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Israeli Textbook Authors Yank Names in Protest of Right-Wing Bias
Usually, the mere mention of high school civics class is enough to make eyes glaze over. Yet the release of a new textbook that critics — including some of the book’s own authors — are calling deeply ideological has put civics instruction at the center of a massive controversy in Israel. Revital Amiram, a political…
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How Do Mixed Jewish-Arab Schools Mark Memorial and Independence Days?
At most Israeli schools, Memorial Day is one of the most emotional days of the year, as students recall the soldiers who died for their nation in patriotic ceremonies that mark the birth of Israel, the Jewish state. But at Israel’s alternative Jewish-Arab schools, Memorial Day is difficult for another reason: While half the students…
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Bringing Tenacious Spirit of Survival to Your Living Room
There were bottles of Coca Cola and bowls of potato chips and Bamba, the Israeli peanut butter snack on the table as Israeli and expat 20-somethings filed into the North Tel Aviv apartment. But this was no typical Tel Aviv house party. The guest of honor was 83-year-old Nina Ecker, a Polish Holocaust survivor, who…
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5 Pro-Israel Voices Who Have Hillary Clinton’s Ear on Foreign Policy
(JTA) — It’s the season of the unconventional foreign policy adviser: Donald Trump takes advice from his son-in-law and real estate attorney, and Bernie Sanders cites folks who didn’t know they were advising him. In this field, Hillary Clinton’s inner circle of foreign policy advisers stands out for not standing out. The names she has…
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Temple Mount Revival Movement Revels in Crowd-Funded Passover Sacrifice — but at What Cost?
JERUSALEM — Four days before Passover, a dozen self-styled priests dressed in white walked barefoot onto a stage, carefully rinsing their hands and feet. Two more blew slender silver trumpets, signaling the start of the ceremony: the sacrifice of the Paschal Lamb, mandated by the Torah to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt. Hundreds of Israelis…
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WATCH: Stunning Photos of Ancient Samaritan Passover Ceremony
On Wednesday morning, members of the Samaritans sect gathered near the West Bank city of Nablus for a ceremony marking the end of their Passover celebrations. A week prior, the community, which sees itself as the true transmitters of ancient Israelite religion, sacrificed lambs on top of Mount Gerizim, which they consider holy. The Samaritans…
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White House Prepared to Make Largest Ever Military Pledge to Israel
Washington — The White House said it is prepared to commit to the “largest single pledge of military assistance to any country in U.S. history” in its defense assistance talks with Israel. A White House official made the statement to JTA in response to a sent Monday by 83 U.S. senators to President Barack Obama…
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Jerusalem Police Thwart Passover Goat Sacrifice Plot
Israeli police detained seven Jewish men suspected of planning to sacrifice goats in the Old City of Jerusalem in honor of Passover, reported. The arrests on Friday came amid a pre-holiday crackdown against right-wing activists whose visits to the contested Temple Mount have been at the center of months-long tensions between Israel and the Palestinians….
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Israel to Close Off West Bank Amid Terror Fears
Israel is closing off the West Bank for the start of Passover amid fears of further terrorist attacks after a bus bombing in Jerusalem that wounded 20. The closure will begin Thursday night and last through Saturday night. Israel has “warnings, although not concrete” about terrorist attacks planned for the coming days, Israel’s Channel 10 reported,…
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Meet the Bar Mitzvah Boy Who Spent His $76K on Tech Lab for Israeli Kids
Thirteen-year-old Noah Helfstein decided to spend his Bar Mitzvah gift money, a whooping $76,000, not on video games or sports gear, but on an educational technology lab for underprivileged Israeli kids. The young New Yorker unveiled Thursday in Jerusalem the mobile educational center, which consists of a bus equipped with interactive technology-themed educational tools, including…
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17 Jewish Activists Protesting Israeli Occupation Arrested at ADL Headquarters
Police arrested 17 activists denouncing the “Jewish establishment’s support of the occupation of Palestine” on April 20 in the lobby of the Anti-Defamation League during one of a series of Passover protests organized by anti-occupation group If Not Now. Before they were cuffed and shuffled into New York Police Department vans, the young activists had…
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