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Fast Forward Israel Coordinates Transfer of Lion Cubs from Gaza
Israel coordinated the transfer of a pair of lion cubs from Gaza to a wildlife sanctuary in Jordan. The cubs, Max and Mona, were transferred to Israel from Gaza on Sunday through the Erez crossing and then taken to a sanctuary near Amman, where they arrived on Sunday evening. They first arrived at Erez on…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Says Iran Will Be ‘Existential Threat’ to Israel, Deal or No
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that even if a deal is reached with Iran over its nuclear program, Tehran’s “aggressiveness will not end” and it will remain a principal state sponsor of terrorism. “They will continue to destabilize governments in the region and beyond. They will continue to use their proxies…
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Opinion Stop Demonizing Michael Oren
(JTA) — Michael Oren is my friend. During his nearly five years as Israel’s ambassador to the United States, we’d speak on an almost daily basis. Often those phone calls would come at 3 or 4 a.m., Washington time, and Michael, enduring another sleepless night, would share his fears about how the Obama administration was…
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Fast Forward Palestinians March on Anniversary of Abu Khdeir Lynching
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of Palestinians marched in eastern Jerusalem to mark one year since the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian kidnapped and burned alive by Jews in the wake of the kidnapping and murder last June of three Israeli teens. The march took place Thursday afternoon in the Shuafat neighborhood of eastern…
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Fast Forward Iron Dome System Upgraded
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Iron Dome missile defense system has been upgraded, Israel’s Defense Ministry announced. The upgrade will “expand and improve the performance capabilities of the system in the face of an unprecedented range of threats,” the ministry said Thursday in a statement. The ministry declined to identify the improvements, which were made by…
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Fast Forward Cruz Blasts Obama for Opening Embassy in Havana Before Jerusalem
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Declared Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) contrasted President Barack Obama’s announcement of plans to open an embassy in Havana, Cuba, with the U.S. refusal to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem. “How sad is it that under the Obama administration the United States is going to have an embassy in…
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Fast Forward Church of Christ Votes for West Bank Divestment
The United Church of Christ voted overwhelmingly to divest from companies that profit from Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. The vote passed at the church’s synod on Monday, by a vote of 508 in favor, 124 against, with 38 abstentions, according to the church’s Palestine/Israel Network, which backed the resolution. “As disciples of Jesus,…
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The Schmooze PHOTOS: Mayim Bialik Is Having a Blast in Israel
Mayim Bialik is in Israel, and by the looks of it, she’s having a blast. Pool views, spice-scenes from the shuk, visit to ruins , not to mention a 14-hour flight with the kids in tow — the actress has recorded all the sights and sounds of her Holy Land vacation on her . A self-described…
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