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Protesters respond to Israeli soldier’s conviction with death threats

January 4, 2017

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Protesters were shouting death threats against the army’s chief of staff, Gadi Eisenkot, after a military court convicted an Israeli soldier who had shot an injured Palestinian attacker of manslaughter. “Watch out, Gadi, Rabin is looking for a friend!” cry several protesters in a video published by the Ynet news portal. […]

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Israeli Singer Makes Racial Slur Against Obama

January 4, 2017

Footage has emerged of a popular Jewish singer using a racial slur against President Barack Obama at a concert in Jerusalem. Mordechai Ben David, a 65-year-old Brooklynite from the Hasidic sect of Judaism, was performing a song about peace on December 29 when he launched an attack on the outgoing U.S. leader, calling him a

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Middle East, USA

Azaria guilty verdict divides Israel

January 4, 2017

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Whatever the verdict on Sgt. Elor Azaria was going to be, it would be a tragedy for many and bad for us all. Had he been found not guilty by the military court that tried him, it would have been scandalous because there’s evidence on film that shows that

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Heart patient reunites with emergency responders

January 4, 2017

TEL AVIV (Press Release) – As in every year, MDA (Magen David Adom) teams prepared for the busy night ahead on New Year’s Eve, which would include tending to people found in medical emergencies such as excessive alcohol consumption, car accidents, child labor and more. That night, dozens of calls came into the Dan Region

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Democrats absent from House GOP resolution denouncing U.N.’s anti-Israel vote

January 3, 2017

A House resolution condemning President Obama’s refusal to veto an anti-Israel U.N. measure was introduced Tuesday with the support of 51 Republican cosponsors but no Democrats. Rep. Dennis Ross, Florida Republican, submitted the language moments after the start of the 115th Congress. Sen. Jerry Moran, Kansas Republican, is expected to introduce a companion measure in

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Middle East, USA

Iran received more than $10 billion in cash and gold

January 3, 2017

Iran has received more than $10 billion in sanctions relief from around the world in the form of cash and gold in the past three years, since it signed a preliminary nuclear deal with world powers, The Wall Street Journal has revealed. The large shipments of gold and cash, from oil funds unfrozen in numerous

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International, Middle East, USA

Egypt destroys 10 tunnels near Gaza border

January 3, 2017

Egyptian border forces on Sunday uncovered and destroyed 12 tunnels along the borders of the northern Sinai and Gaza, Egyptian army spokesman Tamer al-Rifae told the Ma”an news agency. It remained unclear exactly how the tunnels were destroyed. Egypt in recent years has been cracking down on the underground tunnels between the Sinai Peninsula and

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Huckabee: UN resolution an act of hate

January 3, 2017

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee slammed UN Security Council Resolution 2334 as an act of hate and contempt against the State of Israel and criticized Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech against construction in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria during a visit to the Knesset Tuesday. The Knesset visit was arranged by MK Miki

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Middle East, USA

Israel’s UgaUga helps Chinese bake cakes in rice cookers

January 3, 2017

Kits with prepared mixes target 400 million Chinese online; marketing campaign to come By Shoshanna Solomon Chinese child eating a home baked UgaUga cake. Picture was uploaded by users on UgaUga’s blog on WeChat (Courtesy) Four years ago, Israeli Ronen Mechanik, 41, sent his Chinese friend Piu Piu a photo of an elaborate birthday cake

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International, Middle East

Saudi Arabian Pop Star Sings ‘God, Rid Us Of Men’ In Viral Hit

January 3, 2017

Saudi Arabian pop star Majed Al-Esa shook her country’s deep-seated patriarchy with the lyrics and video of her new feminist song, “Hwages” or in English, “Concerns.” Posted on YouTube Dec. 23, the video now has almost 2.5 million hits. The women in the music video sing phrases that roughly translate to “If only God would

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Despite tough economy, olim happy they came to Israel

January 3, 2017

JERUSALEM (Press release) – A new survey of olim who immigrated to Israel in the past two years indicates that 67 percent report suffering from economic challenges. While 40 percent of those surveyed said that economic opportunity in Israel was the main reason for their making aliyah, the study shows that two years after arriving

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International, Middle East

Website offers goods made by Israelis with disabilities

January 3, 2017

TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) — Buy for Good, a new Israeli start-up offers a new way to connect Israel supporters around the world to nonprofits organizations in Israel. The company has launched a new online store www.buyforgood.biz that only sells products produced in vocational training centers operated by nonprofits that offer rehabilitation and employment

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Middle East, Travel and Food

FIDF makes Chanukah so sweet for IDF unit

January 3, 2017

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Middle East

Turkish Media Show ‘Selfie’ Video of Alleged Istanbul Suspect

January 3, 2017

Turkish media have broadcast a video of a man they say is the suspected gunman who killed 39 people during a New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub. The video appears to be from a cell phone the man is carrying as he walks around Istanbul’s Taksim square. He spends much of the time looking

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International, Middle East

Protesters respond to Israeli soldier’s conviction with death threats

Israeli Singer Makes Racial Slur Against Obama

Azaria guilty verdict divides Israel

Heart patient reunites with emergency responders

Democrats absent from House GOP resolution denouncing U.N.’s anti-Israel vote

Iran received more than $10 billion in cash and gold

Egypt destroys 10 tunnels near Gaza border

Huckabee: UN resolution an act of hate

Israel’s UgaUga helps Chinese bake cakes in rice cookers

Saudi Arabian Pop Star Sings ‘God, Rid Us Of Men’ In Viral Hit

Despite tough economy, olim happy they came to Israel

Website offers goods made by Israelis with disabilities

FIDF makes Chanukah so sweet for IDF unit

Turkish Media Show ‘Selfie’ Video of Alleged Istanbul Suspect

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