Israeli couple accosted in Germany

Michael and Devorah Sitbon were heading to Israel, making a stop-over in Germany, when one of the German border police spat on Devorah’s Israeli passport. The couple, traveling with four children ranging in age from 4 weeks to 4-years-old, were threatened, humiliated and targeted with racial epithets. The parents had to pick each child up next to the passport photo and while holding the child the guard made sounds mimicking gunfire.

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Cellcom commercial sparks controversy

A new Cellcom commercial shows Israeli troops patrolling alongside the West Bank security fence. … BOOM – a soccer ball crashes atop the hood of the IDF armored jeep. The soldiers, alarmed, exit the car. When they discover the “weapon,” they kick it back over the fence. Pause … the ball returns.

The soldiers jump on their cellular phones and call the “chevra,” their soldier buddies. A lively game of soccer ensues … between the Israelis on one side and what is assumed to be the Palestinians on the other.

A Facebook group is trying to get Cellcom to pull the TV commercial. They argue that it’s “racist.” The story first ran in Ha’aretz over the weekend. It was picked up this week by the Washington Post.

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OTHER HEADLINES TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEK:

• Israel nabs wanted US criminal
• Israeli musician makes it big in US
• Pro-Israel groups fight pro-Palestinians with signage
• Hamas stops attacks against Israel
• Researchers find self-irrigating plant

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