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Dani Dayan, former Israeli diplomat in NY and settler leader, picked to chair Israel’s Holocaust museum

July 22, 2021Arsen Mayer

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Talking about practice? How ‘Ted Lasso’ and Allen Iverson explain the uproar over Ben & Jerry’s settlement pullout

July 21, 2021Arsen Mayer

(JTA) — My favorite moment of “Ted Lasso,” the hit TV show about a relentlessly kind American hired to coach professional soccer in London, comes when Ted berates his star player for sitting out practice. “You’re sitting in here, you’re supposed to be the franchise player, and yet here we are, talking about you missing […]

What Is the Green Line?

July 21, 2021Meghan Froy

The Green Line refers to the line of demarcation that separated Israeli, Jordanian, Syrian and Egyptian forces at the conclusion of Israel’s 1948 War of Independence. It was delineated in the 1949 armistice agreements that formally ended the war and served as Israel’s de facto international border until the 1967 Six-Day War. Its name derives […]

How US laws against Israel boycotts could hit Ben & Jerry’s

July 20, 2021Arsen Mayer

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ben & Jerry’s decision this week to pull out of an agreement that allowed its Israeli franchisee to sell its product in what the company terms “Occupied Palestinian Territory” has angered some Jewish-owned businesses. But the move also could have legal repercussions in the United States. As a result of a campaign […]

The AP predicts that Israel will win 7 Olympic medals. That would make history.

July 20, 2021Sara Wood

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How the Jewish world is responding to Ben & Jerry’s decision to exit Israeli settlements

July 19, 2021Arsen Mayer

(JTA) — Kosher supermarkets are rethinking their inventory. Politicians are emptying their freezers. And the foreign minister of Israel is vowing to get involved in local US politics. The reactions were all part of the firestorm that quirky ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s set off Monday morning with its announcement that it would no […]

The building with a planted bomb in Tel Aviv

July 18, 2021August 21, 2021editor

Today, the building at Hashlosha Street 2 (Tel Aviv) was mined. According to the police department, unknown individuals have rung the police hotline at 13:00 informing that there is a planted bomb in the building which would explode in 30 minutes. Anonymous persons emphasized that the reasons for their actions are because of the activities […]

Omri Casspi, first Israeli player in NBA, retires from professional basketball

July 18, 2021Arsen Mayer

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Beitar Jerusalem soccer team cancels match against FC Barcelona after request to not hold match in Jerusalem

July 16, 2021Arsen Mayer

(JTA) — Beitar Jerusalem, an Israeli soccer team, has canceled an exhibition match against FC Barcelona after the powerhouse Spanish team refused to hold the match in Jerusalem. The friendly match had been scheduled for Aug. 4 in Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium, but Palestinians urged Barcelona, which is led by Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi, to […]

How Israel became a judo powerhouse

July 16, 2021Sara Wood

TEL AVIV (JTA) — When he immigrated to Israel from his native Ukraine in the early 1990s, judo master Igor Romanitsky was already resigned to quitting the sport professionally and pursuing a medical career. “Israel wasn’t known for its judo scene back then, and I had a medical degree,” Romanitsky, now 57, told the Jewish […]