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Fast Forward Israeli Hardware Powers $20m Surveillance Center in Uruguay
(JTA) — Uruguay opened a $20 million video surveillance monitoring center near the tourism capital of Punta del Este with major support from Israeli technology. Those on hand for the launch Tuesday in the city of Maldonado included the defense minister of Uruguay, the mayor of Maldonado, the Israeli ambassador to Uruguay, and representatives of…
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Opinion After UN Resolution, This #NeverTrump Conservative Is Wondering If Donald Is So Bad After All
At the conclusion of his second term as President, there are many areas of the world to which President Obama could have directed his attention. From Chinese and Russian cyber-warfare to the human rights catastrophe taking place in Syria, the world doesn’t lack opportunities for leadership from the leader of the free world. So where…
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Fast Forward Israel Attorney General Orders Criminal Probe of Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s attorney-general has ordered police to open a criminal investigation in two unspecified matters involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Channel 10 television said on Wednesday. When asked, a Justice Ministry spokeswoman declined to respond to the report. Netanyahu has in the past denied wrongdoing in the purchase of submarines from Germany, where media have…
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Israel News 5 Israeli Politicians Trying to Score Points off UNSC Anti-Settlement Resolution
Israel is in an uproar over last week’s United Nations Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements, which the United States greenlighted by withholding its veto. But as Israeli politicians from the hard right to center-left condemn the resolution, some are finding a silver lining: scoring political points with the voting public. Here are the five…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Slams John Kerry Speech as ‘Skewed Against Israel’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Middle East speech on Wednesday was biased against Israel. In a statement in English issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu said: “Like the Security Council resolution that Secretary Kerry advanced in the U.N., his speech tonight was skewed against Israel.” The Israeli leader…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Makes Impassioned Plea To Keep Two-State Solution Alive
Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Wednesday that Israel’s building of settlements in occupied territory was endangering Middle East peace, expressing unusually frank frustration with the longtime American ally. In a swiftly issued statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Kerry of showing bias. He said Israel did not need to be lectured to…
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Community It’s More Important Than Ever to Support Israeli NGOs
Since the election of Donald Trump I have encountered long-time American donors to Israel who, alarmed by his discriminatory rhetoric and policy proposals, are redirecting some of their philanthropy to U.S. organizations that promote inclusion, diversity and equality. Executives and development officers of Israeli NGOs I talk to hear similar rumblings. We are concerned about…
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The Schmooze Sizzling Pictures of Israeli Women Soldiers Heat Up Instagram
For those looking to warm up during these cold winter months, look no further than the Hot Israeli Army Girls instagram. The account, which has amassed 55,200 followers, features ridiculously photogenic female IDF soldiers posing both in and out of their uniforms. Mostly it’s bikini shots galore, but there’s also groups shots of the women…
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