Nathan Jeffay
By Nathan Jeffay
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News Israel’s Mixed Cities on Edge After Riots
Lod, Israel — Lod is on edge. In the wake of the wild rioting between Arabs and Jews during Yom Kippur in the northern city of Acre, locals fear that Lod — a city of 75,000 located just southwest of Tel Aviv — could be the next mixed city where relations turn violent. Acre was considered…
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News Room With a Jew: Settlers Lure Israeli Tourists
Haifa, Israel — Israel’s settlers have launched a well-funded public relations campaign to change their image by luring vacationing Israelis to the disputed West Bank. The Israeli public’s attitudes toward settlers are currently colder than ever. In recent weeks, settlers featured in newspapers have been young men and women with angry faces, resisting evacuation from…
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News Mixed City of Acre Shocked by Arab-Jewish Riots
Haifa, Israel — The normally calm Jewish-Arab city of Acre is reeling after four days and nights of wild rioting that subsided on Sunday. Acre is a picturesque coastal town in the Galilee where droves of visitors flock every weekend for the quaint cafés and tasty seafood. During the rioting, Jews and Arabs threw stones…
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News Criminals Slammed for ‘Using’ Religion
Haifa, Israel — In this season of Jewish repentance, Israel has been captivated by a debate about religious forgiveness for the people who might be thought to need it most: criminals. Just before the High Holy Days began, the Ashkenazic chief rabbi of Israel, Yona Metzger, pointed to what he and some others have said…
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News Secular Israelis Accept Orthodox Services
Haifa, Israel — Until recently, the tradition on Yom Kippur at Kibbutz Nachshonim, a secular kibbutz in central Israel, was a barbecue — in defiance of the somber religious tone of the day. But times have changed. Five years ago, to the dismay of some elderly and ardently secular members of the kibbutz, younger kibbutz…
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News Fake Shofars? Israelis Investigate
It is well known that Tel Aviv is teeming with counterfeit Rolex watches, Armani jeans and other fashion items. But the latest consumer warning will take even the most wary shopper by surprise: Steer clear of fake shofars. As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, shofars are blown in synagogues daily to mark…
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News After ‘Pogrom,’ Israel Debates Who Controls Settler Violence
Haifa, Israel — A weekend of violence in the West Bank, igniting what Prime Minister Ehud Olmert likened to an anti-Palestinian “pogrom,” has touched off a public uproar over the state of law enforcement in the territories and the proper role of Israel’s security forces. On Saturday morning, September 13, a series of confrontations began…
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News Livni’s Ascension Threatens Labor Party’s Position in Future Elections
The election of Tzipi Livni, Israel’s foreign minister, as the new leader of the Kadima party and presumptive prime minister-elect could push the once-mighty Israel Labor Party to the sidelines of Israeli politics, according to numerous observers and political insiders. Livni, who advocates territorial compromise with the Palestinians, was the most dovish candidate in the…
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