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Photos reveal the hidden side of Hasidic weddings – Forward

| August 8, 2020

For my thirteenth birthday, my stepfather gave me a camera.

Perfect the Art of Pickling and Ponder a Night of Poetry – The New York Times

| August 8, 2020

Here is a sampling of the weeks events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication

Peace Now asks Blue and White to halt east Jerusalem Givat Hamatos homes – The Jerusalem Post

| August 8, 2020

Peace Now on Sunday urged Alternative Prime Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to put a halt to the controversial east Jerusalem Jewish GIVAT HAMATOS housing project before it destroyed any possibility of a two-state resolution to the conflict.This is a destructive plan that, if implemented, will fatally block the possibility of creating territorial contiguity between east Jerusalem and Bethlehem, Peace Now wrote in a letter to the two top Blue and White politicians. The left-wing NGO added that the plan would stop any possibility of achieving peace.

Seth Rogen in An American Pickle, She Dies Tomorrow, and 4 other great new movies – Vox.com

| August 8, 2020

Hollywoods long-held August ritual dumping all the mediocre movies into theaters to get them off the studios slates has been disrupted this year, for a simple reason: Movie theaters, by and large, arent open. Couple that with the ever-evolving release schedule and you get an unusually eclectic month of films, albeit mostly on digital platforms and in drive-in theaters. There are a whole lot of good films out this weekend, but one worth highlighting is An American Pickle, which stars Seth Rogen and ...

Netanyahu and Gantz are already campaigning, and Israel slides into election No. 4 on autopilot – Haaretz

| August 8, 2020

Even though its customary to moan about the way Knesset members err in representing the people, the legislature now seems to be reflecting the publics mood correctly. Bills get struck down, debates heat up and the opposition trolls the coalition from both right and left.

The Palestinians are caught between ‘waiting’ and ‘the possibility’ of annexation – Middle East Monitor

| August 8, 2020

While the Palestine Liberation Organisation has been calling upon the EU to step up from rhetoric to action regarding Israels forthcoming annexation of occupied West Bank territory, Europes Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell invited Israeli Defence Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to Brussels to meet with the blocs foreign ministers.

Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Accused of Promoting Antisemitic Stereotypes by Continuing to Feature Yiddish-Speaking Villain – Algemeiner

| August 8, 2020

Actress Kate Walsh. Photo: Vikram Valluri / BFA.com

The right must wake up – JNS.org

| August 8, 2020

(August 4, 2020 / JNS) To fully understand the nature of the protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, we have to accurately define two amorphic terms: First Israel and Second Israel. Some like to portray this as an ethnic division, which makes it easier for the left to dismiss it by showing the host of left-wing Sephardi public figures who have risen to power in difficult circumstances, or by highlighting the Ashkenazi roots of the leaders on the right.

Jaishankar holds discussion on Covid-19 with five countries – The Indian Express

| August 8, 2020

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: August 8, 2020 8:15:48 am There are regular summits and informal meetings with the US, Russia, Europe and Japan, Jaishankar stated. India engages with China on more equal terms politically. Ask the analysts, he tweeted

Guest Opinion | Like all forms of racism, anti-Semitism is rooted in misinformation and slander – UI The Daily Iowan

| August 8, 2020

The United States history taught to students does not inform nearly as well as it should, leaving gaps in knowledge open to be exploited by conspiracy theorists.


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