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Opinion Bibi Should Speak to Congress — and We Should Listen!
Getty Images / Lior Zaltzman Despite all the chatter to the contrary, it’s important for Netanyahu to speak before Congress tomorrow — and we should all hear him out. For those of us who don’t yet see why — who focus too much on protocol and politics and L’Affaire Boehner and so may have missed…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu to AIPAC: Congressional Speech Must Go On
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC conference lauded President Barack Obama but expressed few regrets for the speech to Congress he will present that has angered the White House. “I deeply appreciate all that President Obama has done for Israel: security cooperation, intelligence sharing, support at the United Nations,” Netanyahu said Monday at…
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Fast Forward Rio 2016 Olympic Village Will Commemorate Munich Massacre
The International Olympic Committee will erect a place to mourn family and friends at the 2016 Games in Rio, including the 11 Israeli athletes killed by terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The closing ceremony also will feature a moment of reflection to remember those who have died at the Olympic Games, such as the…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Warns Iran Nuclear Deal Could Threaten Israel’s Existence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the United States on Monday that the nuclear deal it is negotiating with Iran could threaten Israel’s survival and insisted he had a “moral obligation” to speak up about deep differences with President Barack Obama on the issue. Even as he set the stage for a Washington visit that…
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Fast Forward Three Israelis Charged with Smuggling Goods to Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Three Israelis were charged with smuggling goods to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The men were charged on Monday in the Beersheba District Court with, among other charges, contacting a foreign agent, aiding a terror group in its war against Israel, facilitating the transfer of illegal goods to terror groups, money laundering…
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Fast Forward Iran Insists Nuclear Deal Depends on U.S. ‘Will’
A deal on Iran’s nuclear program could be concluded this week if the United States and other Western countries have sufficient political will and agree to remove sanctions on Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday. “Our negotiating partners, particularly the Western countries and particularly the United States, must once and for…
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Fast Forward 180 Ex-Israeli Officers Call on Benjamin Netanyahu To Scrap Speech
More than 180 Israeli former military and intelligence officials called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his speech to the U.S. Congress. An alliance calling itself Commanders for Israel’s Security made the announcement on Sunday, hours after Netanyahu left for Washington and two days before his controversial address. The alliance includes ex-officials from the…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Slams U.N. Human Rights Council for Bias Against Israel
Secretary of State John Kerry accused the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday of focusing disproportionately on allegations of abuses by Israel. In a speech to the Council in Geneva, Kerry spoke of its “deeply concerning record on Israel,” which he said risked undermining the effectiveness of the entire organization. “No one in this room…
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Yiddish נײַ בוך וועגן אַמאָליקן ניו־יאָרק איז ווי אַ סעודה פֿאַר ייִדישיסטןNew book about old New York City is like a feast for Yiddishists
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