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News Jared Kushner Faces New Scrutiny On Israel After Mueller Lets Flynn Off Easy
Special Counsel Robert Mueller declared in a new court filing that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn should not serve time in prison because of his “substantial assistance” with investigators — including sharing information on the Trump presidential transition team’s efforts to stop an anti-Israel resolution at the United Nations Security Council. Jared Kushner, President…
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Forward 50 2018 Natalie Portman
Divisive Conversation Starter When Natalie Portman, 37, belatedly declined to come to Israel for the Genesis Prize ceremony, she set off a furor. Citing the “mistreatment of those suffering from today’s atrocities,” she said she could not travel to accept the prize. She set herself up as an embodiment of principles that were at odds…
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Fast Forward Israeli Technology Successfully Prevents Attacks During G20
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Israeli technology hired by Argentina to provide security during the G20 global leaders’ summit successfully prevented several unauthorized drone incidents. Despite previous fears, the participation of leaders from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the…
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Community For Some Jews, Israel Has Replaced God
A prominent pulpit rabbi in Florida once got into a dispute with an elderly member who adamantly insisted on fasting on Yom Kippur, despite his doctor’s warnings that doing so could have fatal consequences. After the argument escalated, Rabbi Zev Leff told the gentleman that if he fasted on Yom Kippur, he would not be…
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Opinion What The Women’s March Can Learn From Marc Lamont Hill
Last Wednesday, Temple University professor and former CNN contributor Marc Lamont Hill gave a now-infamous speech to the United Nations on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. His conclusion sent shockwaves through the Jewish community. At the end of his impassioned speech condemning Israel, he suggested that there is a place for resistance…
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Fast Forward Israel Launches Operation To Destroy Hezbollah Tunnels On Northern Border
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s military launched Operation Northern Shield, to destroy tunnels constructed by Hezbollah that reach from Lebanon into Israel. The Israel Defense Forces announced the discovery of the tunnels and began destroying them on Monday night. The IDF said that the tunnels were not complete and did not pose an immediate threat, but…
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Opinion How George H.W. Bush Pushed Israel Toward Peace – With Tough Love
He was accused by the opposing party’s presidential nominee of demanding “unilateral concessions” from Israel and being soft on the Palestinians. His Secretary of State was denounced by some pro-Israel figures as an obsessive hater of the Jewish state who wouldn’t leave it alone. They led an administration that did not tolerate West Bank settlement…
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Opinion Let’s Have No Double Standards In The Marc Lamont Hill Furor
Author, academic and activist Marc Lamont Hill has been dropped as a CNN contributor because of public comments widely decried as offensive and bigoted. It could be a “political correctness strikes again” story — except that in this case, many usual critics of “political correctness” are on the other side. Hill was speaking at a…
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