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Fast Forward Former Israeli Energy Minister And Spy For Iran Wanted To Come Back A ‘Hero’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The former Israeli lawmaker charged with espionage for allegedly spying on Israel for Iran said during his interrogation that he was trying to help Israel. Gonen Segev was arrested last month, the Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet, said in a statement issued Monday. Israel’s Channel 10 news reported on Monday evening…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu’s Son Pressured Him To Tweet Support For Trump’s Mexico Wall
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair, pressured his father to post a tweet in support of President Trump’s plan to build a wall on the border with Mexico. The tweet, made in January 2017, led the Mexican government to summon the Israeli ambassador to Mexico for a reprimand. The…
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Opinion Israel Made A Huge Mistake. Trump Is Terrible For The Jews
A recent poll found that three out of four Israelis approve of U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of U.S.-Israel relations, while nearly 60% of American Jews disapprove of it. In the wake of these results, an Israeli colleague asked me: Is it possible that Israelis are right? That Trump is actually good for Israel? It’s…
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Community Israel’s Education Minister Is Pushing American Jews Away From Israel
Earlier this week in Jerusalem, Naftali Bennett, who serves as both Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Minster of Education, told delegates to an American Jewish Committee conference that the future of the US Jewish community “keeps me up at night.” Warning that “If we don’t act urgently, we’re going to be losing millions of…
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Fast Forward Israel Bans Father Of 33 From Donating More Sperm
A Brooklyn math professor who has fathered 30 children in the past decade, largely through artificial insemination conducted in public bathrooms, has been prevented by the Israeli government from providing his unique services, the New York Post reported Saturday. Ari Nagel, 42, became known in recent years for his unique method of delivery: He extracts…
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Fast Forward Australia Won’t Move Embassy To Jerusalem
(JTA) — Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said Australia will not be moving its embassy to Jerusalem, despite her Liberal Party’s support for the move. The party approved a non-binding resolution supporting the move and calling for a suspension of aid to Palestine until it stops paying jailed terrorists and their families. The motion…
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Opinion Letter To An Israeli-Jewish Friend
Forty years ago, Hillel Halkin wrote a powerful defense of Zionism in the guise of letters to an imaginary American friend. This year, Yossi Klein Halevi published what has become a best-selling book framed as letters to an imaginary Palestinian neighbor. I wouldn’t be so presumptuous as to mimic the skill and impact these two…
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Fast Forward South African Politician Suspended For Saying City Is ‘Friend Of Israel’
(JTA) — The mayor of Johannesburg said that a City Council member was suspended for declaring that the city was a friend of Israel. Mayor Herman Mashaba in announcing Mpho Phalatse’s suspension on Tuesday said her “remarks didn’t adequately address the complexity and sensitivity of the issue. They caused confusion,” News24 reported. Phalatse made the…
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