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PA Need Not Recognize the Jewish State, Says U.S. Official
Despite Jerusalem’s clear position that the Palestinian Authority must recognize the Jewish state in order to move forward with the U.S.-brokered peace negotiations, State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki stated on Saturday – for the first time – that such recognition was unnecessary.
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EU Chief Visits Iran for Bridge-Building Discussions, Despite Iranian Terror
EU Policy Chief Catherine Ashton arrived Saturday in Tehran for bridge-building discussions on nuclear sanctions. On the same day, an Iranian ship carrying weapons designated for Hamas - intercepted on Wednesday by the IDF - landed at an Israeli port.
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Why Do We Wear Purim Costumes?
In the Book of Esther, which tells the story of Purim, there are no seas splitting, no frogs jumping in the king’s bed and no revelation upon some mountain. Rather, the sequence of events is a string of “coincidences” that read much like a Shakespearean play, including a drunken king, a beautiful queen, an evil villain, a plot to destroy the Jewish people and, finally, a Jewish hero who saves the day.
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Israel Museum Mask Exhibit Here for Purim
“The faces show the moment of transition between life and afterlife,” said Debby Hershman, the Museum’s Curator of Prehistoric Cultures. “Our interpretation is that the masks represent the skulls of the ones who passed away. They are symbols of the ancestors.”
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