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Yemenite Jews
December 1, 20140

Tragedy of Mizrahi Jewish refugees emerges from the shadows

By Ben Cohen, JNS.org   To properly understand how the Holocaust has been seared onto Israel’s collective consciousness, one should visit t

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December 1, 20140

Words matter: how vocabulary defines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Jacob Kamaras, JNS.org Settlements or Jewish communities? West Bank or Judea and Samaria? East Jerusalem or eastern Jerusalem? Those are som

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Hamas
November 28, 20140

Israel uncovers Hamas plan for large-scale terror attacks

(JTA) — Israeli security services uncovered a Hamas plot to carry out several large-scale terror attacks on Israeli targets. More than 30 H

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Botany Bob/Creative Commons
November 28, 20140

Polish town reconsidering plan to turn Jewish cemetery into apartment complex

WARSAW, Poland (JTA) -- A town in central Poland is reconsidering a development plan that would turn a Jewish cemetery into a residential complex with

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knesset
November 28, 20140

Report: Israel and Palestinians held back-channel peace negotiations

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel and the Palestinians held secret back-channel peace negotiations, the New Republic reported. The secret negotiations crea

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November 26, 20140

With Herzliya condo project, East End rabbi pitches Hamptons-style Zionism

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) – If they buy it, they will come. That’s the philosophy behind a new luxury apartment

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empty chairs
November 25, 20140

Jerusalem coexistence programs persist amid rising tensions

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Rawan Masalha and Inbar Shaked-Vardi were in their ninth-grade geography class earlier this

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November 24, 20140

Yemenite culture minister dedicates award to country’s 90 remaining Jews

(JNS.org) Yemenite Minister of Culture Arwa Othman is giving away Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award, which she received in September, to Ye

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November 21, 20140

Shipment of weapons bound for eastern Jerusalem intercepted

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A shipment of knives, swords, fireworks and Tasers bound for eastern Jerusalem was intercepted by Israel Police. Police seiz

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November 21, 20140

Children can view ancient Jewish manuscripts with new free app

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a free app to introduce archaeology to children using games and puzzles. The a

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Kotel
November 20, 20140

Making Israel’s Jewish status the law: Does it matter?

By Ben Sales, JTA World News TEL AVIV (JTA) -- On Sunday, Israel's Cabinet is set to advance a controversial bill that if passed by the Knesset wou

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flag
November 18, 20140

Terror victims mourned in Jerusalem — and beyond

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) -- They all lived on the same street. They had all moved there from abroad. They were all rabbi

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gun
November 18, 20140

Israel to consider relaxing gun laws after Jerusalem synagogue terror attack

(JNS.org) Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonvitch ordered a probe to examine easing restrictions on gun laws following the gruesome terro

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November 18, 20140

Is Mahmoud Abbas to blame for Jerusalem synagogue attack?

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) -- After a gruesome attack by two Palestinian cousins left four dead at a Jerusalem synagogue,

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Har Nof
November 18, 20140

Five Israelis killed in terror attack on Jerusalem synagogue

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Five Israelis were killed in a terror attack during morning prayers at a Jerusalem synagogue, including one Druze policeman who died

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Al Aqsa
November 17, 20140

Debate tabled on bill naming Israel national homeland for Jews

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A Knesset committee vote on a law to officially make Israel the nation-state of all Jews was postponed. Justice Minister Tzipi L

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November 17, 20140

Jewish man stabbed with screwdriver in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A Jewish man was stabbed with a screwdriver in central Jerusalem. The victim, 32, was treated on the scene for stab wounds to hi

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November 10, 20140

Op-Ed: Kristallnacht’s lessons for today

By Abraham H. Foxman NEW YORK (JTA) -- Each year on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, we recall the opening salvo of the violent assault on Jews th

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November 6, 20140

Palestinian driver suspected of running over soldiers turns himself in

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The Palestinian man suspected of running over three Israeli soldiers with a van turned himself in. Hamam Mesalmeh, of the West B

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November 6, 20140

ICC won’t prosecute Israel for war crimes in Mavi Marmara incident

  JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The International Criminal Court said it will not open a war crimes case against Israel in the Mavi Marmara incident.

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