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Opinion Mike Pence Just Redefined What It Means To Be ‘Pro-Israel’
Welcome back to Jane Looking Forward. If you wish to continue reading this weekly newsletter, please subscribe here. And spread the word! With his long, formally delivered speech before the Israeli Knesset today, Vice President Mike Pence has dramatically redefined what it means for an American administration to be “pro-Israel.” I’m not a fan of…
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The Schmooze Israel: Want To Prove You’re The Best For LGBT People? Take Mike Pence To A Gay Club
Vice President Mike Pence is midway through a 35-hour whirlwind tour of Israel. The former Indiana governor has been received by Prime Minister Netanyahu, delivered a speech in the Knesset that included a recitation of the shehechiyanu prayer, and eaten dinner with the Prime Minister. In just a few hours he will meet with President…
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Fast Forward L’Oreal Model Steps Down Over Anti-Israel Tweets
The first model to appear in a haircare ad while wearing a hijab announced on Monday that she was withdrawing from L’Oreal’s ad campaign after she received criticism for a series of anti-Israel statements she made on Twitter. “I deeply regret the content of the tweets I made in 2014, and sincerely apologize for the…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Mike Pence Recites Shehecheyanu Prayer In Knesset Speech
Vice President Mike Pence recited the Shehecheyanu, a Jewish prayer thanking God on a special occasion, in his speech to the Knesset in Israel on Monday. פנס דיבר בעברית בנאומו: “שהחיינו וקיימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה” pic.twitter.com/JHeJERPUey — חדשות 2 (@Channel2News) January 22, 2018 Pence’s speech noted that Israel will mark the 70th anniversary of its…
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Fast Forward El Al Pilots Refuse To Fly Deported African Asylum Seekers
At least three pilots from the Israeli national airline El Al are publicly refusing to participate in the Israeli government’s planned mass deportation of thousands of African asylum-seekers, who claim to be refugees but whom the Israeli government classifies as illegal economic migrants. The move is largely symbolic, as El Al does not fly to…
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Opinion How Mike Pence Is Changing The Definition Of ‘Pro-Israel’
With his long, formally delivered speech before the Israeli Knesset today, Vice President Mike Pence has dramatically redefined what it means for an American administration to be “pro-Israel.” I’m not a fan of the term in any case, because there are many ways to love and support Israel, and no one leader or group should…
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Fast Forward Israeli Defense Minister Bans Army’s Chief Rabbi From Military Ceremonies
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A meeting between Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi and the Israeli army’s chief rabbi was canceled after the defense minister banned the chief rabbi from military ceremonies. On Saturday, Avigdor Liberman banned Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and two other rabbis from the military events after they criticized the Israel Defense Forces’ mixed-gender units. The…
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Community Stop Trying To ‘Win’ The Campus Battle Over Israel
The 2016 Presidential election shook and widened the partisan gaps in American politics. Nowhere is this most reflected than college campuses throughout the United States. With each passing year, the number of student advocates and political bodies on campuses continue to steadily grow. The involvement of these students extends beyond tabling events to community outreach…
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