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Opinion Ari Shavit, Go Away and Don’t Come Back
It’s been eight months since dozens of accusations of sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein kicked off the #MeToo movement. As the dust begins to settle some men are coming forward, making clear that they feel it is just about time they were forgiven. Mario Batali, the chef who was accused of numerous counts of sexual…
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Fast Forward Isaac Herzog Tapped as Next Jewish Agency Chief, Rejecting Netanyahu’s Choice
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog is slated to replace Natan Sharansky as the head of the Jewish Agency, after a search committee decided to back his candidacy and reject Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s candidate. This is the first time in 23 years that the prime minister’s choice for the position was rejected. Sources said Netanyahu has…
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The Schmooze Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer Says She’s A Feminist
This article originally appeared in Haaretz. Attorney Blair Berk exits an elevator in one of the generic hotels on the Tel Aviv promenade and asks for a few minutes to send a text message. With American politeness, she explains that during the night there was a development in the case of one of her clients,…
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Fast Forward Former Israeli Lawmaker Who Smuggled Ecstasy Accused of Spying for Iran
Gonen Segev, a former Israeli lawmaker, is accused of spying for Iran and aiding the enemy during wartime, the Shin Bet security service said Monday. Segev, a physician who served as energy and infrastructure minister from 1992 to 1995, was jailed for five years in 2005 for trying to smuggle more than 30,000 ecstasy tablets…
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Fast Forward El Al Flight Crew Instructed Not To Address Netanyahu Directly
On Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, left for Germany, France and England. As always, El Al won the bid to fly them. The flight attendants were given a page of guidelines about how to comport themselves vis-a-vis the prime minister and his wife. A series of dos and don’ts. Among the don’ts, one…
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Breaking News Sara Netanyahu Tried To Physically Attack Bibi’s Top Aide
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara tried to physically assault the director general of the Prime Minister’s Office in an altercation in January, forcing him to hold her off until another official separated them, sources in the office said. The director general, U.S.-born Eli Groner, denied that the scuffle took place. The sources said the…
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Fast Forward U.S. Ambassador to Israel Locked In Twitter War With Liberal Daily Haaretz
U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman has a bone to pick with the country’s liberal daily Haaretz. This week, the newspaper published an op-ed by columnist Gideon Levy in which he takes issue with Friedman who donated an ambulance to the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha. The column was published days after rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal,…
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The Schmooze Abusive Or Empowered? Sara Netanyahu Screams At Aide In New Leaked Tape
Likudnik, Shas voter, Yesh Atid-er, or just a gal who crumples up the newspaper and throws it at the wall when she reads about Israel’s confusing parliamentary system — whoever you are, you have to admit there is nothing in the world like the leaked recording of a furious member of the Netanyahu family. For…
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