Judy Maltz (Haaretz)
By Judy Maltz (Haaretz)
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News Kushner Foundation Gives $342K to Chabad — Still Surprised About Jared and Ivanka’s Synagogue?
It might seem odd for a Modern Orthodox Jewish family to join a Chabad synagogue. But Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are already quite invested in the ultra-Orthodox outreach movement – or to be more precise, their parents are. A Haaretz examination has revealed that Charles and Seryl Kushner have been major benefactors…
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Breaking News Donald Trump Gave $10K to Radical West Bank Settlement
President-elect Donald Trump once donated $10,000 to institutions located in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, one of its founders revealed on Sunday. Yaakov (“Ketsale”) Katz said in an interview with the settler radio station Galey Israel that the donation was made in honor of Trump’s lawyer and friend David Friedman, whom he has…
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Breaking News David Friedman Raised Millions for Radical West Bank Jewish Settlers
David Friedman, who has been named America’s next ambassador to Israel, heads a fundraising organization that has raised tens of millions of dollars for one of the most radical settlements in the West Bank. According its tax forms, American Friends of Beit El Institutions, which was established in 1988, raises about $2 million in tax-deductible…
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Breaking News Women With Prayer Shawls Face 6 Months in Prison Under Orthodox-Only Western Wall Prayer Bill
A group of 16 members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition submitted a bill to the Knesset on Sunday that would prohibit any practices at the Western Wall that are not deemed strictly Orthodox. The bill would prevent women from wearing prayer shawls and tefillin, from reading from a Torah and from blowing…
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News Kushner Foundation Bankrolls Radical Jewish West Bank Settlers
In recent years, the parents of Jared Kushner – the son-in-law and trusted confidant of President-elect Donald Trump – have donated tens of thousands of dollars to organizations and institutions located in the West Bank settlements, according to their tax forms. The U.S. State Department has long held that the settlements are an impediment to…
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Culture When Leonard Cohen Crooned for Israel in Its Darkest Hour
It wasn’t only that his sad and beautiful lyrics resonated so strongly with them. And it wasn’t only because he was a fellow member of the tribe. Leonard Cohen, who died on Friday at the age of 82, has long held a special place in the hearts of Israelis, thanks in large parts to his…
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Breaking News Donald Trump Barely Wins in Israel Exit Poll — Margin Down Dramatically From 2012
Though early voting in Israel has reportedly gone in Donald Trump’s favor, support for the Republican Party has taken a serious, almost unprecedented hit, early exit poll data presented on Thursday suggested. According to so-called exit polls conducted by iVote Israel – a right-leaning group that helps American expats vote in Israel – Trump won 49 percent of the…
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Israel News Fierce Clashes Erupt as Non-Orthodox Rabbis Carry Torah Scrolls to Western Wall
Unprecedented clashes broke out at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning as hundreds of protesters from around the world, led by a delegation of prominent Reform and Conservative rabbis, marched in protest of the government’s failure to create an egalitarian prayer space at the holy site. The rabbis carried Torah scrolls into the…
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