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Israel News Trump Rattles Israel By Saying Jewish State Must Pay ‘Higher Price For Peace’
Donald Trump starred in the main headlines in Israel on Wednesday morning, just as he did in the United States, but for completely different reasons. Americans were reeling from the conviction of Paul Manafort, the damning confessions of Michael Cohen and the sweet smell in the morning, if you don’t like Donald Trump, of impending…
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The Schmooze Ignoring BDS Pressure, Lana Del Rey Gets It Right On Israel — And Adds Visit To Palestinian Territories
Lana Del Rey — a pop singer whose enigmatic persona masks an eerie history of self-branding — is modeling a new look: Integrity. The 33-year-old performer recently found herself caught in the crosshairs that fix on all global musical acts at some point or another, when she received major criticism for agreeing to perform in…
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Fast Forward Episcopal Bishop Apologizes For Sharing Fake Israeli ‘Atrocities’
(JTA) — The Episcopal Church has apologized for comments made by a senior clergyman in Massachusetts accusing Israel of fabricated atrocities. During a speech last month, Bishop Suffragen Gayle Harris claimed that she had witnessed Israeli security forces arrest a 3-year-old on the Temple Mount and shoot a 15-year-old in the back 10 times after making…
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Fast Forward Israel Bans Juul E-Cigarettes Over Health Concerns
JERUSALEM, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday outlawed the import and sale of e-cigarettes made by Silicon Valley start-up Juul Labs, citing public health concerns given their nicotine content. A statement by Israel’s Health Ministry said the Juul device was banned because it contains nicotine at a concentration higher than 20 milligrams per milliliter…
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Fast Forward Hero Dies Rescuing Drowning Swimmer At Israeli Beach
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli personal trainer drowned while attempting to save the life of a stranger struggling in the water off an Ashdod beach. On Sunday, Yohai Elkayam was strolling down Citadel Beach with a friend when they heard a woman calling for help and he jumped in to save her, Israel’s Channel 10 reported….
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Fast Forward ‘Apartheid’ Day Will Mark Passage Of The Nation-State Law
The Palestinian Liberation Organization’s Central Council, in cooperation with Israel’s Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, has decided to mark July 19 as the “Day of Resistance against the Israeli Apartheid.” July 19th is the day the Knesset passed the controversial nation-state law. The decision to make the date an annual reminder of the struggle against the…
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Israel News How Did A Youth Group Rabbi Become David Friedman’s Top Aide At Embassy In Israel?
David Friedman’s nomination as President Trump’s ambassador to Israel raised a lot of eyebrows last year — not only due to Friedman’s harsh condemnations of liberal Jewish groups and his financial support for Israeli settlements, but also because his background was in bankruptcy law and not international relations or diplomacy, as was true of all…
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Fast Forward Israel Loosens Gun Control, Allowing 500,000 More To Carry Weapons
More than half a million Israelis have become eligible for gun permits under a change to the country’s firearms rules, for the purpose of improving responses to terror attacks, the Times of Israel reported. Hundreds of thousands of IDF infantry veterans will be eligible for gun permits, along with police officers who received equivalent training,…
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