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Scarlett Johansson Supports SodaStream, Quits Oxfam

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Pro-Palestinian activists have criticized SodaStream for maintaining a large factory in the disputed territories. Some claim the company is taking advantage of Palestinians who have few other employment options. While some deceptively portray the SodaStream plant as a kind of “slave labor” camp for Palestinians, nothing could be further from the truth. At SodaStream, the workers earn a decent wage (much more than they could earn in the Palestinian Authority) and have benefits and breaks. They can even pray in the small onsite mosque that the company has provided for them without being docked time from their break allowances.

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PA Incitement Remains an Obstacle to Peace

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Palestinians are actively sabotaging the “peace process” through incitement even while in the midst of negotiations, according to a statement released by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) last week. The incitement, which fosters a culture of hatred, is present in the Palestinian media and statements being made by PA officials. “This culture of hatred is a decisive factor in increasing both the number of terrorist attacks and their severity. Children are educated to hate Jews and Israelis from an early age, and adults are encouraged to carry out terrorist attacks,” the MFA said on its website.

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Anti-Semitism Continues to Grow in Europe

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Recently, in Rome, boxes containing the head of a pig were sent to the Israeli embassy, the Rome synagogue, and the Jewish Museum of Rome where an exhibit on the Holocaust is currently on display. According to recently released studies, Europeans Jews no longer feel safe and are increasingly pessimistic of their future. A study of anti-Semitism in Europe has revealed a rapid move toward assimilation among Jews wishing to hide their Jewish identity because of rising anti-Semitism.

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170,000 Rockets Aimed at Israel

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For the first time in decades, all of Israel’s cities can be attacked by enemy forces, Israel’s chief of military intelligence Major General Aviv Kochavi warned last week. “About 170,000 rockets and missiles are pointed at Israel, and they are deadlier than ever,” the Intelligence Chief said. “Many of these weapons can be fired deep into Israel’s territory.”

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Jewish Prayer Rally at Western Wall Upholds Peace Negotiations

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Last Thursday, thousands of Israelis gathered in Jerusalem at the Western (Wailing) Wall to pray “for the salvation of Israel and the inheritance,” in the hopes of cancelling “Kerry’s verdict.” The prayer rally—which also was attended by the likes of Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel, Deputy Religious Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, MK (member of parliament) Orit Struk and MK Moti Yogev—was a response to reports that the US Secretary of State John Kerry had proposed that Israel withdraw to the 1949 Armistice lines. “We came here to strengthen the prime minister in guarding the land of Israel,” said Rabbi Ben-Dahan. “Most residents of the country aren’t ready to divide Jerusalem, as is said to be proposed in the plan.”

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Parasha Terumah (Offering): Why God Built an Earthly Tabernacle

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The Tabernacle, where God dwelt among the Israelites, would be portable so that it, along with the Divine Presence, could move from place to place during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings. Why does a non-earthly, omnipresent God require a specific, physical earthly space to dwell in? Even God Himself said, “Heaven is My Throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where could you build a house for Me? What place could possibly serve as My abode?” (Isaiah 66:1)

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Pursuing the Aleppo Codex

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Canadian-Israeli journalist Matti Friedman has received the Sami Rohr Prize for his Non-Fiction work The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible, a work of investigative journalism that explores the compelling story of what happened to this ancient Hebrew Bible manuscript—the Aleppo Codex, “one of the most important books on earth.”

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