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Wildfires Sweeping Central Israel Force Evacuation of Israeli-Palestinian Village
Neve Shalom, the community in Israel where Jews and Arabs live deliberately side by side, was evacuated on Tuesday after a fire threatened to engulf the village in central Israel. The town’s 270 residents were forced to leave in the early morning hours, and then were allowed to return home after noon once the fire…
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Israeli Company That Built Gaza Fence Sees Opportunities in Trump Era
The Israeli company that fenced in the Gaza Strip has seen its stock price rise since Trump’s win. Because Magal Security Systems Ltd. specializes in “smart” electronic fences and other security systems, it is celebrating Donald Trump’s election win as a boon to business. “Trump’s victory brings great opportunities for anyone in the security and…
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Trump Invite to Settler Winery Causes Tempest in a Wine Glass
A settler wine maker’s invitation to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to visit her winery has uncorked a controversy in Israel’s small but colorful wine scene. Vered Ben Saadon, the founder of Tura winery in the Rehelim settlement, said in a Facebook post that she was “waiting for Trump’s visit.” Many settlers have placed hope in…
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In Start-Up Nation, New Company Emerges to Help Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving
In Israel, Thanksgiving, or “Holiday of Thanks” as it’s known in Hebrew, sometimes comes with a side of frustration for those American immigrants who celebrate it. Many Americans in Israel are determined to carry on their favorite holiday traditions even as they embrace a new life in the Holy Land. But they often come up…
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Seven Phrases: The Arabic That Israeli Jews Use Every Day
When it comes to making an emphatic point, Israeli Jews often reach for Arabic. From telling someone “Let’s go,” (“Yalla!”) to expressing surprise (“Walla!”) Arabic is a part of daily speech for Hebrew speakers. Modern Hebrew is heavily influenced by Arabic, borrowing both words and grammar from the language. Israeli musician Meir Ariel commented on…
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Settlers Pray Trump Will Make the West Bank Great
On December 25, the Israeli government will force Eli Greenberg to leave his home in the West Bank outpost of Amona, a collection of white trailers on a rocky green ridge overlooking the Dead Sea. The Israeli High Court ordered the evacuation after ruling the settlement was built on private Palestinian land. But despite the…
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Swimming Across the Dead Sea To Spotlight Its Decline — Don’t Swallow!
Twenty-five swimmers from around the world crossed the Dead Sea from Jordan to Israel today to raise awareness about the deterioration of the natural wonder. For the first swim of its kind in the salty lake, the swimmers wore full face snorkelling masks to protect themselves from the water, which can be fatal if ingested….
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Israel Hopes To Turn Down the Volume on Mosques — Is That Racist?
In early November, Jewish activists armed with Israeli flags and boom boxes sounded the Muslim call to prayer outside the homes of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat. The activists — some of whom traveled from their East Jerusalem settlement — wanted the lawmakers to know what it was like to hear…
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How Steve Bannon and Breitbart News Can Be Pro-Israel — and Anti-Semitic at the Same Time
Breitbart News, the site chaired by Donald Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon, is widely known as a platform for white nationalism and anti-Semitism. It is also brazenly Zionist, albeit peddling an exclusively right wing perspective on Israel. Trump’s Jewish supporters have pointed to Breitbart’s Zionist stance to defend the president-elect’s choice of Bannon, who was…
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At Western Wall, GOP’s Man in Israel Writes Thank-You Note to God
The head of Israel’s Republicans gave thanks for Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election at the Western Wall on Tuesday, seeing a divine hand in the businessman’s defeat of Hillary Clinton. “I feel fantastic and very grateful and I came here to thank God for the miracle that he performed for us yesterday,” Marc…
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Why Israelis Shrug Off Donald Trump’s Anti-Semitism Problem
For most American Jews, Donald Trump’s election win was nothing short of chilling, fueled in part by anti-Semitic followers and the president-elect’s own use of hateful tropes about world domination by Jewish figures in his final campaign ad. But in Israel, the anti-Semitism surrounding the Trump campaign didn’t register as a warning sign. In fact,…
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