Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward Avi Mayer, prominent pro-Israel activist, named editor of the Jerusalem Post
Mayer is perhaps best known for his presence on Twitter, where he has more than 140,000 followers
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Fast Forward Asaf Zamir, Israel’s top diplomat in NY, summoned to Jerusalem after implicitly criticizing judicial overhaul
Meanwhile, Zamir’s wife Maya Wertheimer appeared in a provocative pro-democracy show to kick off Tel Aviv Fashion Week
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Fast Forward Former US marine seriously injured in West Bank shooting attack in Huwara
The attack comes three weeks after two Israeli brothers, Hallel and Yagel Yaniv, were killed in a previous shooting attack while driving on the same road in Huwara. Following that attack, dozens of Israeli settlers rioted in the village
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Fast Forward Anti-Jewish incidents jumped nearly 20% in 2021, FBI finds
Overall, the report showed a total of more than 10,800 total hate crimes — the highest number in decades
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Fast Forward After naming its terms for a normalization deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia restores relations with Iran
The two developments have created a complex picture for Israel, whose prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has publicly sought a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia
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News Why a county in Utah could play a role in Israel’s judicial crisis
A county in Utah has, improbably, caused a seismic shift in the way marriages are legally recognized in the Jewish state
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Fast Forward ‘Today, I won’t condemn’: Some Netanyahu allies are declining to decry Sunday’s West Bank settler riot
Some lawmakers in the governing coalition denounced the riot while expressing understanding for the settlers who rioted
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Fast Forward In major step, Israeli judicial reform bill passes first parliamentary vote
The bill would give the Israeli governing coalition full control over the appointment of judges. It would also bar the Supreme Court from striking down basic laws, which are Israel’s closest parallel to a constitution
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