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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

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Orly Graves chats with customers as she monitors a blackjack table at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel, September 22, 2019. (Josefin Dolsten/JTA)
October 15, 2019, 4:05 am
Meet a Hebrew-school teacher turned blackjack dealer in Las Vegas
Israel-born Orly Graves says there are a lot of similarities between providing Jewish education and slinging cards in Sin City — but the pay is not one of them
By Josefin Dolsten
Casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson in attendance at the 4th Annual Champions Of Jewish Values International Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Times Square on May 5, 2016, in New York City. (Steve Mack/Getty Images via JTA)
May 11, 2017, 4:14 pm
Sheldon Adelson pitches $8 billion casino to Brazilian president
Jewish billionaire meets government officials, sparking rumors that gambling ban will be repealed
By JTA
MK Oren Hazan attends at a State Control Committee meeting on the subject of force-feeding prisoners who are on hunger strikes, at the Knesset on June 22, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 13, 2016, 4:58 pm
Likud’s bad boy MK Oren Hazan facing assault charges
Lawmaker denies he attacked Ariel mayor in 2014, says case ‘built on foundation of lies and political rivalry’
By Raoul Wootliff
Meretz chairwoman Zehava Galon leads the party's weekly faction meeting at the Knesset, November 2, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 25, 2016, 5:05 pm
Female MKs want Hazan investigated for ‘pimping’
Growing pressure for bad-boy lawmaker to resign after judge says he took hard drugs, may have provided prostitutes to casino customers
By Raoul Wootliff
Likud MK Oren Hazan (L) hands Channel 2 News reporter Amit Segal a copy of the libel lawsuit Hazan filed against Segal, October 12, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 25, 2016, 12:14 pm
Rejecting libel lawsuit, court says MK Hazan took hard drugs
Judge throws out bulk of NIS 1m case against journalist Amit Segal of Channel 2 news, affirming truth of report that lawmaker partied hard while running a Bulgaria casino
By Raoul Wootliff
Tourists ride along the boardwalk at the Trump Taj Mahal casino hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 30, 2016. (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP)
April 4, 2016, 11:11 pm
Don’t trust Trump, Atlantic City critics warn America
Residents of one-time jewel in a gold-veneered empire have a message for fans of GOP front-runner: Don’t believe him
By Jennie Matthew
Likud MK Oren Hazan on May 13, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 23, 2016, 7:15 pm
Likud boots its own scandal-ridden MK from Knesset panels
Oren Hazan suspended after he failed to appear for a parliamentary vote and thus prevented coalition from passing bill
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Oren Hazan on May 13, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 18, 2016, 11:14 am
Casino manager-cum-MK Hazan shuns Eilat gaming plan
Scandal-ridden Likud legislator cites ethical concerns in opposing Netanyahu-backed scheme to allow legalized gambling in resort town
By ToI Staff
Gambling on a cruise ship (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
February 18, 2016, 12:41 am
PM’s casino plan resisted across political spectrum
Majority oppose proposal despite Netanyahu’s claim that gambling can save Eilat’s economy
By Daniel Douek
Illustrative photo of gambling in a casino (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
February 17, 2016, 6:24 pm
PM bets on casinos to revive flailing Eilat
Netanyahu says plan will save city from economic failure, create jobs; Bennett warns against Israel becoming Vegas
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Flames are seen following an explosion after an attack targeted a convoy of military service vehicles in Ankara on February 17, 2016. (AFP / STRINGER)
February 17, 2016, 1:47 pm
Report: Israel strikes Syrian army posts
Reuters says three IDF rockets hit targets near Damascus
By Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rises to speak in the Knesset on February 8, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 17, 2016, 12:53 pm
Suspending MKs, suspending disbelief
Netanyahu dispels any doubt he can muster support for his bill to have troublemaker lawmakers booted; papers disagree over whether that’s bad for democracy or bad because it’s still too hard to kick people out
By Joshua Davidovich
Illustrative image of slot machines in an US casino in Atlantic City in 2006. (CC By-SA Wikimedia commons)
February 15, 2016, 4:05 am
Netanyahu to talk Eilat casino with key ministers
New proposal would allow only non-Israeli citizens to gamble at southern resort city facility
By ToI Staff
Sheldon Adelson attends the Republican Jewish Coalition spring leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on March 29, 2014 (Photo credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP)
January 5, 2016, 6:03 pm
Adelson ‘never’ tells Israel Hayom staff what to write
Casino magnate says he rarely contacts editor of his paper, widely seen as mouthpiece for PM Netanyahu
By Sue Surkes
Meyer Lansky at a New York City police station, where he is being booked for vagrancy, 1958 (Wikimedia Commons/JTA)
December 11, 2015, 3:32 am
Jewish mobster’s heirs seek compensation for Havana hotel casino
With US-Cuban ties restored, the descendants of Meyer Lansky say they are ‘entitled to something’ from 1950s establishment
By JTA
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