Noah Smith
By Noah Smith
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Israel News Israeli Television Hitmakers Take Hollywood by Storm — Eye Global Market
Amid rising calls in some quarters for a boycott of Israel, creating television shows is one export that is humming like never before around the world — and even making quiet inroads in Muslim countries where business ties with the Jewish state are taboo. After the success of shows like ‘Homeland,’ Israeli TV hitmakers are breaking…
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Israel News Max Steinberg’s Jewish Journey From Los Angeles Suburb to Death in Gaza
(Haaretz) — The death of a 24-year-old Birthright graduate from L.A. has brought the battles taking place in the Middle East home for many in this Southern California community in a tangible and direct way – a rarity in a conflict that has been fought by proxy here via rallies and divestment votes. Max Steinberg,…
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Opinion L.A.’s Eric Garcetti Dons Kippah for Instagram
Getty Images After a year on the job, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, 43, has enjoyed mostly positive reviews from Angelenos and from observers of City Hall, who have credited his low-key governance style with helping reform the daily operations of the city’s government as well as with moving his “back to basics” initiatives forward…
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