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Fast Forward Trump Says He Will Visit Israel ‘Soon,’ Avoids Question About Military Aid
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said he would visit Israel soon and dodged a question about whether the United States would continue subsidizing defense assistance to the Jewish state in an interview with an Israeli newspaper. “I’ll be there soon,” the presumptive Republican nominee told Israel Hayom in an posted Wednesday when asked about reports he…
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Fast Forward Israeli-American Soldier Killed in Stabbing Attack Awarded Bravery Medal
JERUSALEM — A dual Israel-American citizen killed in a West Bank supermarket terror attack was one of three Israeli soldiers honored by the Israel Defense Forces for bravery. Tuvia Yanai Weissman, 21, along with Sgt. Lihi Malka and Matan Shamir, was cited for thwarting a terror attack, the IDF announced Tuesday. The awards were approved…
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Israel News How Do Mixed Jewish-Arab Schools Mark Memorial and Independence Days?
At most Israeli schools, Memorial Day is one of the most emotional days of the year, as students recall the soldiers who died for their nation in patriotic ceremonies that mark the birth of Israel, the Jewish state. But at Israel’s alternative Jewish-Arab schools, Memorial Day is difficult for another reason: While half the students…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Population 10 Times Larger Than at State’s Founding
The population of Israel has grown more than tenfold since the state’s establishment in 1948. In statistics released to coincide with Israeli Independence Day, which begins Wednesday night, the Central Bureau of Statistics that Israel has 8.52 million residents, compared to 806,000 in 1948. In the past year alone, Israel’s population has grown by 182,000, or…
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Fast Forward Israel-Turkey Reconciliation Makes Progress, More Talks Needed: Israeli Envoy
Long-running efforts to fully restore Israeli-Turkish relations have made good progress but need a few more rounds of negotiations, though a political shift in Turkey should not affect the process, Israel’s top diplomat in the country said. The impetus behind fixing a relationship badly damaged by a clash over Gaza in 2010 is now security,…
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The Schmooze Surprise! Tony Kushner at Center of Israel Kerfuffle — This Time North of the Border
Tony Kushner, the playwright and screenwriter of “Angels in America” and “Lincoln,” has found himself at the center of an unexpected scandal in Toronto. In the city for a talk hosted by the Koffler Center for the Art, he’ll be discussing his career with theatre director Philip Akin. But Kushner’s appearance has been obscured by…
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Fast Forward Israel To Recognize 23,477 Fallen on Memorial Day
JERUSALEM — Israel will recognize its 23,477 fallen soldiers, as well as civilian victims of terror, with the start of Yom Hazikaron, or Memorial Day. The official number of soldiers, police and other security officials who have died since 1860 while defending Israel or prestate Israel was released Tuesday by the Defense Ministry. The number…
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Fast Forward Turks Say Israel Must Wait for New Government To Forge Reconciliation
Long-running efforts to fully restore Israeli-Turkish ties strained after an Israeli raid of a Turkish boat in 2010 must now await the formation of a new government in Ankara, Israel’s top diplomat in Turkey said. Turkey downgraded diplomatic relations and ejected Israel’s ambassador in 2011, a year after Israeli commandos stormed the Mavi Marmara, part…
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