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Opposition to the newly founded national film awards represents more than a political dispute. It raises the deeper question of who gets to define Israeli culture in moments of national crisis.
In his new book, David Shlachter sought to answer the question “who is Israel right now, at this moment.”
Organizers of Adelaide Writers’ Week say Randa Abdel-Fattah’s participation following the Chanukah mass shooting on Bondi Beach would be “culturally insensitive,” given her past remarks.
The government-backed Yozma Fund aims to leverage over $2 billion for Israeli venture capital, shoring up early-stage tech amid a global funding slump and local instability.
The Hollywood star won best actor in a musical or comedy for his role as a 1950s Jewish ping-pong prodigy.
Israel’s prime minister called the Islamic Republic and its proxies a threat to regional security at the signing of a cooperation agreement in Jerusalem.
“There’s been a demonization of alcohol in the past three to five years, and I think some people don’t want to stop drinking but want to have a bit of a conscience,” Philippe Dallacorte, who owns a kosher wine store, told JNS.
“We find it troubling that divisive political issues are being introduced into our workplace,” a Breads Bakery spokesman told JNS.
S. Fitzgerald (“Fitz”) Haney’s life story—from religious Catholic to a practicing Jew who journeyed from the Volunteer State to Ra’anana via Puerto Rico and Mexico City, is anything but ordinary.
The agreement will see the Israeli airline’s flights to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York linked with JetBlue’s destination network.
Action in Judea and Samaria, however, is still limited.
The quiet release of the letter starkly contrasted Matthews “publicly expressing propaganda against my people,” Rami Feinstein, of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, told JNS.
