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Fast Forward Israel Opposition Leader Sees ‘NATO-Style’ Alliance With Moderate Arabs
(JTA) — In the mind of Israel’s opposition leader, Labor Party chief Isaac Herzog, the array of threats in the Middle East these days present Israel with a historic opportunity. Yes, Palestinians are stabbing Israelis daily. Yes, Israel arguably has its most right-wing government since Benjamin Netanyahu’s first term as prime minister, in the late…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Vows More Funds for Reform and Conservative
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office will match funding given by the Jewish Agency for Israel to the country’s Conservative and Reform movements, according to a Jewish Agency spokesman. The Jewish Agency provides some $1.09 million each in funding to Israel’s Reform and Conservative movements, in addition to $546,000 in funding to Israeli Orthodox congregations….
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Fast Forward Israel Raids West Bank Hospital — Kills Palestinian
Israeli undercover forces raided a hospital in the West Bank on Thursday, shooting dead a Palestinian during an attempt to detain another man suspected of carrying out a stabbing, the Palestinian health ministry and doctors said. The Israeli army confirmed the raid and shooting but did not have details of the man’s condition. It said…
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Opinion Getting Past Iran Feud Is Least of Federations’ Problems
It was hard to escape the feeling that things were a little backward when the Jewish Federations of North America, the national network of local Jewish federated charities, convened in Washington on November 8 for its annual General Assembly. The organization was emerging from a painful, months-long crisis after being caught in the crossfire of…
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Fast Forward London Mayor Dumped by Palestinians After Anti-Boycott Remarks
London Mayor Boris Johnson had two of his planned meetings in the West Bank cancelled after he criticized boycotts of Israel. Johnson was due to meet Wednesday in the West Bank with the Palestine Business Women’s Forum and a Palestinian youth group. Both meetings were cancelled after Johnson, who is on a three-day trade mission…
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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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