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Opinion Iran could humiliate Netanyahu — by recognizing Israel
Iran’s President, Mr. Hassan Rouhani, and its Foreign Minister, Mr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, are making many efforts to change their regime’s image. They are trying to portray their country as a peaceful state, which is being treated unjustly by the world, and which has no intention to develop nuclear weapons, neither now, nor in 15…
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Opinion Did Netanyahu help torpedo the Iran deal — two years ago?
Two and a half years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a provocative speech before the U.S. Congress, denouncing the pending agreement to curtail Iran’s nuclear program. “Denounce” may be too kind a word here. Actually, he trashed it, employing every emotional weapon at his disposal. He said the agreement could threaten the very…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Praises Trump’s ‘Brave Decision’ On Iran Nuclear Deal
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Trump’s decision to refuse to declare Iran in compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal “courageous.” “It’s a very brave decision, and I think it’s the right decision for the world,” Netanyahu said during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday morning. “I think that…
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Fast Forward Israeli Lawmaker: Bibi, Don’t Let U.S. Return Jewish Artifacts To Iraq
(JTA) — An Israeli lawmaker doesn’t want a trove of Jewish artifacts returned to Iraq, and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pressure the United States to keep them out of the country. Anat Berko, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud Party, said the materials belong in Israel. Discovered in the flooded basement of the Iraqi…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Marks 50 Years Of Occupation By Claiming ‘We Will Uproot Neither Jews Nor Arabs’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “There will be no more uprooting of communities in the Land of Israel,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at an event marking 50 years of Jewish settlements on occupied land. Thousands attended the controversial event held Wednesday night in a field outside of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion. In addition to…
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Fast Forward Bibi Tells Settlers: ‘Don’t Be Piggy’
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the Yiddish word for pig to describe just what settlers can and cannot do when it comes to expanding settlements in the West Bank. “You can be a pig, but don’t be a khazer,” Netanyahu said, explaining that this is the phrase used by President Trump’s advisers when discussing…
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Community The Loves We Lost In Vain
On October 6, 1973, the Yom Kippur War began. I was thirteen years old; still a child but old enough to form memories — of sirens so unexpectedly blowing, cars suddenly running along roads usually deserted to pedestrian synagogue goers and secular bike riders. Confusion. Should we turn on the radio? Should we descend to…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Delays Settlement Planning Push As Trump Envoy Jets In
JERUSALEM (JTA) — In advance of a visit by President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jason Greenblatt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a U.S. request to postpone a meeting of a settlement planning committee. Greenblatt is scheduled to arrive Tuesday in Israel to continue discussions toward restarting peace talks with the Palestinians, the Israeli…
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