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Fast Forward Trump, Netanyahu To Meet In Davos
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet at the economic summit in Davos, Switzerland. An email from the Israeli government office said the leaders would meet Thursday. Davos each year hosts the World Economic Forum, where leaders discuss economic policy. Netanyahu and Trump have formed a close…
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Opinion Mike Pence Just Redefined What It Means To Be ‘Pro-Israel’
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! With his long, formally delivered speech before the Israeli Knesset today, Vice President Mike Pence has dramatically redefined what it means for an American administration to be “pro-Israel.” I’m not a fan of…
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Community Why You Should Care About Israel’s Anti-Corruption Protests
In recent months, anti-corruption demonstrations against Netanyahu have spread from suburban Petah-Tikvah to urban Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. For two weeks in a row, tens of thousands left their comfy homes to attend the Game of Thrones inspired “March of Shame.” And the crowds were not the usual left wingers of anti-Occupation rallies, but average…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Defends Son Taped Talking About Prostitutes Outside Strip Club
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday defended his son over drunken remarks made between visits to strip clubs and taped illicitly that drew criticism for being derogatory of women. The recording, aired late on Monday by Israeli Hadashot News, was made in 2015 while Netanyahu’s son, Yair, toured strip clubs in…
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Fast Forward American Jews Urge Israel To Not Deport African Refugees
A group of American Jewish leaders sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a letter Monday urging him to rethink plans to deport tens of thousands of African refugees — and to do the “Jewish thing” and recognize them as refugees “deserving protection.” “We are asking Israel to do the right thing, the Jewish thing, to be…
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The Schmooze 4 Things Yair Netanyahu Could Have Spent $116 On That Aren’t A Sex Worker
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s son Yair (can we call him Baby Bibi?) is embroiled in scandal yet again. A 2015 recording of him that surfaced today on Israeli news. He is recorded on tape outside a strip club telling a friend that his father’s help pushing a $20 billion oil deal that benefited the…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Netanyahu Praises Iran Protesters For Their ‘Noble Quest For Freedom’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “I wish the Iranian people success in their noble quest for freedom,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu, in a video posted on social media on Monday, denied an Israeli connection to the anti-government protests in Iran, which have reached their fifth day with 12 reported dead. “I heard today Iran’s…
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Fast Forward Bernie, Bibi Are The Most Admired Jewish Men Of 2017, Poll Finds
(JTA) — Sen. Bernie Sanders and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are among the men most admired by Americans this year, according to a new poll. A Gallup poll released Wednesday found that the Jewish Independent from Vermont and the Israeli leader placed seventh and ninth respectively in the list of most admired men, with…
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