacular Debut in Its New Home
It was a who’s who of Tel Aviv and New York Jewish culture vultures, politicians, philanthropists and, yes, music lovers from around the world. Thirteen years in the making, more than 77 years since its founding, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was inaugurating its new home at Heichal Hatarbut. Thanks to the city of Tel Aviv…
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