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Fast Forward Israel Sends Rescue Team To Aid Nepal Earthquake Victims
Israel is relaying an emergency assistance team to the site of an earthquake in Nepal, where Israelis are believed to have been trapped by 7.9 scale tremors and a subsequent avalanche that have so far killed over 1,300 people. “The delegation will land near the affected zone and make its preparations until it becomes possible…
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Opinion My (Israeli) Independence Report
On the eve of Israel Independence Day last week, the blue and white balloons came cascading down from the balcony at Park Avenue Synagogue, New York City’s largest Conservative congregation. For a holiday that has enjoyed little star-billing in the annual American cycle, this “Community Celebration” organized by the Jewish National Fund was clearly a…
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Fast Forward Devastating Earthquake Hits Nepal — Hundreds Killed
(Reuters) — A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing hundreds of people, toppling a 19th-century tower in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and triggering a fatal avalanche on Mount Everest. There were reports of devastation in outlying areas of the Himalayan country after the quake struck with a magnitude…
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Israel News Princeton Students Narrowly Reject Divestment Referendum
Princeton University undergraduates have defeated a referendum on divestment from Israel by a narrow margin. The referendum on divestment — the first ever on an American campus in which all undergrads were allowed to vote — lost by a margin of 52.5% to 47.5%. Some 2,032 students, or almost 39% of all undergraduates at the…
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Fast Forward South Africa Minister Barred by Israel From Visiting West Bank
The Israeli government denied a South African cabinet minister a visa to visit the Palestinian territories. Blade Nzimande, South Africa’s minister of higher education, sought the visa to conduct a six-day working visit. According to Eyewitness News, the South African department of higher education says Israel’s refusal owes to the minister’s “public utterances against the…
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Opinion Why GOP’s ‘Sheldon Adelson Primary’ Is Disgrace — and Won’t Lure Jewish Voters
This weekend, a collection of GOP presidential candidates will arrive in Las Vegas for a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Don’t allow yourself to be fooled into thinking that these candidates are making a real attempt to appeal to American Jewish voters. Their presence is all about winning over a single Jewish donor: Sheldon…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Back at Gaza After Hamas Fires Rocket
Israel’s air force struck a Hamas forward lookout post in response to the firing of a rocket from Gaza. The strike Friday morning on a post just south of the Erez Crossing in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip resulted in no casualties, Army Radio reported, citing Palestinian media. The rocket that exploded inside…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Vows No Iran Deal That Threatens Israel
Seeking to ease U.S.-Israeli tensions, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Israel delivery of top-flight fighter jets next year to maintain its military edge and vowed that any final nuclear deal with Iran would ensure Israel’s security. Addressing an Israeli Independence Day celebration in Washington, Biden insisted that Barack Obama “has Israel’s back,” despite…
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