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Holon beat Dijon in basketball Champions League
JERUSALEM, March 22 (Xinhua) — An impressive comeback, erasing a 22-point deficit in the third quarter, gave Israeli champions Hapoel Holon an 88-81 overtime home win against French side DJA Dijon in the round of 16 of the Basketball Champions League on Wednesday. It was Holon’s only win,… Continue Reading News Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com
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Judicial overhaul can’t trump civil war, Jewish Agency and its US backers tell PM
The heads of the Jewish Agency and a range of other major US Jewish organizations warned in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid on Wednesday that the deep division in Israel over the coalition’s judicial overhaul was also tearing apart world… Continue Reading News Source: www.timesofisrael.com
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A Start-Up Constitution for the Start-Up Nation | Stefanie Schur
Like so many of us, I have been closely watching the judicial reform tensions grow over the past weeks. Most people see that the root of the issue is that Israel has no constitution. When the new Knesset proposed the judicial reforms, and then people poured out onto the streets in opposition… Continue Reading News…
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Biden administration rebukes Israel for repealing a settlement evacuation
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A law passed by Israel’s government yesterday has sparked a strong rebuke from the Biden administration, words of caution from some of Israel’s strongest supporters in the Senate — and damage control from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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Ryan Lavarnway, Team Israel veteran and World Series champ, retires – Israel Sports
Veteran catcher Ryan Lavarnway announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday, ending a journeyman career that featured 10 seasons in the MLB and multiple appearances with Team Israel. “I have played on eight big league teams and worn the uniform of 18 other clubs, mostly in the… Continue Reading News Source: www.jpost.com
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Research vessel tips over in Scotland, 35 people injured
35 people were injured when a research vessel tipped over at a dockyard in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Wednesday, the BBC reported. 23 people were treated at a hospital and 12 were treated at the scene at Imperial Dock, Leith, according to the National Health Service branch for the… Continue Reading News Source: www.jpost.com
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Parliamentarians from 143 countries meet in Bahrain
Representatives of the world’s parliaments agreed to enact more legislation criminalizing hate speech and violence at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Manama, Bahrain last week. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The 146th general assembly of… Continue Reading News Source: www.jpost.com
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Hubble spotted a runaway supermassive black hole for the first time ever
You might think of supermassive black holes as the center point of a galaxy that holds everything together. After all, these cosmic forces of nature emit some of the most powerful gravitational pulls that humanity has ever studied. But what if humanity managed to find a rogue… Continue Reading News Source: bgr.com
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Elizabeth Warren Wants FTC Review Of Primary Care Deals, But One State Probe Already Found More Choice And Patient Access
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wants the Federal Trade Commission to review the parade of … [+] acquisitions by retailers and health insurers of primary care companies, her office disclosed March 22, 2023. In this photo, Warren questions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit… Continue Reading News Source: www.forbes.com
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PM’s failure to secure calm on Israeli front hastens inevitable breakdown in US ties
Despite the vast political differences between the United States and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hardline government, the Biden administration made clear at the get-go in December that it was still interested and committed to strengthening ties with Israel. Joe Biden leads… Continue Reading News Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/pms-failure-to-secure-calm-on-israeli-front-hastens-inevitable-breakdown-in-us-ties/amp/
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