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Opinion Donald Likes Bibi
The Donald is backing Bibi. Trump, the flaxen-haired publicity hound last seen pushing birther conspiracy theories in the U.S. presidential race, made what he likely considered a major announcement this afternoon (then again, he thinks everything he says is a major announcement). He’s backing Benjamin Netanyahu in the January 22 Israeli elections. “Vote for Benjamin….
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Fast Forward Israel Blocks Palestinians From Returning to E1
Israeli police, using stun grenades, blocked about 50 Palestinian activists who tried on Tuesday to reoccupy tents they pitched last week on a patch of West Bank land which Israel wants for Jewish settlements. Israel has drawn strong international criticism over plans to build settler homes in the area, known as “E1”, which connects the…
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Israel News Rabbis for Human Rights Splits From Israel Group
Rabbis for Human Rights North America, which began as a support group for the Israel-based Rabbis for Human Rights, is parting ways with its Israeli counterpart. In a January 15 press release, the North American group announced it will now be known as T’ruah: The Rabbinical Call for Human Rights, thereby ending organizational and fundraising…
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Fast Forward Jewish Settlers Confident of Israel Election Boost
Entrenched in what they view as their Biblical heartland, the hardline Jewish settlers of Hebron look forward with delight to next week’s Israeli election. Opinion polls forecast Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, already at odds with the world over Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, will easily win a third term in office, with coalition…
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Fast Forward E1 Protest Marks New Tactic by Palestinians
The idea of setting up a protest tent village in E-1 gained momentum over the past few weeks among members of the Palestinian Popular Committees – the same committees that for 10 years have been organizing weekly demonstrations in the West Bank against the Israeli occupation in general, and against the separation fence and settlements…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Runs as Israel’s Strong Man
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a simple message as he seeks a third term in office – he is a strong man and a vote for him at parliamentary elections on Jan. 22 means Israel will be a powerful nation. The Hebrew word for strong, “hazak”, peppers the television adverts of his right-wing Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu…
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Israel News Naftali Bennett Is Face of Israel’s New Right Wing
In 2010, the Forward profiled Naftali Bennett, who has emerged as the biggest surprise of the current Israeli election campaign. He was a man with a vision — but also with a problem. The pro-settlement politician was starting to appeal to the hearts and minds of his constituency, but plenty of would-be followers had trouble…
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Fast Forward GOP Adds ‘Temperament’ to Chuck Hagel Questions
Opponents of President Barack Obama’s choice of Chuck Hagel to become the next U.S. defense secretary stepped up criticism of the Republican former senator on Sunday, with one lawmaker questioning whether Hagel has the right temperament for the job. Hagel, who was nominated to the job last Monday, spent much of last week calling senators…
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