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Fast Forward Israel’s Man Inside ISIS In Danger After Trump Intel Gaffe: ABC
(JTA) — An Israeli agent undercover inside the Islamic State has been put at risk by U.S. President Donald Trump’s disclosure of classified information to Russia, ABC News reported. The spy had provided Israel with intelligence about an Islamic State, or ISIS, plan to cause the crash of a passenger jet on the way to…
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Fast Forward Citing ‘Hate Speech,’ Sweden Briefly Blocks Israeli Ambassador On Twitter
(JTA) — A Swedish government agency on information apologized for blocking briefly from its account on Twitter thousands of users, including that of Israel’s ambassador in Stockholm, that it flagged as engaging in hate speech. The Swedish Institute published the apology Tuesday on the Swedish-language edition of its website, in which it also stated that…
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Opinion The Real Lessons Of The Six-Day War Defy Conventional Wisdom
Reflecting on the Six Day War, many focus on the repercussions of that historical event, namely, the occupation or liberation (depends on where you stand) of territories which, on one hand, are part of the biblical Land of Israel, and on the other are populated with many Palestinians. On its fiftieth anniversary, then, the spoils…
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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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