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Fast Forward Arab Parties Recommend Benny Gantz Form Next Israeli Government
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Arab Joint List recommended to President Reuven Rivlin that Blue and White head Benny Gantz be tapped to form the next government in order to end the political career of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Joint List head Ayman Odeh explained his coalition’s decision in an op-ed published in the New York…
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Fast Forward Israeli National Baseball Team Qualifies For 2020 Olympics
(JTA) — In a historic first, Israel’s national baseball team qualified for a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The team defeated South Africa on Sunday at the Europe/Africa Qualifier tournament in Italy. It finished the qualifier with a record of 5-1. Israel has become the only team besides Japan to qualify for next summer’s…
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The Schmooze Israeli Startups Aim To Make Israel The Land Of Milk, Honey, And Cannabis
At a midtown Manhattan hotel at the Israeli Cannabis Investor Symposium, a distinct stench hung in the conference room: air-freshener. Power points and glossy printouts sat where pipes and bongs might have enjoyed places of honor. Suits and polo shirts hung on bodies that seemed unlikely to have ever enjoyed the pleasant debilitation of a…
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Fast Forward International Judo Federation Suspends Iran For Boycotting Israeli Athletes
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The International Judo Federation has suspended Iran from competition over its boycott of Israeli athletes. Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei was ordered at the 2019 World Judo Championships last month in Tokyo to throw several matches so that he would not have to face Israel’s Sagi Muki, who went on to win the…
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Israel News Here’s What People Are Saying About The Israeli Elections
The votes from Tuesday’s Israeli election are still being counted, but it looks like the 10-year tenure of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be coming to a close – though his demonstrable political skill means that he shouldn’t be counted out just yet. Here are what some of the most plugged-in and insightful analysts…
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Fast Forward Confused About The Israeli Election Results? Here’s Everything You Need To Know.
Remember those logic puzzles you’d do for extra credit in middle school math class? Just imagine trying to solve one of those, but the result determines who gets to lead a country. The second Israeli election campaign in less than six months concluded Tuesday, and we still don’t know who won, long after the polls…
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Israel News Who Is Benny Gantz, Israel’s Potential Next Prime Minister?
With more than 90% of the votes counted in the Israeli election, the party with the most of them appears to be the Blue and White alliance, led by former Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz. Although the party leader with the most votes doesn’t always win, Gantz very well could become Israel’s…
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Israel News Netanyahu Fighting For Survival As Votes Continue To Be Counted
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed the race too close to call and the Israeli leader’s decade-long grip on power weakened. Netanyahu’s main election challenger, centrist party chief Benny Gantz, said on Wednesday it appeared from the exit polls that…
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