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Kerry to Return to Israel; Mila Kunis’ New Film

Plus Operation Israeli Weather 2.0, and more in the news

by
Stephanie Butnick
December 10, 2013
Mila Kunis.(Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Mila Kunis.(Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

• Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to Jerusalem and Ramallah, his second visit to the region in two weeks. [JTA]

• Meanwhile, Kerry told the audience celebrating the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s 100th anniversary that the U.S. would not let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon. [Jerusalem Post]

• And with Israel gearing up for a “major winter storm,” it’s probably time to launch Operation Israel Weather 2.0. [Times of Israel]

The O.C. fans, rejoice: there’s a Kickstarter to make the Yamaclaus—a Santa-themed yarmulke featured on the show’s epic Chrismukkah episode—a post-Thanksgivukkah reality. [Forward]

• Sorry, Channing Tatum, but the new trailer for Jupiter Ascending has entirely too little Mila Kunis for our liking. [Slate]

• 80-year-old billionaire Leonard Lauder and fiance Linda E. Johnson called off their wedding, but went on their honeymoon anyway. How’s that for an amicable split? [NY Post]

Stephanie Butnick is chief strategy officer of Tablet Magazine, co-founder of Tablet Studios, and a host of the Unorthodox podcast.