Under normal circumstances this week’s political developments in Israel would receive a shrug from Islamists. Bint Jbail, Lebanon, January 2 – Islamist militants opposed to Israel’s existence have forgotten what they were doing and have become absorbed in the unfolding ...
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By Linda Sarsour, rights activist Brooklyn, January 1 – It’s bad enough that Palestinians in real life have suffered displacement, persecution, and Othering, but when those phenomena extend even to the realm of beloved children’s shows, we know our society ...
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The Bank of Israel and the Ministry of Finance appear to have ignored the Law of Unintended Consequences. Bnei Brak, December 31 – Researchers have identified a key factor in the economic challenges that face ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel, according ...
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The report includes a colorful chart showing embezzlement of large sums from Qatari aid by Hamas leaders as “Infrastructure Investment.” Doha, Qatar, December 26 – An office staffer in the political echelon of the militant Islamist organization that governs the ...
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“It had always bothered me that certain parties seemed to flout that law and no one said anything about it.” Jerusalem, December 27 – High-ranking officials in Israel’s various political parties gearing up for elections this coming April voiced astonishment ...
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“It’s quite a departure from the Saint Nick of yore.” Nazareth, December 26 – Children from economically disadvantaged families compared their Christmas presents today to those of better-off friends and neighbors and came to the conclusion that Kris Kringle must ...
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The position dovetails with that of Secretary of State Cordell Hull and of civic organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan. Washington, December 25 – Leaders of a prominent progressive group sent letters today to US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...
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Some have allowed their grievances to temper the excitement of Donald Trump’s announcement of a troop withdrawal from Syria. Beirut, December 24 – Fighters in the Shiite militia that dominates Lebanon expressed resentment today that a less-capable colleague has received ...
Read More »Outwardly I have to act as if I’m really annoyed. Efrata, December 19 – Don’t tell my wife, but the recent foofaraw over de-listing Jewish-owned short-term rental properties in Judea and Samaria provides just the excuse I need to delay ...
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Establishments pursuing a more elite non-kosher clientele will also enjoy more expensive options such as certification that the establishment uses or serves wine consecrated or offered to idolatry. Jerusalem, December 20 – Israel’s religious establishment will begin levying fees on ...
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