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Opinion After Charm Offensive, Time for Benjamin Netanyahu To Act for Israel’s Sake
(UPDATED) President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have made up, and American Jews can breathe a sigh of relief. Such is the conventional wisdom, anyway, the first reaction of those among us who become anxious, angry or alienated every time leaders of the U.S. and Israel are at odds, as if we are…
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Fast Forward Democratic Senators Push President Obama To Raise Aid to Israel
Democratic senators in a letter called on President Barack Obama to write a new and strengthened “Memorandum of Understanding” on security assistance to Israel. The 16 senators, led by Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D–Conn., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., — the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent the letter to the president…
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Opinion Misusing Hard Data To Paint Palestinians As Irrational Animals
In a lengthy essay titled and published in Mosaic, Daniel Polisar provides a detailed analysis of Palestinian public opinion of the kind that a professional pollster can appreciate: he draws on multiple sources, representing some of the trustworthiest Palestinian pollsters, and examines trends over time from numerous angles. Unfortunately, Polisar’s conclusions bear all the markings…
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Fast Forward President Obama Won’t Allow Jonathan Pollard To Go to Israel After Release
President Barack Obama reportedly will not intervene to allow Jonathan Pollard to travel to Israel after he is paroled from federal prison. Obama could waive the requirement that prevents Pollard from leaving the United States but is unlikely to do so, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing Obama administration officials. Pollard is scheduled to be…
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Fast Forward London Mayor Boris Johnson Calls Israel Boycott ‘Foolish’
London Mayor Boris Johnson said in Tel Aviv that boycotting Israel is “foolish.” Johnson, of the Conservative Party, also said Monday that those who advocate such a move make up “a very small minority.” “I cannot think of anything more foolish” than to boycott “a country that when all is said and done is the…
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Fast Forward Israel Fumes as Europe Plans To Label Goods From Settlements
Few issues have caused more friction between Israel and the European Union than EU plans to impose labeling on goods produced in Jewish settlements on occupied land. And if Israel is right about the timing, the tensions could get worse. The European Commission, the EU’s executive, is keeping tight-lipped about when the labeling measures will…
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Fast Forward Brazilian Star Caetano Veloso Refuses To Perform in Israel Again
A popular Brazilian singer has declared he will not perform again in Israel — prompting the Jewish community to accuse him of surrendering to anti-Semitism. Caetano Veloso declared he will not return to Israel due to the “oppression” of the Palestinians only a few months after performing in Tel Aviv in defiance of a strong…
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Fast Forward 1,000 Brazilian Jews Rally To Support Israel
Over 1,000 Brazilian Jews rallied in five cities calling for peace in Israel. Demonstrators on Sunday marched along the Paulista Avenue, the main business avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city with some 20 million residents and home to 60,000 Jews. “We are very proud to gather such Zionists and engaged people who speak up…
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