Nathan Jeffay
By Nathan Jeffay
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News Christian Rivalry Burns at Site of Jesus’ Tomb
Jerusalem – With big egos competing for sacred space and urgent claims that a miracle is imminent, Jerusalem’s latest religious conflict has all the makings of a classic Holy City conflagration. All, that is, except for the cast of characters: There is not a single Jew or Muslim involved. Tensions are so bad between two…
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News Facebook Puts Jewish Settlers in ‘Palestine’
Haifa, Israel — Israelis in the West Bank woke up earlier this week to be informed that they now live under Palestinian rule, though they were restored to Israeli rule on Friday. Who was responsible for changing the map, and how did it change back so quickly? As it turns out, the Israelis in question…
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News Yeshiva Attack Renews Fears of Threat From East Jerusalem
Haifa, Israel – As visitors flocked last week to an East Jerusalem mourning tent honoring the late Ala Abu Dheim, much of Israel was seized with an uneasy sense that its capital city has an enemy within. Abu Dheim, the deceased, was identified as the shooter in the deadly March 6 attack on the Mercaz…
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News New Israeli Postal Fee Puts Damper on Purim Tradition
Haifa, Israel – Every year, in a modern take on a biblical commandment, thousands of Americans mail mishloach manot, festive food parcels, to their nearest and dearest in Israel. But while this used to be the best way of helping Israelis toward a happy holiday, we can now reveal a better way: Open up the…
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News Hamas Rockets Hit Closer to Heart of Israel
Beersheba, Israel – Atypically for Israel, Anat Weinstein-Berkowitz is dressed so smartly that she would fit in comfortably at any Wall Street law firm. Except for her sneakers. She traded her high heels for flats earlier this week, after Ashkelon, where she is municipal spokeswoman, became the newest target for Hamas rockets. “I can run…
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News Israelis Fume Over Smoking Ban on Army Bases
Tel Aviv – Mutiny is brewing in the Israeli army. The protest isn’t political, like past incidents of disobedience by hard right-wingers who refuse to evacuate settlements, and hard left-wingers who refuse to serve in the Palestinian territories. This rebellion is bubbling up across the political spectrum. The anger is directed toward the Knesset and…
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News Jerusalem To Allow Secular Burials
Jerusalem – Lior Brand, a Tel Aviv businessman in his thirties, has some ideas about death — specifically, his own. “I don’t lead a religious life, and neither do my parents or my wife, but we like ceremony,” Brand said. “I want a ceremony that reflects the way I lead my life. I feel as…
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News Sderot Businesses Driven Out by Rockets
Haifa, Israel – The plight of the embattled residents of Sderot dominated Israel’s national agenda this week, as intensified rockets attacks on the Negev town from nearby Gaza drove protesters out onto the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to lambaste the government’s inability to quell the violence. An estimated 250 angry Sderot residents stopped…
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