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Opinion Why Putin and Trump Remain Silent On Israel/Iran Flare Up
Saturday, February 10, witnessed a dramatic escalation in Israel’s simmering war to its north. The Israel Air Force shot down an Iranian drone flying provocatively in Israeli airspace. The IAF then bombed Iran’s drone base deep inside Syria. Then an Israeli F-16 was downed by Syrian missiles. In response, the IAF proceeded to destroy a…
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Fast Forward Israel Might Not Be Looking To Make Peace, Trump Tells Israeli Newspaper
JERUSALEM (JTA) — President Donald Trump told an Israeli newspaper that both Israel and the Palestinians will have to “make hard compromises” to reach a peace agreement. The American president also called the Iran nuclear deal “catastrophic for Israel,” during his interview with Israel Hayom editor-in-chief Boaz Bismuth, held in the Oval Office. The free…
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Israel News IDF Shoots Down Iranian Drone In Northern Israel, Hits 12 Targets In Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will do “whatever is necessary” to protect itself against aggression from Iran and Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said hours after an Iranian drone infiltration from Syria. Israel’s Air Force downed the Iranian drone in airspace over northern Israel on Saturday morning, and followed the infiltration by attacking 12 targets in…
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Fast Forward Hezbollah Calls Downing Of Israeli F-16 “New Strategic Phase” In Syria
(JTA) — Hezbollah called the downing of an Israeli F-16 fighter plane the start of a “new strategic phase” in which Israel would no longer operate freely in Syrian airspace. In a statement Saturday, the Shi’ite terrorist group praised the “alertness of the Syrian army, which downed the plane,” saying this marks the “end the…
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The Schmooze Real Zionists Watch The Winter Olympics
It’s an incredible time to be a Zionist. No, hear me out: Gal Gadot has been unofficially elected High Emperess of the Universe, the Netanyahu family keeps entertaining us with darkly amusing leaked recordings of their private conversations leaked to the world, and Israel has sent their largest Winter team to the Olympics in the…
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The Schmooze Israeli Skater’s Flawless ‘Hava Nagila’
Representing Israel on Thursday night in the men’s short program in the group skate competition, Ukrainian-born figure skater Alexei Bychenko took to the ice with a vigor. In one of the first events of the Pyeongyang 2018 Olympics, Bychenko needed a score of above 86.79 to beat his season’s best. As the opening strains of…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Survivors Demonstrate In Front Of Polish Embassy Over New Law
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Dozens of Israeli Holocaust survivors demonstrated outside the Polish Embassy in Tel Aviv to protest a new law in Poland that outlaws blaming the country for Nazi crimes. On Thursday, the survivors entered the embassy compound and surrounded a diplomat’s vehicle waving signs and shouting slogans. They carried signs in Hebrew and…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Didn’t Want Israel Exporting Medical Marijuana. So It Won’t.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel has halted a plan to export medical marijuana for fear of upsetting President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the plan to be frozen early this week despite support from the Health, Agriculture and Finance ministries, Hadashot news reported Wednesday evening. Netanyahu told the heads of the ministries he ordered…
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