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Fast Forward U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem Issues Travel Warning Over Settlements Announcement
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a travel warning for visiting Americans, warning that they could be targets of “individuals and groups opposed to the Secretary of State’s recent announcement.” The warning was issued on Monday, the same day that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. government does not…
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Fast Forward Israeli Settlements No Longer Illegal According To U.S. State Department
The United States government no longer considers Israeli settlements inconsistent with international law, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday. The announcement, which was greeted with support from both Israeli government and opposition figures but harshly criticized by Arab leaders, is the latest example of the Trump administration shifting longstanding policies in ways that…
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Opinion U.S. Aid To Israel — We Asked, You Sounded Off. Here’s What You Had To Say
Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. Yesterday, we did a Twitter poll to get your take on whether the U.S. should place any conditions on aid to Israel. In under 24 hours, we got thousands of responses and hundreds of passionate Facebook comments from each side. Have Your Say!…
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Opinion Stop Calling Violent Settlers Bad Apples. They Are The Inevitable Outcome Of Occupation.
When video surfaced earlier this month of settlers throwing stones at Palestinians while Israeli soldiers looked on, I was not surprised. From 2013 to 2015, I was a sergeant in the operations room of Israel’s Civil Administration in the Palestinian Territories stationed in the Nablus region, so I know that the violent tactics of land-grabs…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Supreme Court Upholds Deportation Of Human Rights Watch Director
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the local director of Human Rights Watch, who was ordered deported over his involvement in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Omar Shakir on Tuesday was ordered to leave the country within 20 days. Shakir was ordered expelled from the country a year ago. The…
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Opinion Israel’s Decision To Deport Human Rights Defender Will Further Alienate American Jews
Tuesday’s Israeli Supreme Court verdict upholding the deportation of Human Rights Watch researcher Omar Shakir will reverberate well beyond Israel/Palestine. It will further the chilling of peaceful political activity of Palestinians and their allies across the world, including in the United States. But it will also contribute to the growing mobilization of American Jews against…
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Opinion Democratic Party Split Over Military Aid To Israel
This week at the J Street Conference, Bernie Sanders said he’d tell the Israeli government that, “if you want military aid you’re going to have to fundamentally change your relationship to the people of Gaza.” Pete Buttigieg promised to ensure that American “funding is going to things that are compatible with U.S. objectives and U.S….
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Life Big Hummus Is Watching. It Wants You To Eat More Hummus.
The tiny downtown pop-up restaurant was warm and softly lit, the tables groaning with food, the swirling wall projections stopping just short of disco-esque. In fact, the room had reached such a cozy-trendy fever-pitch, that the news guests received felt especially shocking. Customers in silk jumpsuits and tortoiseshell glasses raised glasses of white wine to…
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