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Israel News White House Prepared to Make Largest Ever Military Pledge to Israel
Washington — The White House said it is prepared to commit to the “largest single pledge of military assistance to any country in U.S. history” in its defense assistance talks with Israel. A White House official made the statement to JTA in response to a sent Monday by 83 U.S. senators to President Barack Obama…
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Opinion We’re Celebrating Passover. Where Is Hope for Peace in Israel, Freedom and Progress?
Passover had a certain bittersweet cast to it this year. I don’t think I’m the only one who felt it. It’s always been a joyous time: a family reunion, a festive meal, a chance to catch up with loved ones, to sing together, swap stories and talk about big ideas. Someone at our Seder table…
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News Israeli Judge Says No to Arabs Building in Jewish Town — Cites Bidding Woes
Dozens of Arab families who were planning to build homes in the Jewish city of Afula have lost their leases to the land after an Israeli judge said that they illegally coordinated their bids. Last November, hundreds of Jewish residents of Afula protested the prospect of Arab neighbors after Arab families won tenders to build…
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Opinion Why Israel’s $2.9M Rainbow Plane Is a Joke — and You Don’t Have Be a BDS Fan To Say So
I confess when I first saw the simulated image of an airplane bedecked in the colors of the rainbow flag, ostensibly on its way to Tel Aviv Pride, I thought it was some sort of joke. Yet it really was the Israeli government’s intent, as part of an 11 million shekel ($2.9 million) advertising blitz,…
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Fast Forward 7 Extremist Jews Indicted for Terror Plot Against Palestinians
Seven members of an alleged extremist Jewish terror cell were indicted in an Israeli court. The cell, including an Israeli soldier and two minors, are accused of setting Palestinian vehicles on fire, throwing firebombs at Palestinian homes and assaulting Palestinians. They also are charged with membership in an illegal organization and causing grave bodily harm….
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Shuns Senate Push for $4B-Plus Military Aid to Israel
More than four-fifths of the U.S. Senate have signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to quickly reach an agreement on a new defense aid package for Israel worth more than the current $3 billion per year. Eight-three of the 100 senators signed the letter, led by Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Chris Coons. Senator…
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Fast Forward Thousands Attend Passover Priestly Blessing Rite at Western Wall
Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Western Wall for the traditional Priestly Blessing. The worshippers – estimated by the office of the rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites in Israel at 50,000 – converged on Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday for the blessing, called Birkat Kohanim in Hebrew, during the second…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Comes Under Fire for Shelving Anti-Israel UN Resolution
Senior Palestinian officials, including some from Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, are criticizing the Palestinian Authority president’s decision to postpone consideration of a UN Security Council resolution condemning settlement construction. For the past several weeks, the Palestinians have been telling both Western diplomats and the media that they intend to demand a vote on the resolution,…
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