Andrew Tobin
By Andrew Tobin
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Breaking News Gay Israeli Celebs Decry Same-Sex Adoption Ban
TEL AVIV (JTA) – Israel may pride itself on being an oasis of LGBT tolerance in the otherwise hostile Middle East, but many gay citizens are less than wowed. On Sunday, the government came out in favor of effectively preventing adoption by same-sex couples. Responding to a petition to the High Court of Justice challenging…
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Breaking News The First Medic To Respond To Temple Mount Attack Was Muslim
JERUSALEM (JTA) – When Nedal Sader first heard the crackle of automatic weapon fire Friday morning, he couldn’t believe it was coming from the Temple Mount. As a Muslim, he regarded the complex just outside his apartment as a sacred and peaceful place. He prayed there nearly every week. But as a seasoned first responder,…
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Israel News As Scandals Mount, Netanyahu Launches Trumpian Attacks Against ‘Fake News’
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Facing mounting scandals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the “fake news” media and “leftists” of trying to take him down with a campaign of lies. In a hastily organized meeting with political allies Thursday, Netanyahu denied any wrongdoing in two erupting controversies involving his associates, the Hebrew media reported. The prime minister…
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Breaking News Israel’s Opposition Gets A Boost In Polls From New Leader Avi Gabbay
JERUSALEM (JTA) — After political newcomer Avi Gabbay’s surprise election to head the Labor Party, his center-left political coalition has surged back to life in public opinion polls. Two surveys conducted on behalf of Israel’s main news channels Tuesday showed the Zionist Union winning 20 to 24 Knesset seats if elections were held today, compared…
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News Could Avi Gabbay Be ‘Israel’s Macron’ As He Moves Labor Party To Center?
TEL AVIV (JTA) — He’s charismatic. He’s an outsider. And he’s a political centrist. Some have hailed Avi Gabbay, the telecom exec who was elected Monday to lead the center-left Labor Party, as Israel’s version of French President Emmanuel Macron, the banker who recently swept to power with an outsider campaign. “Like Macron, Gabbay brings hope,“ said…
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Breaking News These U.S. Jews Are Looking Beyond The Kotel – To Prayer On The Temple Mount
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Liberal American Jews are feeling thwarted in their years-long campaign for the right to pray as they wish at the Western Wall. Long frustrated that the plaza in front of the wall is run as an Orthodox synagogue, they were doubly incensed when Israel’s political establishment scrapped an agreement that would have boosted access to…
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Breaking News Israel’s Crisis With Diaspora Yields Plenty Of Words — But Little Action
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli politicians rushed to condemn their government’s decision Sunday to freeze a plan promoting pluralistic prayer at the Western Wall. Voices from across the political spectrum, including members of the governing coalition, criticized the vote by the Cabinet as a reckless affront to American Jewry. They warned it could weaken the community’s support for Israel….
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Life Tel Aviv Women Don Red Cloaks To Promote ‘Handmaid’s Tale’
TEL AVIV (JTA) — What are the female slaves of an American Christian theocracy doing in Tel Aviv? Attracting a lot of attention, apparently. Six women dressed as handmaids from Hulu’s hit “The Handmaid’s Tale” — based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood — silently wandered the streets of the city Thursday to…
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