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Fast Forward Leaving The House Linked To Living Longer, Israeli Study Finds
REUTERS — For older people, getting out of the house regularly may contribute to a longer life – and the effect is independent of medical problems or mobility issues, according to new research from Israel. For study participants in their 70s, 80s and 90s, the frequency with which they left the house predicted how likely…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport To Undergo $1.43 Billion Upgrade
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport will undergo upgrades and expansions at a cost of $1.43 billion. The Israel Airport Authority announced the plans on Monday, saying the upgrades are necessary to accommodate an expected 50 percent increase in passenger turnover in the next five years, the Israeli business daily Calcalist reported. Earlier…
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Fast Forward Japan Invites Netanyahu To Four-Way Peace Summit In Tokyo
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Japan has invited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a four-way meeting in Tokyo with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jared Kushner in an effort to restart peace efforts. The invitation was extended on Monday by visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, the Hebrew-language news website Walla reported Tuesday afternoon, citing…
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Fast Forward 2-Day-Old Syrian Refugee Baby Flown To Israel For Life-Saving Surgery
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A two-day-old baby born to Syrian refugee parents in Cyprus was flown to Israel to fix a severe heart defect. The baby, who was born in a refugee camp in Cyprus, was airlifted to Israel on Friday night for the life-saving operation at Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer. He arrived with…
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Fast Forward Guatemala To Move Embassy To Jerusalem
(JTA) — The president of Guatemala announced that he would move his country’s embassy to Jerusalem. President Jimmy Morales in a Facebook post on Sunday said that he has instructed his country’s chancellor “to initiate the respective coordination so that it may be.” He said he made the decision following a conversation on Sunday with…
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Fast Forward Israeli Apple Users File $125 Million Class Action Lawsuit Over iPhone Slowdown
(JTA) — A class action lawsuit was filed in Israel against Apple accusing the company of breaching its duty toward users by failing to disclose that “innocent” software updates would slow the performance of older model iPhones. The $125 million lawsuit was filed on Monday in Tel Aviv and comes on the heels of at…
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Fast Forward Lorde Cancels Tel Aviv Concert: ‘Right Decision At This Time’
(JTA) — Pop star Lorde said in an statement it is the “right decision at this time” to cancel a summer concert in Israel. The singer, 21, said that she educated herself about Israel before booking the June concert announced a week ago but that “I didn’t make the right call on this one.” In…
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Fast Forward Thousands March In Tel Aviv To Protest Government Corruption
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against corruption in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while a right-wing rally to protest the same gathered only a few hundred. The Jerusalem rally on Saturday night was designed to draw those who wanted to express their anger about government corruption…
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