Orly Halpern
By Orly Halpern
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News Lebanese Tensions Raise Israeli Fears, but Experts Say for Naught
Tensions were running high in Beirut this week as a crowd of more than 100,000 Shi’ite protesters continued to camp out in the streets of the Lebanese capital, demanding a greater say in the country’s sectarian power-sharing system. The encampment is an outgrowth of a December 1 rally outside parliament that was organized by Hezbollah…
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News Israel Demands Say Over Holocaust Funds
In what was billed as a “historic” challenge, five major Israeli bodies, including the government, signed a covenant Sunday to fight together for increased money and power within the international body that negotiates post-Holocaust claims, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. The heads of two Israel Holocaust survivor organizations — Israel’s national Holocaust…
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News Gay Rally Draws Straight Supporters
Every summer since 2002, a fairly nonviolent battle has taken place between the ultra-Orthodox community and the gay and lesbian community in Jerusalem ahead of the annual gay pride parade held in the capital. Ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, Jews take to the streets, voicing their opposition to what they see as a desecration of the holy…
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News Israelis, Palestinians Mixed on U.S. Vote Results
Israelis had mixed reactions to the Democratic landslide in America’s elections last week. Jews were largely apathetic, yet many Arabs followed them closely, hoping that the results would bring a change to American policies in the Middle East. Hani Smadar, 25, a cashier at a Jerusalem supermarket, didn’t even know about the elections: “I’ll tell…
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News Haredi Protests Drive Straight Israelis Into Gay Rights Camp
JERUSALEM — Every summer since 2002, a fairly nonviolent battle has taken place between the ultra-Orthodox community and the gay and lesbian community in Jerusalem ahead of the annual gay pride parade held in the capital. Ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Jews take to the streets, voicing their opposition to what they see as a desecration of…
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News Tapes Stir Uproar in Israeli Pol’s Sex Trial
The first case to go to trial in a string of high-profile government scandals here was thrown into an uproar last week when the prosecution admitted it withheld evidence that could damage its own case. Former Justice Minister Haim Ramon went on trial last week on charges of forcibly kissing a female soldier. Most observers…
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News Despite Anti-Israel Feelings, Iraqis Ponder Future Ties
JERUSALEM — The leader of Iraq’s Kurdistan Democracy Party appeared on television this week to deny widespread rumors that the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan is harboring Israelis. “There are none,” Masoud Barzani assured millions of viewers on Al Arabiya satellite television. “If there were to be, it would only be with the approval of…
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Culture Some Holiday: Iraq Troops Lack Rabbis, Safe Passage to Services
Specialist Dan Freedman woke up at 0300 hours — 3 a.m. —September 15. It was dark and he was tired, but he was determined to get from his base at Camp Victory to Saddam Hussein’s former Republican Palace in the capital. He put on his uniform, grabbed his M-16 and went looking for his two…
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