News Nosh 07.13.15

by APN 07/13/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday July 13, 2015


Quote of the day:
“…in my eyes its portrays my fears – on the one hand I am worried by our militaristic and nationalistic sways as a society – and on the other hand, I'm afraid of ISIS, and I love the IDF and want it to be as strong as possible.”
--Pavel Postovoit comments on his final art school project that applies sci-fi to how the IDF will look in 2048.
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News Nosh 07.14.15

by APN 07/14/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday July 2, 2015 

Quote of the day:
“From now on, Netanyahu is like a baby that has lost its security blanket, or like one whose favorite teddy bear was thrown into the garbage – the one that warmed his heart during the long nights and infused him with calm and serenity during times of trouble and election campaigns…No more planning for a glorious commando operation; no more sowing of widespread, useful nuclear fears; no more fanning of heart-warming, blinding panic. No more Churchill! Heaven help us. Just housing, and the cost of living, and the budget, and the coalition, and corruption, and a whole world that insults and scorns and snipes at him.”
--B. Michael writes in Haaretz+ when it became clear that a nuclear deal would be reached between the world powers and Iran.
You Must Be Kidding: 
A Christian IDF soldier admitted to lying to the police and inflicting wounds on himself when he claimed he was attacked by Muslim Arabs because he joined the Israeli army.
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News Nosh 07.15.15

by APN 07/15/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Wednesday July 15, 2015


Quote of the day:
"Instead of giving the Israelis a realistic account of what happened, he is informing them that a holocaust is on the way. What will the Israelis do with the portions of intimidation he is making them sniff?"
--Top Yedioth political commentator Nahum Barnea writes that Israel will survive the nuclear deal, despite the Prime Minister's fear-mongering.
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News Nosh 07.16.15

by APN 07/16/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday July 16, 2015
 
Quote of the day:
"This is a declaration of intentions that strengthens Jerusalem's status as the capital of Israel." 
--Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely added a new guideline requiring heads of state and foreign ministers to visit the Wailing Wall on official visits to Israel.
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News Nosh 07.17.15

by APN 07/17/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Friday July 17, 2015
 
Number of the day:
47.
--Percentage of Israelis who support an Israeli military strike on Iran if that were necessary to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.**
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News Nosh 07.19.15

by APN 07/19/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel

Sunday July 19, 2015
 

Quote of the day:

"It's possible he'll tell you 'Hello' and even make small talk with you. No need to be taken aback by the the niceness attack..."
--Yedioth writes about a new initiative in Israel: saying 'hello' to strangers.

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News Nosh 07.20.15

by APN 07/20/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Monday July 20, 2015

 
Quote of the day:
"Surely Haaretz could have managed to do that also on the front page of the Friday newspaper? Wouldn’t it help our Muslim citizens to feel included if the news broadcasts did the same? "
--Haaretz reader asks why Hebrew Israeli media doesn't wish Israel's Muslim citizens 'Eid Mubarak.'
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News Nosh 07.21.15

by APN 07/21/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Tuesday July 21, 2015

 
Quote of the day:
"There’s no other way around it: the fake newspaper broke the story."
--Haaretz writes about how an article in The Onion about US compensation to Israel for the Iran nuclear deal became reality.
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News Nosh 07.22.15

by APN 07/22/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel
Thursday July 2, 2015 
 
Quote of the day:
“Imagine that we bring before a righteous judge, the stone-throwers, and those who caused them to throw stones. Who will the judge send to prison? He who demolished the home, seized the land, killed the brother, or the boy who threw a stone?”
-- Arab MK Jamal Zahalka (Joint List) asks a question during a stormy Knesset debate over harsher sentences for (Palestinian) stone-thowers.
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News Nosh 07.23.15

by APN 07/23/15
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APN's daily news review from Israel

Thursday July 23, 2015
 

Quote of the day:

"It was worth it."
--Response by two far right-wing activists to their sentence for setting fire to Yad B'Yad Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem.**

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