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Protesting terror surge, thousands march in anti-government rally in Tel Aviv

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MK Stav Shaffir says Netanyahu ‘destroying the Zionist vision’

Left-wing demonstrators demand Netanyahu’s resignation, say restoring security requires ‘a diplomatic solution’

By Times of Israel staff and AFP October 24, 2015, 10:32 pm

Thousands of Israelis attend a march organized by the ‘Peace Now’ movement from Rabin Square to the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on October 24, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Thousands of left-wing Israelis turned out in Tel Aviv on Saturday night for a rally condemning the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for what they called its poor response to the current security situation. They demanded Netanyahu resign, and said security could not be restored without negotiations with the Palestinians on a permanent accord. Continue reading Protesting terror surge, thousands march in anti-government rally in Tel Aviv →

Jews, Palestine

Holy Land youth organize prayer vigil for peace

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2015-10-20 (Vatican Radio) The young people of the Holy Land will gather in prayer on Saturday 24 October 2015, to ask the Lord for the gift of peace. Continue reading Holy Land youth organize prayer vigil for peace →

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Natalie Portman Says the Jewish Community Is Too Fixated on the Holocaust

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Natalie Portman says Jews focus too much on the Holocaust. May 27, 2015. Credit: Reuters
Natalie Portman says Jews focus too much on the Holocaust. May 27, 2015. Credit: Reuters

Portman emphasized that she thinks modern Anti-Semitism should be differentiated from Nazi ideology.

JTA Aug 24, 2015 8:39 PM

Natalie Portman has more ties to the Holocaust than some of her fans might realize. Portman’s great-grandparents were killed in Auschwitz and the Jewish actress played Anne Frank in a 1997 Broadway adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Her latest project, a Hebrew-language adaptation of Amos Oz’s memoir “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” is partly set in pre-state Israel as the Holocaust looms on the horizon. Continue reading Natalie Portman Says the Jewish Community Is Too Fixated on the Holocaust →