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News Jerusalem Recoils as Bus Bombing Strikes Mixed Neighborhood — Netanyahu Vows To ‘Settle Score’
A Jerusalem bus exploded on Monday evening at a major junction in the city, igniting another bus and injuring 21 people, two of them seriously, in a possible terror attack. Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said that the blast was caused by an explosive device on the first bus, and that a police investigation was underway…
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Fast Forward Sanders Campaign Suspends Controversial Jewish Outreach Coordinator
Succumbing to mounting pressure from Jewish leaders, Bernie Sanders’ campaign announced April 14 that it is suspending its newly installed Jewish outreach coordinator. Simone Zimmerman was appointed only two days ago to take charge of Sanders’ outreach efforts to Jewish voters and donors. But a year-old Facebook post in which she described Israeli Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Bibi to Kerry: Declare Israel Doesn’t Commit Extrajudicial Killings
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly asked John Kerry to publicly state that Israel does not carry out extrajudicial killings, after a group of U.S. lawmakers asked the secretary of state to investigate such claims. Meanwhile, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the lead lawmaker making the request, Netanyahu for his initial response to the…
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Opinion Why Did Netanyahu Appoint Ex-Settler Leader Dani Dayan to New York Post?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to appoint settler leader Dani Dayan, former head of the Council of Settlements, as Consul-General in New York, is a poor choice — and it reveals much of what is so wrong with his administration. Netanyahu seems to have an almost messianic belief that he is the only person…
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Fast Forward Bibi Denies French Fraudster Got Him a Fancy Paris Flat
PARIS — A French journalist said he had proof that a defendant in a major fraud trial set to begin in Paris donated funds to Israel’s Likud party and gave personal favors to Benjamin Netanyahu before he became prime minister. Arnaud Mimran, a French Jew whose trial is set to begin in May for allegedly…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Says Hamas Must Prevent Firing of Rockets From Gaza To Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hamas must prevent the firing of rockets from Gaza on Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted. Netanyahu’s remarks on Sunday morning at the weekly Cabinet meeting came after four rockets were fired on southern Israel on Friday night. The rockets landed in open areas, causing no injuries. “Our policy regarding the…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Abruptly Scraps Visit — Snubs Barack Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an offer to meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House later this month and canceled his trip to Washington, the White House said on Monday. Netanyahu’s decision to nix his U.S. visit marked the latest episode in a fraught relationship with Obama that has yet to…
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Fast Forward Bibi Sticks With Western Wall Prayer Deal Despite Orthodox Pushback
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a statement confirming that Netanyahu still supports the compromise on the future of egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall. The statement comes in the wake of attempts by haredi Orthodox leaders to change or block the compromise, which Israel’s cabinet approved in January. The compromise commits to expanding…
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