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Fast Forward Netanyahu Shoves Party-Crashing Israeli Lawmaker — As He Snapped Trump Selfie
Benjamin Netanyahu got a bit physical as President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday, attempting to push away a member of the Knesset attempting to take a selfie photo with the American leader on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport. Oren Hazan, a Likud backbencher, crashed the welcome ceremony to which the country’s senior leadership alone…
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Fast Forward Can We Talk About How Trump’s Hair Perfectly Matches The Western Wall?
President Donald Trump may not be Jewish, but it seems his hair can sure play the part. Though often the subject of public ridicule for his crispy coif, it seems Trump’s hair has found a match made in heaven: the Western Wall. Don’t look so sad @realDonaldTrump, they have a really nice wall, but you…
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Fast Forward Trump Proclaims ‘New Reason To Hope’ After Landing In Israel
President Donald Trump said in Israel on Monday he came away from a weekend visit to Saudi Arabia with new reasons for hope that peace and stability could be achieved in the Middle East. On the second leg of his first overseas trip since entering office, Trump is to hold talks separately with Israeli Prime…
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News Jared Kushner Is Architect Of Trump’s Daring Mideast Push — And It Could Backfire On Him Badly
On Sunday night, as President Trump was concluding a successful two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, the White House distributed a very rare press release: a statement attributed directly, “on the record”, to Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. “The president asked us to plan a trip that would help unite the world against intolerance…
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Opinion How Trump’s Lavish Saudi Embrace Could Lead To Disaster In Israel
Donald Trump changed America’s standing in the Middle East on Sunday, perhaps historically. He reversed eight years of foreign policy carried out by his predecessor, Barack Obama. He positioned himself as champion of Saudi Arabia and Sunni Islam and as chief adversary of Iran and the Shia. He embraced the kingdoms, sheikdoms, dictatorships, military regimes…
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Culture How This Film About Modern Orthodox Women Turned Into A Surprise Hit
(JTA) — It’s safe to call the Israeli film “The Women’s Balcony” the opposite of a Hollywood blockbuster. The movie, directed by Emil Ben-Shimon, is a sensitive, slice-of-life story that focuses on the rift caused in a modern Orthodox community in Jerusalem when a Hasidic rabbi offers to fill in for the congregation’s leader, who…
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Fast Forward West Bank Housing Construction Soars By 34%
There has been a 34 percent increase in construction starts in the West Bank in 2016 over the same period in the previous year, according to a new report. Peace Now’s annual construction report was released on Sunday. Some 1,814 new housing units began construction, an increase of 34 percent to a parallel time period in the…
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Fast Forward 10,000 Israeli Police Will Secure Trump Visit
JERUSALEM (JTA) — More than 10,000 Israeli police units, counterterrorism units and border police will secure President Donald Trump and his 1,000- person entourage during his visit to Israel. There will be full security cooperation between the Israel Police and American security personnel during the two-day visit, Israel Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told JTA on…
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