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Fast Forward David Friedman Vows Trump Won’t Push Israel To Freeze Settlements
David Friedman, the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, gave his first interview since he landed in Israel on Monday to — where else? — Israel Hayom, the newspaper funded by Republican casino magnate and on-again-off-again Trump supporter Sheldon Adelson. Friedman spoke with Israel Hayom ahead of Trump’s scheduled visit to Israel next week, now clouded…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Defense Minister: Israeli And American Intel Cooperation Remains Unchanged
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman maintained that Israeli and American security cooperation will not change in light of revelations that President Trump gave sensitive Israeli information to the Russians on the Islamic State threat. “Security ties between Israel and its biggest ally the U.S. are deep, significant and unprecedented in their scope and their value…
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Food Stephen Colbert Smears Trump With Hummus Joke
It’s past my bedtime, but I’ve been glued to the TV tonight, watching the news unfold. Seriously, if you blink you miss something HUGE. Since we all know that the best televised take on the day’s events comes from the late-night comedy shows, I tuned into Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” monologue for some perspective. And…
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Opinion Memo To Jewish Trump Voters: Had Enough After Israel Intelligence Betrayal?
This is addressed to those American Jews who continue to support President Trump, even after the latest revelation that he likely compromised Israeli intelligence by sharing it with the Russians. When will you start holding him accountable? When will the slights, fumbles, broken promises and extremely serious blunders, like the intelligence leak, add up in…
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Fast Forward Report: Trump’s Russia Intel Disclosure Risks Life Of Israeli Spy Within ISIS
President Trump’s decision to share highly classified intelligence about an ISIS plot with Russian officials last week endangered the life of an Israeli spy embedded within the terror organization, ABC News reported Tuesday. The information, which was provided by Israel to U.S. intelligence, was about an ISIS plan to blow up an airplane with a…
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Fast Forward Families Of Israeli Terror Victims Ask To Meet With Trump During Israel Visit
(JTA) — Over 100 family members of Israelis killed in terrorist attacks asked to meet with President Trump during his scheduled visit to the Jewish state next week. In the letter, dated Monday, the 103 signatories also expressed concern about the president’s plan to facilitate talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, citing payment by the PA to convicted terrorists….
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Fast Forward Hunger-Striking Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Now Refusing Water
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti has stopped drinking water as part of his hunger strike against the Israel Prisons Services. Barghouti announced the ramping up of his hunger strike on Tuesday, its 30th day. According to the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs, 1,300 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are fasting for more…
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Fast Forward Israeli Ambassador To Nigeria Funds Refugee Children’s Soccer League
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s ambassador to Nigeria donated the embassy’s fund for an Independence Day celebration to establish a soccer league in the African nation for refugee children. Guy Feldman canceled the embassy’s Yom Ha’atzmaut reception and set up the league for 225 children who escaped the Boko Haram terrorist organization, Ynet reported. The embassy…
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