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News Evangelical supporters of Israel express concerns with their champion Netanyahu being ousted from power
WASHINGTON (JTA) — After a decades-long embrace that began when he first served as Israel’s prime minister in the 1990s, Benjamin Netanyahu’s evangelical allies are worried about a future without him. Jews who value the Christian alliance are worried, too, about a possible erosion of support among a critical pro-Israel sector should Netanyahu be forced…
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News What Washington can expect from the new government in Israel
Washington doesn’t know Naftali Bennett, the likely next prime minister of Israel. The 49-year-old former settler leader with strong nationalist views supports the permanent Israeli annexation of the West Bank. He’s managed to cobble together an astoundingly diverse coalition that for the first time in Israeli history includes Arab parties. His parents are originally from…
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Fast Forward 1,000 year old intact chicken egg discovered in Israel – but cracked open while being examined
In the latest installment in the eternal debate over which came first, an intact chicken egg dating from roughly 1021 CE was discovered in Yavne, a city in central Israel, archaeologists announced Wednesday. Found protected in a cesspit, the gem was discovered by Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists during their excavation of Yavne as part of…
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News American Jews: Israel needs your attention between wars, too
If the past is prologue, American Jews are about to hit the snooze button on Israel, and they really shouldn’t. This has been a pattern since the Six Day War, 54 years ago this week, when Israel launched a preemptive war against three neighboring Arab countries and managed to defeat them all in just six…
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Opinion If the G7 wants Middle East peace, Biden should invest in people-to-people peacebuilding. $200 million should do it
The international community rallied to help end the devastating war that engulfed Israelis and Palestinians last month. Leadership from President Biden helped to secure a ceasefire after 11 days. The ceasefire was followed by important pledges from the U.S. and others to support vital reconstruction in Gaza. As of yet, however, it is not clear…
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Fast Forward New poll finds Americans strongly back Israel
The vast majority of Americans strongly support Israel and want the U.S. to maintain sanctions against Iran, according to a new survey from Christians United For Israel (CUFI), a group founded by evangelical Pastor John Hagee with more than 10 million members. The survey found that 82% of respondents believe it’s “important or very important…
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Opinion How did Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get Israel so wrong?
As a Haredi Jew, I harbor politically and socially conservative views, very unlike those of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But my belief system includes a mandate to be committed to the ideal of truth. That mandate is what compelled me to rise to the defense of the progressive Congresswoman, on multiple occasions, when I felt she…
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Opinion Learning to trust my neighbors again
On a recent Shabbat, my family gathered to celebrate a new bride and groom. 30 of us were all looking forward to spending time together and enjoying ourselves. The highlight of Shabbat was a walking tour of the Abu Tor neighborhood in Jerusalem, one of the few mixed Arab and Jewish neighborhoods in Israel, which…
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