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Israel News Benjamin Netanyahu Leads Israeli Salute to Donald Trump After White House Win
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led a chorus of Israeli leaders in trumpeting Donald Trump’s upset victory in the U.S. presidential election. Some on the right suggested Trump’s election could mark the end of the two-state solution, of which the United States has historically been the chief broker. Netanyahu called Trump a “true friend” of Israel…
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Fast Forward ANALYSIS: Will Donald Trump Win Kill Iran Nuclear Deal?
Donald Trump’s election as president raises the prospect the United States will pull out of the nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, alienating Washington from its allies and potentially freeing Iran to act on its ambitions. Outgoing President Barack Obama’s administration touted the deal, a legacy foreign policy achievement, as a way to…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Hails Donald Trump’s ‘Toughness’ — Calls for Pro-Israel Unity
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach hailed Donald Trump’s victory and called his win a victory over the “weak” legacy of President Obama. “Love him or hate him, the one thing that Trump showed throughout the campaign was an unimaginable toughness,” Boteach said. “The media, Hollywood, and television punditry threw the kitchen sink at him. And still he…
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Fast Forward European Far Right Celebrates Donald Trump Victory
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Far-right leaders from across Europe congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, which they celebrated as a historic turning point. Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician on trial for promising to make sure that the Netherlands has fewer Moroccans, wrote Wednesday on Twitter: “Congratulations, !! A historic victory, a…
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Israel News For Israelis, President Donald Trump Is Great Unknown — for Better or Worse
Oleg Frolov, a 41-year-old bottle collector in Tel Aviv, said he didn’t know much about Donald Trump or where he stands on Israel. And that’s exactly why he was happy about Republican’s shocking upset victory over Hillary Clinton, whom he detests. “I don’t know Trump at all,” he said, stopping underneath an overpass near Tel…
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Fast Forward Republican Jewish Coalition Slams ADL for Criticizing Anti-Semitism of Trump Backers
The day after a sweeping Republican victory, the Republican Jewish Coalition suggested that the Anti-Defamation League would have few friends in the Trump White House. The anti-Semitism watchdog might have gone too far in its criticism of Donald Trump and his supporters during the presidential campaign, said Matt Brooks, the RJC’s executive director. “We need…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump’s Jewish Outreach Chief Hails ‘Historic’ Victory — Won’t Address Anti-Semitism
Donald Trump’s Jewish outreach chief hailed his “historic” victory and vowed that President Trump would be Israel’s “greatest friend” — but refused to address the anti-Semitism that appreared during the bitter campaign. “All I saw across America was fantastic support, support from pro-Israel voters (and) support from the American Jewish community,” said David Peyman, the…
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News ANALYSIS: Jewish Insiders in the Dark About Donald Trump Administration
Like everything else surrounding Donald Trump, his possible choices for cabinet positions are also puzzling and unpredictable. A true outsider, Trump will arrive in Washington with no previous experience in government and with no identifiable circles of advisers and confidants on policy issues. Which leaves Washington insiders completely in the dark, trying to guess based…
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