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Fast Forward UN Group Takes Down Report Accusing Israel Of Apartheid
(JTA) — A United Nations affiliate removed a report accusing Israel of apartheid from the internet after the secretary-general of the international body asked it to do so. Antonio Guterres asked the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia to remove the report, which was published Wednesday and says it “establishes, on the basis of…
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Fast Forward Jewish Community Reps Say Trump Budget Bad For Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Citing the importance to Israel of a robust U.S. posture abroad, Jewish groups decried drastic proposed cuts in foreign assistance funding in President Donald Trump’s budget despite assurances that aid to Israel would be unaffected. Israel’s guaranteed $3.1 billion defense assistance next year is a “cutout” and not subject to proposed drastic…
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Fast Forward Israeli Planes Strike In Syria, Intercept Anti-Aircraft Fire
(JTA) — Israel’s military carried out aerial strikes in Syria and intercepted missiles launched at its aircraft from the ground, the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said in an unusual statement. The strikes took place Thursday night, according to the statement. No Israelis were hurt during the strikes or from the anti-aircraft fire, the statement also…
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Opinion Can Trump’s Consigliere Jason Greenblatt Cut A Deal In The Middle East?
“If you take out the emotional part of it and the historical part of it, it is a business transaction. Land is going to be negotiated, water rights are going to be negotiated, security issues are going to be negotiated.” That’s how Jason Greenblatt, then Donald Trump’s in-house lawyer, described his idea of negotiating Israeli-Palestinian…
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Fast Forward AJC Urges Congress To Back Letter To Trump Pushing Two-State Solution
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Jewish Committee is rallying support for a congressional letter to President Donald Trump urging him to reaffirm support for a two-state solution, the latest signal that the American Jewish establishment is committed to preserving the policy. On Wednesday, the AJC sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of…
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Fast Forward Will Israel Expand Occupation With First New Settlement In 18 Years?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would honor his commitment to build a new settlement in the occupied West Bank, the first in 18 years. The Israeli leader made the remarks hours before meeting with Jason Greenblatt, President Trump’s Middle East envoy. Netanyahu said he hoped an agreement could be reached with…
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Fast Forward Israeli Orthodox Rabbis Say Women Shouldn’t Serve In Mixed Combat Units
Religious Zionist rabbis are calling on their followers not to enlist in mixed-gender combat units after the the Israeli Defense Forces announced an initiative to bring more women into combat roles. Several leading religious Zionist rabbis, who are usually supportive of military service in their communities, issued a letter saying that combat units don’t provide…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Air Force Strikes 2 Gaza Targets After Rocket Fire
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Air Force targeted two Hamas positions in the northern Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired from Gaza at southern Israel. The Hamas targets were hit overnight Thursday after a rocket fired from Gaza struck in an open area of the Sdot Negev Regional Council, located in southern Israel near…
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