Jonathan Lis
By Jonathan Lis
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Fast Forward Israeli ambassador to Canada resigns due to ‘incompatibility’ with policies of far-right government
Three weeks ago, Israel’s ambassador to France Yael German resigned from her position, citing ‘extremist views’ expressed by members in Netanyahu’s government
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Fast Forward Israel and Lebanon sign maritime border deal
'There is a rare consensus among all security organizations on the importance of the agreement,' Israel's Lapid said in a special cabinet meeting ahead of the official signing of the border agreement with Lebanon
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Fast Forward Extremist ‘Jewish Taliban’ Lev Tahor compound raided in Mexico
Mexican police arrest members of the group, often described as a cult and dubbed the 'Jewish Taliban' in international media, on suspicion of human trafficking and grave sex crimes
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Fast Forward Booking.com to add ‘safety and human rights warning’ to West Bank settlements
The English version of the reservation service's website will add the word 'occupied,' as well as a warning that there may be an 'increased risk to safety and human rights'
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Fast Forward Israel, Turkey restore full diplomatic ties
'Restoring ties with Turkey is an important asset to the stability of the region and bears great economic significance to Israel's citizens,' Lapid says
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Fast Forward Palestinian president walks back ‘50 Holocausts’ accusation after drawing worldwide ire
U.S. antisemitism envoy, German chancellor, Israeli PM strongly rebuke Mahmoud Abbas a day after he accused Israel of ‘50 Holocausts’ against Palestinians
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Fast Forward Israeli delegation heads to Russia for talks on Jewish Agency crisis
Israeli officials head to Moscow day before preliminary court hearing in case to shut down the Jewish Agency's operations in Russia
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Fast Forward Turkey releases Israeli couple detained for photographing president’s palace
This article originally appeared on Haaretz and was reprinted here with permission. The Israeli couple arrested in Turkey last week for suspected espionage have been released early Thursday and returned to Israel. Natalie and Mordi Oknin were arrested last week after photographing Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, which has not been used as a presidential residence…
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