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In Israel, ‘Tis the Season for Jesus in Art
The museum considered a cornerstone of modern Israeli identity has decked the walls with Jesus-inspired works by Jewish and Israeli artists this holiday season. “Behold the Man: Jesus in Israeli Art” (a misnomer since there are several works by non-Israeli Jews) is on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem through April. Jesus’ place in…
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JNF Fundraises on Outdated Pledge to ‘Replant’ After Fires
After fires burned more than 32,000 acres of Israeli forest and open land in late November, the Jewish National Fund promised to “Rebuild. Replant. Restore.” in a fundraising pitch to disapora Jews which raised $6 million. But according to the Times of Israel, JNF won’t be planting many trees in the forest recovery. Ecologists agree…
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How Israel Flag Has Roots in Boston
(JTA) — If a blue-and-white flag with a Star of David and two horizontal stripes were to hang proudly outside a Jewish organization in Boston, it would hardly be news. Unless, of course, if that happened in 1891 — nearly 60 years before the founding of the State of Israel. The flag that today is synonymous with the…
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Israel’s El Al Is Overhauling its Planes
Israel’s national airline, El Al, is betting on a billion-dollar overhaul of its aging fleet to claw back market share dented by relentless competition from low-cost carriers and a damaging dispute with pilots. El Al was once the go-to airline for most Israelis thanks to the kind of stringent security that sees it equip planes…
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‘We’re Not a Rabbit’: Why Is Israel Worried After Syrian Rebels Lose Aleppo?
(Reuters) – The fall of Aleppo to Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran has heightened alarm in Israel about potential threats to its borders and a wider reshaping of the region. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left no doubt on Wednesday about the depth of Israel’s concern about Tehran, whose position and that of…
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Israeli Lawmaker Nissan Slomiansky Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Nissan Slomiansky, a 70-year-old lawmaker with the ultra-right Jewish Home party in Israel, is facing accusations of alleged sexual misconduct against several women. Israel’s Army Radio reported that Slomiansky was the alleged perpetrator in question after activist Chagit Moriah-Gibor said on Facebook that she had been collecting testimony against a senior Israeli lawmaker in her…
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In Tel Aviv, a Neighborhood Shaped Like a Menorah
Though the Hanukkah story culminates in Jerusalem with the rededication of the Jewish temple, it’s in hedonistic Tel Aviv where one can find the biggest homage to the winter holiday — in the form of an unusual street grid. The streets of the south Tel Aviv neighborhood Neve Sha’anan are laid out around a grid…
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Miniskirt Protesters Blocked From Israel’s Knesset as ‘Modesty’ Spat Rages
Forty female Israeli parliamentary aides and advisers showed up to work in miniskirts and black leggings on December 14 in protest of new Knesset modesty rules. Their protest was sparked by two incidents in recent weeks when women were either turned away or delayed at the Knesset by guards because of what they were wearing….
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New York Times Jerusalem Chief Peter Baker To Cover Trump White House
Peter Baker, the new New York Times’ bureau chief in Jerusalem, announced that he would be leaving the Holy Land after less than six months to return to his veteran beat and cover the White House for Times. “It’s been a terrific if much too short adventure for all of us in Jerusalem — and…
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Sharansky Blasts Bill To Outlaw Non-Orthodox Prayer at Western Wall
Natan Sharansky, the chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, said a new bill that would outlaw women wearing prayer shawls at the Western Wall will have “grave consequences” for the relationship between Israel and Jews in the diaspora. The ultra-Orthodox Shas party proposed the bill this week, with support from several members of Prime…
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When Theodor Herzl Lit His Christmas Tree
Natalie Portman made headlines this month when she told the host of “The Tonight Show,” Jimmy Fallon, that she would be decorating her home with a Christmas tree for the first time this year, thus fulfilling “every Jew’s secret wish.” But Portman is far from the first high-profile Jew to deck the halls. In fact,…
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