Why Israelis are fearing a third intifada

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FROM THE JTA ARCHIVE: 2005

Some see new intifada, others see more of the old 

A third Palestinian uprising was feared toward the end of the second one in 2005. Read more »

What We’re Reading

Why the synagogue in Rhodes, Greece, is closed on Shabbat (N.Y. Times) 

For Israeli-born chef, hummus and tehina are a bridge to home (NPR) 

Berlin weighs future of former Nazi airport terminal (Wall Street Journal)

When Manchester City played in Berlin and foiled Nazi propaganda (UK Independent) 

The rabbi in my bedroom (The Torch)

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