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March 4, 20150

Isaac Herzog hopes to speak softly and carry Israel’s election

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) -- Isaac Herzog paces slowly up and down the stage, one hand in his suit pocket, a slight smi

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Netanyahu in Congress
March 3, 20150

Netanyahu to Congress: Deal with Iran paves way to bomb

(JTA) — In his address to Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued that the proposed nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran will le

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Netanyahu in Congress
March 3, 20150

Netanyahu’s speech to Congress

By JTA World News Service Full text of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress, March 3, 2015. As delivere

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Bibi and Kerry
February 26, 20150

Netanyahu ‘regrets’ partisan perception of speech; Rice calls planned address ‘destructive’

By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told top Senate Democrats he regretted that hi

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knesset
February 26, 20150

This high school may have predicted Israel’s election results

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service RAMAT GAN, Israel (JTA) -- When Isaac Herzog learned that his Zionist Union party had won the election with 32

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February 26, 20150

Opening the floodgates of Israel bashing

By Julie Wiener, JTA World News Service Commentary magazine called it “flood libel.” HonestReporting.com described it as “dam busted.” And Camera h

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February 25, 20150

Doing downward dog in Ramallah

 By Batya Ungar-Sargon, JTA World News Service Inhale your arms up into warrior one. Exhale and extend your arms into warrior two. I fol

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February 25, 20150

Poll: Americans slightly in favor of Palestinian state

(JTA) — Slightly more Americans favor the establishment of an independent Palestinian state than those opposed, a new poll found. Forty-two p

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February 24, 20150

Win for families is Round 2 in the Israeli-Palestinian judicial wars

By Ron Kampeas and Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service NEW YORK — Round 2 in the judicial wars between Israel and the PLO went to Israel, and Isr

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February 24, 20150

On foreign policy, Jeb Bush navigates between brother and father

By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — As clearly as Jeb Bush has stated that he does not want his foreign policy chops assessed

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February 24, 20150

Al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists urge attacks on ‘American or Jewish’ malls

(JTA) — A threat on “American or Jewish” shopping centers by the terrorist group responsible for the deadly 2013 attack on a Kenya mall has the U.S. s

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Oslo
February 23, 20150

Scandinavian Jews see silver lining in strong Muslim response to Denmark shootings

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service As a longtime promoter of Jewish-Muslim dialogue in Denmark, Naveed Baig is no stranger to Copenhagen’s G

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February 20, 20150

Freundel pleads guilty to 52 voyeurism charges

By Suzanne Pollak and Geoffrey W. Melada, JTA/Washington Jewish Week Rabbi Barry Freundel, the former spiritual leader at a prominent Washington sy

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February 18, 20150

The Jewish Moroccan language that should be extinct but isn’t

By Abby Sher, Jewniverse via JTA When an animal species is on the edge of extinction, there are plenty of ways to do your part (adopt an African rh

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February 18, 20150

Muslims in Norway to form ‘peace ring’ around Oslo synagogue

(JTA) — Muslims in Norway plan to form what they are calling a “peace ring” around an Oslo synagogue following Sabbath services. More than 80

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February 17, 20150

Two in custody for allegedly aiding Copenhagen gunman

(JTA) -- Copenhagen police are holding two men suspected of aiding the gunman in separate deadly shootings in the Dutch capital, including on a synago

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February 17, 20150

Boise woman allegedly harasses, attacks Jewish neighbor in conversion bid

(JTA) -- A woman in Boise, Idaho, allegedly harassed and physically attacked her Jewish neighbor in order to convince her to convert to Christianity.

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February 17, 20150

Denmark synagogue attack seen as ‘wake-up call’

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service (JTA) -- From the window of the Jewish Community of Copenhagen's crisis center, Finn Schwarz can see his

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February 13, 20150

Purim poser: What is our fascination with villains?

By Edmon J. Rodman, JTA World News Service LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Who is the Haman in your life? The person, who like the bad guy in the Megillah Esth

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February 11, 20150

Fossil of 85-million-year-old reptile found in Israeli desert

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The remains of an 85-million-year-old reptile -- the oldest fossils ever found in Israel -- were identified in the Arava Desert.

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