Jews, Israel and diaspora at the JFNAGA
This past week, the Jewish Federations of North America’s annual General Assembly (JFNAGA( took place right here, in Jerusalem. Distinguished guests from all around the world participated in the big event, where they discussed the changing nature of the American-Jewish community within the context of Israel-Diaspora relations. Between one panel to another, the participants were introduced to various pro-Israel organizations such as StandWithUs and the World Zionist Organization, and also enjoyed the company of one another.
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The new Jewish import to Israeli football
Avraham Dov Rosenblum, a 6’2”, 200 pounds, 20-year-old, dark-skinned African American, is definitely not the most common-looking person in Israel. The Jewish football player is the new addition to the Ramat Hasharon Hammers, an Israeli football team. He moved here from Albany, California to join the semi-pro Israel Football League.
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Israelis will not be fooled
Two British comedians, Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowes, attempted to carry out a prank at the Israeli Embassy in London, Britain, and failed. The duo, who have been filming a season of the BBC Three series, “The Revolution Will Be Televised,” were tricking different people using a candid camera. While filming, they managed to fool people such as PM David Cameron and also succeeded in entering the International Criminal Court in the Hague and putting up wanted posters for Tony Blair and George Bush. But when they attempted to get past armed police at the embassy gates by posing as building surveyors who had arrived to plan a conservatory, they soon found out the joke was on them…
What did 600 Israelis do in Jordan?
On Wednesday, Uruguay’s soccer team arrived in Jordan for an intercontinental playoff match of the 2014 World Cup. Uruguay crushed Jordan in an amazing 5-0 score, but the real news here is the Israeli fans at the stadium, who came cheering for Uruguay.
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The worldwide response to the Israeli tragedy
This week’s most shocking headline in Israel was of the young soldier who was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist. The 18 year-old Eden Atias, a Private in the IDF, enjoyed a long-awaited nap while riding the bus, and suddenly, he ceased from existing. He was brutally murdered by a terrorist who, due to the democratic law in Israel, was only arrested, and not executed, by the policemen who arrived at the scene. This story was the big headline of the week, and appeared on every single Israeli news website, but when it comes to leading news websites abroad, this story is not of high importance and is therefore barely noticeable. The question is: why?
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