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A Swedish political party says it will fight to ban circumcision

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

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Here’s what it’s like to grow up as a Jew in Iraq

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

NEW YORK (JTA) — When Ceen Gabbai argued with her first-grade teacher about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, she didn’t realize how big of a risk she was taking. The year was 2000 and students across the world held strong opinions about the Second Intifada, an outbreak of violence that claimed thousands of lives and began in […]

Arab-Israeli communities go on one-day strike to protest violent crime and lack of police response

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

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Demi Lovato apologizes to fans offended by her Israel visit

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Demi Lovato had gushed about her “magical” visit to Israel, saying she felt a “sense of spirituality” there. Now the 27-year-old pop star and actress is apologizing to those who may have been offended by her trip. In Israel, Lovato made three posts earlier this week on Instagram, where she has 74 […]

Las Vegas rabbi on what it’s like to lead a synagogue in ‘Sin City’

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

LAS VEGAS (JTA) — Congregation Ner Tamid is located a half an hour drive away from the Las Vegas Strip, where each luxury hotel seems more extravagant than the next and even on a Sunday morning people can be found crowding around blackjack tables and sitting in front of slot machines in the glitzy casinos. […]

Netanyahu-Liberman meeting makes no progress toward forming coalition government

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

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In the Israeli high-tech: Taboola merges with Outbrain

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

In the merged company Outbrain shareholders will receive 30% of the subsidiary and $250 million in cash. Taboola will hold a 70% stake of the company The two leading Israeli content recommendation companies Taboola and Outbrain are expected to report today, Thursday, that they have signed a merger agreement. The deal is subject to regulatory […]

Accused bomber in West Bank attack that killed teen is arrested

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

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Jewish Labour Party lawmaker in Britain faces no-confidence vote on night of Yom Kippur

October 3, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

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How to Make Head or Tail in New York Telephone Area Codes

October 2, 2019October 10, 2019Sara Wood

By Contributing Author Area codes may nowadays not be the things everyone is talking about, but they become important when, all of a sudden, you move to a different country or region. In fact, nobody seems to care two straws about which code is given to their region. However, we often need to know area […]