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Israel News Shouting Match Erupts After Trump Official Says Western Wall Is ‘Not Your Territory’
Planning for President Trump’s upcoming trip to Israel descended into chaos Monday when a U.S. official reportedly told Israeli counterparts that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could not accompany the president on his visit to the Western Wall. The American official suggested that the holy site is “not your territory. It’s part of the West Bank,”…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Marking ‘Nakba’ Clash With Israeli Troops
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Clashes broke out near Ramallah between Palestinians marking Nakba Day, referring to their perception of Israel’s founding as a catastrophe, and Israeli troops. Eleven Palestinians were injured Monday in the fighting at a checkpoint near the seat of the Palestinian Authority after Israeli soldiers fired rubber bullets and used other riot control measures in response…
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Fast Forward Will Trump Be First Sitting President To Visit Western Wall?
While President Trump’s official itinerary for his visit to Israel later this month has yet to be released, Israeli media has reported that Trump is likely to visit the Western Wall, making him the first sitting president to do so. Trump will be in Israel May 22-23, shortly before the 50th anniversary of Israel’s capture…
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Fast Forward Public Use Of Medical Marijuana Now Allowed In Israel, With Exceptions
Israeli medical marijuana patients can now use the drug in public as an oil or a vapor, but still won’t be able to smoke it, per new Health Ministry guidelines, reported Haaretz. The new guidelines are a significant departure from the old rules, which restricted medical marijuana patients to using the herb in their home,…
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Fast Forward 102 Immigrants From India Ready For Normal Life In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Some 102 immigrants to Israel from India, members of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community, are ready to leave their absorption center. The olim, who came to Israel in February from the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram, have completed their required formal conversion to Judaism and intensive Hebrew language studies, the Shavei Israel…
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Fast Forward American Parents Sue Pro-Palestinian Groups Over 1996 West Bank Killing
(JTA) — The American parents of a teen-age yeshiva student shot in 1996 at a bus stop near the West Bank city of Beit El, have filed a lawsuit to recover the damages it was awarded by a jury in federal court in Chicago. Stanley and Joyce Boim on Friday filed the lawsuit in Chicago…
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Fast Forward British Media Wrongly Report Israel Quits Eurovision As TV Station Signs Off
JERUSALEM (JTA) — British media reported that Israel has permanently withdrawn from the Eurovision song contest after the closing Israel Broadcasting Authority made its farewells live while reporting the country’s scores. Other countries also took the farewell by IBA host Ofer Nachshon to mean that Israel would be leaving the annual tournament, whose finals took…
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Fast Forward Is BDS To Blame For Israel’s Poor Showing In Eurovision Contest?
Israeli director Yoav Tzafir is blaming Israel’s poor showing in the 2017 Eurovision contest finals on the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Israeli pop singer Imri Ziv came in 23rd out of 26th place in the competition in Ukraine with his song “I Feel Alive.” The song’s music video was co-directed by Tzafir and Elad…
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