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Fast Forward 45 Rockets And Mortars Fired From Gaza On Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Residents of southern Israel spent the night running to bomb shelters and safe rooms as some 45 rockets and mortar shells were fired from Gaza. The rockets were fired early Wednesday morning beginning about an hour after Israel Air Force jets fired on three military targets in a Hamas compound in the…
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Fast Forward Revealed: The White House’s Secret Letter About Israel’s Not-So-Secret Nukes
A secret letter concerning America’s understanding of Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal has spanned several presidential administrations, the New Yorker reported Monday. Only a select group of senior American officials, in three previous administrations, knew of the letters, the New Yorker revealed. Israeli leaders interpret the letters as a pledge not to press the Jewish state…
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Community Jews And Arabs Can Break Bread Together — So Why Can’t We Talk About The Conflict?
Last week, I sat with my students and colleagues at an exceptional student-led Iftar, the festive evening meal that breaks the Ramadan fast. Looking around at the mixed tables and watching everyone genuinely enjoy themselves over food (which was glatt mehadrin kosher food to accommodate Orthodox students and teachers), music and conversation, despite the longstanding…
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Opinion How to Keep The Two State Solution Alive When No One Cares
The latest Middle East regional tour by U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt gives rise to rumors that they are on the verge of publishing President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, which they have been working on for over a year. Whatever they decide, it should be based on realism and focused on…
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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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