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Opinion Building Alliance With Israel Is Good Business Too
Relations between the United States and Israel embody significant history and shared values. And, as we all know, sometimes those relations consist of disagreements and obstacles. Especially now, when we see neighboring countries collapsing and thousands of people risking their lives in search of a better future, we should remind ourselves that the ability to…
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Fast Forward Iran Leader Says Israel Won’t Exist in 25 Years
Iran’s Supreme Leader has said Tehran will not negotiate with the United States on any issue after the landmark nuclear deal with world powers in July — and expects that Israel will be destroyed soon, according to his official website on Wednesday. The comments appeared to contradict more moderate president Hassan Rouhani, who said on…
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Fast Forward 2 Jewish Extremists Charged in Bedouin Arson Attack
Two Jewish extremist teens were indicted for an arson attack last month on a Bedouin tent in the West Bank. Avi Gafni, 19, and a minor were indicted on charges of incitement, threats, conspiring to commit a felony, and obstructing justice in the mid-August attack , the Shin Bet security service said in a statement…
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Fast Forward As Europe Struggles With Migrant Crisis, Israel Copes With Its Own
(JTA) — With hundreds of thousands of refugees pouring across the borders of the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a landmark change in policy last month: Germany would begin to accept Syrian refugees, no matter how they got there. Four days later, Israeli Interior Minister Silvan Shalom made a statement on the same…
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Fast Forward South Africa May Ban Dual Citizenship To Target IDF Service
South African Jewish leaders condemned an African National Congress review of their country’ s dual citizenship policy in what they say is a bid to prevent its citizens from serving in the Israeli military. Banning dual citizenship is scheduled to be discussed anew at the ruling party’s national general council meeting next month, the Sunday…
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The Schmooze Did Israel Use Jewish Voodoo To Jinx Soccer Superstar Gareth Bale?
The British press thinks it has come up with an explanation for Israel’s surprising draw with Wales in Euro 2016 soccer qualifier on Sunday night – witchcraft! “Call it witchcraft, call it voodoo, call it black magic,” wrote Richard Innes in the Daily Mirror. “Whatever it is, it clearly worked.” Israel’s Tal Ben Haim jinxing…
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Opinion Haunted by Holocaust, Israel Ponders Whether to Crack Door Open to Refugees
The world has been affected by the images of desperate refugees fleeing Syria, but for Israelis, the crisis cuts close to home, not only because the conflict they are fleeing is right across the border, but because pictures of the crowds at the Keleti train station and the marches across Europe are playing on the…
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Opinion What American Jewish Fear Looks Like Through Israeli Eyes
In recent weeks I’ve had many conversations with friends from the United States, some while they were visiting in Israel, others through correspondence and phone calls. In all these talks the issue of Iran came up. “What do you think?” they asked me, the Israeli. “Are you afraid?” Like many other confused lay people, I…
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