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Israel Approves Law To Block Entry To People Who Call For Boycotting Israel - NPR Tue, 07 Mar 2017 21:23:00 GMT

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Israel Approves Law To Block Entry To People Who Call For Boycotting Israel
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Israel has passed a new law that allows it to bar entry to foreign activists who support a boycott of the country. The law takes aim at the BDS movement, which emerged more than a decade ago and is an acronym for "boycott, divest and sanction." The BDS ...
New Israeli Law Bars Foreign Critics From Entering the CountryNew York Times
Israeli Travel Ban Draws FireForeign Policy (blog)
Israel imposes entry ban on foreign boycott activistsWashington Post
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Israel 'Mensch on the Bench' mascot is the best in WBC, and so is their 2-0 record - CBSSports.com Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:44:00 GMT

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Israel 'Mensch on the Bench' mascot is the best in WBC, and so is their 2-0 record
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As Decker noted, the Mensch on the Bench started during the qualifying round in Brooklyn, where Israel pulled it off and earned a trip to Seoul, South Korea for pool play. With the Mensch in tow, Israel has shocked the world in jumping out to a 2-0 ...
Israel Continues Unlikely WBC Run With Win Over TaiwanNew York Times
World Baseball Classic Day 2 roundup: Israel wins again; South Korea in troubleSports Illustrated
The First Team To Advance At The WBC Will Be...Israel?!Deadspin
SB Nation -New York Post -Washington Post
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Israel's INTV Conference Dissects Social Media, Trump, News Bias and Global TV Currents - Variety Tue, 07 Mar 2017 23:08:00 GMT

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Israel's INTV Conference Dissects Social Media, Trump, News Bias and Global TV Currents
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JERUSALEM — Two major disrupters — the presence of social media, and the protests of a social media-obsessed president — were the topics of discussion at this year's INTV, a Jerusalem confab sponsored by Israeli media giant Keshet and devoted to ...

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Israel's women combat soldiers on frontline of battle for equality - Reuters Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:16:48 GMT

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Israel's women combat soldiers on frontline of battle for equality
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Overall, female soldiers now make up 7 percent of the fighting ranks in the Israeli military, where men and women are conscripted at the age of 18. Men serve for three years and women for two. Israel's Arab citizens and ultra-Orthodox Jewish community ...
Tough female Israeli soldiers challenge male fighters to Krav Maga battle to prove women have a place on the frontlineThe Sun

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Opposition MKs blame Trump and Israel in debate on US antisemitism - Jerusalem Post Israel News Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:25:23 GMT

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Opposition MKs blame Trump and Israel in debate on US antisemitism
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The chairman also indicated that MK Tamar Zandberg (Meretz) was using the debate to further her own political agenda after she accused Israel of turning a blind eye to the role it plays in the rise of “new antisemitism” – a term used to describe ...

Israeli Defense Minister welcomed at the Pentagon - Jerusalem Post Israel News Wed, 08 Mar 2017 01:45:30 GMT

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Israeli Defense Minister welcomed at the Pentagon
Jerusalem Post Israel News
According to a White House statement, the vice president underscored the "unbreakable bond between the United States and Israel and reaffirmed the United States' commitment to upholding Israel's qualitative military edge." The two agreed on the need to ...
US, Israel discussing settlement restrictions — State DepartmentThe Times of Israel
Donald Trump administration warns Israel annexation of occupied West Bank would cause 'immediate crisis'The Independent
US warned Israel of 'immediate crisis' if West Bank annexed – Israeli defense ministerRT
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Israel makes it official: Cannabis is not a crime - CNN Mon, 06 Mar 2017 17:25:33 GMT

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Israel makes it official: Cannabis is not a crime
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Israel's Cabinet decriminalized the recreational use of cannabis, or marijuana, at its weekly meeting on Sunday in a move hailed by politicians from across the spectrum. Under the new policy, first-time offenders caught using marijuana in public will ...
Israel Officially Decriminalizes Marijuana UseHaaretz
Israel decriminalises marijuana to emphasise 'treatment instead of criminal enforcement'The Independent
Israel marijuana: Users to face fine rather than criminal chargeBBC News
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US working with Israel on settlements issue, State Department says - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:56:48 GMT

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US working with Israel on settlements issue, State Department says
Jerusalem Post Israel News
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration “would like to see Israel hold back on settlement activity” and is in discussions with the Israeli government “as to what exactly that would look like,” a State Department official said on Tuesday. Mark Toner, an ...
US 'Working Closely' With Israel on How to Curb SettlementsHaaretz
US working with Israel on 'settlements'Arutz Sheva

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No rushing the peace process - Washington Times Wed, 08 Mar 2017 01:45:20 GMT

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No rushing the peace process
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Could the next step be a “two-state solution” to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Count me among those who see that as unlikely anytime soon no matter how energetic, determined and skillful the diplomacy of the Trump administration turns out to be.

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Israeli chefs take hamantaschen to a whole new level - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tue, 07 Mar 2017 21:57:00 GMT

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Israeli chefs take hamantaschen to a whole new level
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Those are just some of the new hamantaschen options this year at Roladin, a popular Israeli bakery chain. On Tuesday, the Dizengoff Center branch in Tel Aviv, one of dozens around the country, was bustling in advance of the Purim holiday, which starts ...

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