Andrew Tobin
By Andrew Tobin
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Breaking News Why Ex-Ambassador Dan Shapiro Just Can’t Say Goodbye To Israel
RAANANA, Israel (JTA) – Dan Shapiro can’t seem to leave Israel. Before stepping down as the U.S. ambassador to the country in January, he said he would stay long enough for his daughters to finish the school year. On Sunday, he announced he would be sticking around even longer to join the Institute for National Security Studies, a…
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Breaking News Evangelicals Are Ready To Lead Pro-Israel Charge In Trump’s Washington
TEL AVIV (JTA) – Evangelicals, who have been advocating for Israel for years, have historically let the Jews take the lead. Laurie Cardoza-Moore, for one, is excited that they are poised to take on a prominent role. An evangelical TV host and activist, Cardoza-Moore backs President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, a…
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Breaking News Chuck Schumer: W.H. Holocaust Statement Didn’t ‘Honor’ 6 Million Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Sen. Chuck Schumer joined the growing list of Democrats to have condemned the White House Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, calling it “troubling and unfortunate.” Schumer, the Senate minority leader from New York, made the comments to Haaretz Wednesday, a day after House Democrats failed to pass a resolution slamming the White House statement, which…
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Breaking News David Friedman, Trump’s Israel Ambassador Pick, Said to Push New Settlements
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A recently approved apartment building in a West Bank settlement was reportedly funded by an organization headed by David Friedman, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel. The planned five-story apartment building, which will hold 20 apartments, is financed by American Friends of Beit El Institutions, which Friedman chairs, according to a…
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Breaking News Ireland Could Recognize ‘Palestine’ After Israel’s Settlement Bill
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Ireland will likely recognize a Palestinian state, Israel’s ambassador to the country reportedly warned in a cable to Jerusalem. Zeev Boker sent the cautionary dispatch Tuesday, Haaretz reported. Israel had already expected Dublin would officially recognize Palestine, and the Knesset’s recent passage of a law to legalize thousands of West Bank settlements strengthened that assessment, an…
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News Germany Says Settlement Law Shows Israel Commitment to 2 States Dimming
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Germany harshly condemned a controversial new Israeli law that retroactively legalizes settler homes built on private Palestinian land. Berlin said Wednesday that the “regulations law” undermines trust in Israel’s seriousness about reaching a compromise with the Palestinians. “Many in Germany who stand by Israel and feel great commitment toward it find themselves deeply disappointed…
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Breaking News Palestinians File First Challenge to Israeli Settlement ‘Legalization’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian groups petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice to overturn a controversial new law that retroactively legalizes settler homes built on private Palestinian land. In the petition filed Wednesday, they claim the legislation violates international humanitarian law and ask the High Court to issue a temporary injunction against its implementation. The involved Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Jewish Ex-Con Gets 30 Years for Torching Florida Mosque
(JTA) — A Jewish ex-convict was sentenced to 30 years in prison for setting fire to a mosque that the Orlando nightclub shooter occasionally attended. Joseph Schreiber, 32, pleaded no contest Monday in a hearing in the district courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, and was also ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution. He had confessed to police that…
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