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Fast Forward Britain’s Theresa May Backs Two-State Solution in Meeting With Netanyahu
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in London for talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May, called for new sanctions on Iran following its test of a ballistic missile. In remarks before the two leaders met privately on Monday, Netanyahu said Britain should follow the example of the United States, which on Friday introduced new sanctions…
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Fast Forward Israel Bill To ‘Legalize’ Illegal Outposts Headed for Vote
(JTA) — A controversial bill that would legalize some settlements built on private Palestinian land is expected to be put to a final vote in the Israeli parliament. The so-called outpost bill is due to be brought to a final vote in the Knesset on Monday evening, the Times of Israel reported. Netanyahu, who was…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Back at Gaza After Rocket Attack
(JTA) — The Israeli Air Force attacked targets in the northern Gaza Strip following the firing of a rocket that landed in an empty field near the southern city of Ashkelon. The aerial attack on Monday came just hours after Israeli tanks shelled targets in Gaza, according to media reports. Both strikes came in response to…
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Fast Forward After Super Bowl Win, This New England Patriots Star Says: ‘I’m Going to Israel’
A New England Patriots tight end is heading to Israel after the team’s historic win on a hasbara, or Israeli public relations tour for American football players. Martellus Bennett will be joined by 11 other football players from teams including the Seattle Seahawks, the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders. His Jewish teammate Julian Edelman,…
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Fast Forward Artist Anish Kapoor Scoops $1M Genesis Prize — Vows To Aid Refugees
(JTA) — Artist Anish Kapoor was named the winner of the 2017 Genesis Prize. Kapoor was named the winner on Sunday of the annual $1 million prize that has been dubbed the “Jewish Nobel.” He joins Itzhak Perlman, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and actor-director Michael Douglas as recipients. Known as ‘the Jewish…
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Fast Forward Why Are Left-Wing Israelis Joining Benjamin Netanyahu’s Right-Wing Party?
Left-leaning Israeli voters are joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right wing Likud party by the thousands with the hopes of influencing it from within. According to a report in Haaretz, about 6,000 center and left-of-center voters have joined Likud through an organization called the New Likudniks. The group is taking a page from the playbook…
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Fast Forward Did Hezbollah Target Israeli Diplomats in Brazil?
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – The terrorist group Hezbollah sent operatives to Brazil in order to commit attacks on diplomatic representatives of Israel, according to previously classified documents. Latin America’s largest nation was targeted by the Lebanese terrorist group at least twice, most recently in 1989, reported the Correio Braziliense newspaper on Saturday. Hezbollah operatives planned to kidnap…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Hopes Meeting With Theresa May Will Cement Ties With Britain — and U.S.
LONDON (JTA) — En route to London, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would use his meeting with British counterpart Theresa May to tighten the trilateral alliance with Britain and Washington. Netanyahu made the statement Sunday, one day ahead of his first meeting with May, a right-wing leader who replaced David Cameron last year following…
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