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Tag Archives: israeli consulate
Liami Lawrence Interview
He hosts a radio show in Los Angeles and he hosts regular parties for Jewish singles. We talk on my live cam about his kiruv work introducing striptease to Israel, his flirtation with Christianity last year and his views on … Continue reading
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Tagged aliyah, decent apartment, downward trend, israeli consulate, Jewish Federation, kehila, kehilla, luke ford, shidduch, temple beth, torah portion
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Israeli Consulate Party
Jane emails: I went to the Israeli consulate big Shindig at the Saban theater (Temple of the Arts) Next to Larry Flynt’s building on the corner of Wilshire and La cienga. 2000 people attended (crowded and hot) the Machers in … Continue reading
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Tagged hatikvah, herzl street, israeli consulate, machers, mayor of beverly hills, theodor herzl
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Jews Blockade LA’s Israeli Consulate
I wonder where these guys were when Hamas was sending rockets into Israel? I suspect they only care when Jews fight back to defend themselves. This is Israel’s first invasion that has nearly unanimous Israeli support. The LA Times reports: … Continue reading
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Tagged anti zionist, hannah howard, israeli consulate, jewish activists, la times, wilshire boulevard
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Israel Backers Outnumbered At Wednesday Evening Rally
A friend emails: "I went to the Wednesday evening rally outside the Israeli consulate. It was intense and very unnerving as we were completely out-numbered by them, maybe 100 of us, against a very loud and aggressive thousand or so … Continue reading
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Tagged arabs, backers, bnei akiva, friend emails, israeli consulate, jewish federation of los angeles, standwithus, street veteran, wednesday evening
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