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Fast Forward Orthodox mother of 5 from Israel, New Jersey wins Miami half-marathon
(JTA) — A haredi Orthodox mother of five won the half-marathon at the 18th annual Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Marathon event. Beatie Deutsch, 30, finished in a time of 1:16:4 to win in the women’s category on Sunday, the Miami Herald reported. It was Deutsch’s first race in the United States. She is…
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Fast Forward Elite soldier from San Diego was among 12 injured in Jerusalem car-ramming attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — One of the 12 soldiers injured in the car-ramming attack in Jerusalem last week is a “lone soldier” from San Diego. Ori Hamond was in Jerusalem with other soldiers for an early-morning swearing-in ceremony to the elite Golani Brigade when the attack took place early Thursday morning next to the popular First…
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Fast Forward ‘Christian Birthright’ brings thousands of college students to Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — As evening descended on Jerusalem one Friday last month, 1,000 students gathered at the Western Wall for the traditional prayers to welcome the Jewish Sabbath. They joined the throngs who dance and sing at the holiest site in Judaism as Shabbat begins. When it was over, they repaired to the homes of…
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Fast Forward Arab League unanimously rejects Trump peace plan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Arab League, meeting in an emergency session in Cairo, unanimously voted to reject President Donald Trump’s plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace, calling it “unfair.” Arab foreign ministers voted on a resolution Saturday saying the plan, which Trump unveiled Tuesday at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “does not satisfy…
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Fast Forward Here’s what Jared Kushner read to prepare for his Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
After President Trump unveiled his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Monday, White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, one of the key architects of the plan, went on Sky News Arabia to defend his bona fides. “I’ve been studying this now for three years,” he said. “I’ve read 25 books on it, I’ve spoken to every leader…
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Fast Forward Putin Pardons Israeli-American backpacker who was sentenced to prison
(JTA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American backpacker who was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for drug smuggling. The Russian news agency Interfax News reported Wednesday that Putin had issued the pardon. Issachar, 26, had been returning from India to Israel by way of Moscow in April last year…
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Fast Forward What are the Democratic candidates saying about Trump’s peace plan?
The candidates running in the Democratic presidential primary have very little positive to say about President Trump’s foreign policy — and his newly-unveiled Israeli-Palestinian peace plan is no exception. The Democratic presidential race hasn’t touched on Israel that much —some candidates, mostly on the left, have proposed putting conditions on American military aid to the…
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Fast Forward Here’s how Israel’s borders would change if Trump’s peace plan is enacted
President Trump on Tuesday unveiled what he has called the “Deal of the Century” — a peace proposal for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The 180-page plan goes into great detail about how the land swaps would go — and you can read our summary by clicking here. One of the toughest issues in past negotiations has…
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