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May 5, 2014
Barring ‘bastards’: Israel’s marriage blacklist said to break privacy laws
When she decided to split up from her husband, she went before an Orthodox rabbinical court and, after two perfunctory hearings and little discussion, received a religious writ of divorce.
U.S. negotiators blame Israel for collapse of talks
U.S. negotiators said Israel’s settlement policy was the primary reason the peace talks failed.
Netanyahu heckled at ceremony for terror victims
Bereaved families heckled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Israel’s official Memorial Day ceremony on Mount Herzl for terror victims.
L.A. mayor expects Sterling will put up long fight before selling Clippers
The Jewish mayor of Los Angeles predicted that L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling will put up a “protracted fight” before he sells the team.
What if we really knew what media does to us
What if we knew that the fictional rapes in HBO’s mega-hit “Game of Thrones” caused real rapes in the real world? What if we knew that the portrayals of gay characters in “Modern Family” caused actual states to legalize same-sex marriage?
Sirens and solidarity on Yom Hazikaron
We hadn’t expected the siren to ring.