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Fast Forward Israel’s All-Male Banknotes Updated to Include Two Female Poets
Israeli banknotes will soon be graced with female faces of the Hebrew poetesses Rachel Bluwstein and Leah Goldberg. When the banknotes are released at end of this year they will be the only Israeli bills with women on them currently in circulation. Bluwstein, who will appear on the 20 shekel note (the equivalent of $5.30),…
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Fast Forward White House Puts Iran ‘on Notice’ After Missile Test
WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Trump administration put Iran “on notice” after it tested a ballistic missile, signaling it would reassess the Iran nuclear deal. The statement Wednesday by Michael Flynn, the national security adviser, did not elaborate what it meant by “on notice,” but it excoriated the Obama administration for the deal it reached with…
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Fast Forward N.Y. Exam Criticized for ‘Anti-Israel’ Cartoon
(JTA) — A political cartoon dealing with Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians appeared on the New York state Regents exam, reportedly causing some students discomfort. The cartoon that appeared on the exam administered Jan. 24 shows three Israeli soldiers — identified by a Star of David on the back of one — huddling behind an…
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Fast Forward Israeli Company Bidding Hard to Build Trump’s Wall
The Israeli company that built Israel’s border fence is making a play this week to construct U.S. President Donald Trump’s wall with Mexico. According to Bloomberg, the U.S.-based unit of Magal Security Systems Ltd. presented at a January 31 conference on border security attended by officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The company,…
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Fast Forward In Trump’s First Weeks, Thousands of New Settler Homes Announced
The Israeli government approved thousands of new homes in Jewish-only settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday night, said Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman in a statement. This followed last week’s announcement of 2,500 new West Bank homes and hundreds more in East Jerusalem. “We are in a new period in which life in Judea and…
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Fast Forward ‘Muslim Ban’ Doesn’t Apply to Israeli Citizens Born in Affected Countries
JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. visas held by Israeli citizens born in the seven Muslim-majority countries covered under President Donald Trump’s travel ban remain valid, the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv has confirmed. A statement about the visas was posted Tuesday on the embassy’s website. “If you have a currently valid U.S. visa in your Israeli…
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Fast Forward Ehud Olmert, Ex-Israeli P.M., Requests Pardon for Crime
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, currently serving a 27-month prison sentence for corruption, has requested a pardon from the country’s president. President Reuven Rivlin’s office confirmed that a pardon request had been received from Olmert and that it would be sent to the Justice Ministry for consideration, as are all pardon…
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Fast Forward Bibi Says ‘Build the Wall’ Tweet Hasn’t Damaged Israeli-Mexican Relations
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would “explain and clarify” a tweet seen as supporting President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall at the Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants. The tweet has caused a diplomatic uproar between Israel and Mexico since it was posted Saturday. “I take this…
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