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The Schmooze Bibi’s Iran Speech Inspires Hilarious Memes
One of the most underestimated weapons of 21st century political warfare must be the meme. Laugh (or, more likely, grumble irrelevantly about the decline of human intellect,) but crudely photoshopped image and word combinations really do change social climates and elections. And somehow, in the two times that Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered major speeches about…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Iran Lied About Not Pursuing Nuclear Weapons
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had lied about never having pursued nuclear weapons and had continued to preserve and expand its nuclear weapons knowledge even after signing a 2015 deal with global powers. “Iran’s leaders repeatedly deny ever pursuing nuclear weapons,” said Netanyahu during a prime-time…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu To Make ‘Significant’ Announcement On Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a televised announcement Monday evening in what his office said would be a “significant development” regarding the nuclear agreement with Iran. The announcement will be made from Israel’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv, according to a brief statement from Netanyahu’s office. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu, Trump Speak By Phone About Threat From Iran
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump spoke by phone about the threat from Iran. The two leaders spoke on Saturday, according to a readout of the conversation released Sunday by the White House. They discussed the “threats and challenges facing the Middle East region, especially the problems posed by…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman Hoped To Blame Genesis Prize Snub On ‘Scheduling’ Snafu
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Actress Natalie Portman originally told the Genesis Prize that she was canceling her participation in the award ceremony in Jerusalem over Israel’s actions in quelling Palestinian demonstrations in Gaza. Hadashot in a report Monday night quoted an email from Portman’s representatives dated April 2. “We have followed the recent news from Gaza with growing…
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Opinion What Would Elie Wiesel Have Done? (Not Stay Home Like Natalie)
Natalie Portman should have done in 2018 what Elie Wiesel did when accepting the Congressional Gold Medal of Achievement in 1985. And what David Grossman did last week, before accepting the Israel Prize for Literature. And what countless Jews have done throughout recorded time, grasping the prophetic opportunity to, in Wiesel’s words, “speak truth to…
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Community How Renowned Conductor Toscanini Defied The Nazis — And Paid A Price
In the space of 24 hours, the Jewish world saw a singular exhibition of political cowardice that may endanger the lives of unfortunate refugees. After seeking to deport thousands of Africans from Sudan and Eritrea who fled for their lives to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United Nations reached a compromise. Half the…
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Fast Forward Anne Frank Foundation Will Funnel Its Grants To New Israel Fund
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the not-for-profit established by Anne Frank’s father announced it would send all its grant money to Israel via the New Israel Fund, the Times of Israel reported. The move was seen as a retort to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who earlier this month blamed the NIF for destroying the…
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