Stories republished from Haaretz, Israel’s newspaper of record.
For coverage of Haaretz itself, see Israeli media.
Stories republished from Haaretz, Israel’s newspaper of record.
For coverage of Haaretz itself, see Israeli media.
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Israel News San Francisco Federation Funds Far-Right U.S. Groups, Not Just Canary Mission
The recent revelation that San Francisco’s Jewish Community Federation funneled $100,000 to the anti-BDS blacklisting website Canary Mission shocked many. But that donation was only one in a long list of controversial far-right fringe causes supported by the federation through one of its largest “supporting foundations” – the Helen Diller Family Foundation. The federation’s guidelines…
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Israel News Israel Will Fund Evangelical Bible Program In West Bank Settlement
The Education Ministry has begun to provide state funding for a Bible-based leadership training program developed by Christian evangelicals in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Between 3,000 and 4,000 Israeli high school students will participate in this outdoor experiential program over the coming year, with the help of this funding. An Education Ministry spokeswoman…
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Fast Forward Kushner Tried to Strip Refugee Status From Millions Of Palestinians
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, has reportedly pressured Jordan to strip the refugee status of more than two million registered Palestinians living in the country. According to a report in Foreign Policy magazine, Kushner raised the issue with Jordanian officials in the region during his visit there in June. Emails written by…
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Fast Forward Birthright Won’t Vet Applicants Despite Walkouts Protesting Israeli Occupation
Despite several highly publicized walkouts on its program, Birthright does not intend to introduce a vetting procedure that would weed out potential troublemakers from the free trips it offers to Israel. In recent weeks, Jewish-American participants have filmed themselves walking out of three separate Birthright trips to protest the occupation and the absence of discussion…
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Fast Forward Israel Sees Nationwide LGBT Strike Over Homophobic Discrimination
An estimated 60,000 people attended a rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Sunday evening, capping a day of demonstrations and a partial strike around the country in support of equal rights for Israel’s LGBT population. The strike call and demonstrations were sparked by the amendment to the surrogacy law and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
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News Prominent Jewish Donor To Israel Stopped At Airport Over ‘Palestine’ Pamphlet
A prominent Jewish-American philanthropist was delayed for security questioning at Ben-Gurion Airport this week after a pro-Palestinian pamphlet was found in his suitcase. The incident involving attorney Meyer Koplow took place on Sunday and has drawn strong criticism from the American-Jewish community in recent days. A senior Israeli official told Haaretz that the questioning took…
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Fast Forward Ari Shavit Accused Of Grabbing, Trying to Kiss Daughter’s Former Partner
Following an interview with Ari Shavit published in Haaretz last week, in which he referred to various women accusing him of sexual harassment and his subsequent soul-searching, another woman came forward to accuse the journalist of untoward behavior. The woman’s account, published by the independent Israeli online magazine “Hottest Place in Hell,” details a claim…
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Fast Forward Israeli Intelligence Firm Meddled In Hungary’s Elections: Report
Israeli intelligence firm Black Cube was instrumental in a smear campaign against liberal NGOs ahead of Hungary’s elections in April, Politico reported Saturday, citing two sources, including a former Black Cube employee. Soon before the election in which Prime Minister Viktor Orban won another term, a Hungarian magazine published a list of more than 200…
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