Category Archives: Israel

Los Angeles Jewish Mother/Daughter Killed In Car Crash In Israel

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Luke Ford

From Haaretz: Devorah Levenberg and her daughter Aliza, 2, were not wearing seat belts when the car in which they were traveling crashed head-on into another vehicle. The Levenbergs – Devorah, her husband Moshe, and Aliza – hitched a ride … Continue reading →

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Israeli at center of Spitzer scandal

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Luke Ford

From JTA: The alleged procurer in the prostitution scandal surrounding New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has an Israeli passport. A federal magistrate in New York ordered Mark "Michael" Brener held without bail after his arrest March 6 related to allegations … Continue reading →

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Celebrating The Attack On Jerusalem Yeshiva

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Luke Ford

From a comment to NYCIndymedia.org: Come dance In front of the Israeli Consulate in downtown San Francisco Friday, March 7th, 2008 4:00 – 7:00 PM In front of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco 456 Montgomery St. (at Montgomery & … Continue reading →

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Proving You’re A Jew

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

Gershom Gorenberg writes for the NYT: One day last fall, a young Israeli woman named Sharon went with her fiancé to the Tel Aviv Rabbinate to register to marry. They are not religious, but there is no civil marriage in … Continue reading →

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Renowned Kabbalist David Batzri Calls Arabs ‘Donkeys’

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

The Batzris provide gem after gem for bloggers low on content. Here’s the latest: In a meeting that took place last night against the creation of a joint Jewish-Arab school in the Pat neighborhood of Jerusalem, several rabbis led by … Continue reading →

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