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The Schmooze Clickhole Wins the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Someone in the Clickhole (The Onion’s Buzzfeed-like equivalent) offices woke up yesterday morning with the most glorious of ideas: What better way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than through Facebook comments? And so, the following message was posted to social media: “Want to argue about Israel and Palestine? Have at it in the comments!” Post…
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Opinion Why We Need Birthright in Reverse
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to accept an invitation to speak before the U.S. Congress about Iran has ignited a rancorous debate within the American Jewish community. Some argue that the speech will alienate Democrats and undermine bipartisan support for Israel. Others say that a potential U.S. deal with Iran leaving the mullahs’ nuclear capacity intact…
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Fast Forward Northwestern Students Vote 24-22 for Israel Divestment
The Northwestern University student government passed a resolution calling on the university to divest from six corporations whose products are accused of being used by Israel to violate Palestinians’ human rights. The resolution was voted on by the Associated Student Government Senate early Thursday morning after more than five hours of debate, the student newspaper,…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu’s Feud With White House Deepens as Speech to Congress Looms
(Reuters) — For someone who was educated in the United States, speaks fluent American-accented English and worked as a management consultant in Boston, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sure knows how to rub his closest ally up the wrong way. In surprisingly critical and unvarnished comments on Wednesday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest accused Israel…
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Fast Forward Israel Alliance With India Comes Out of Closet
Israel’s security relationship with India is out in the open after years of being under wraps, the Israeli defense minister said on Thursday, vowing to play a bigger role in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive to build an industrial base. Israel has emerged as one of India’s top three arms suppliers, delivering items such as…
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Fast Forward Israel May Probe Gaza Scorched-Earth ‘Hannibal Directive’ That Killed 40
The Israeli military is expected to decide shortly whether to launch a criminal probe into the implementation of the Hannibal directive on the day 1st Lt. Hadar Goldin was snatched into a tunnel during Operation Protective Edge last summer. The directive clarifies the procedures to be used immediately following the possible abduction of a soldier….
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Opinion Don’t Lecture, Listen to Europe’s Jews
First Paris, now Copenhagen. This annus horribilis for European Jews has become even more frightening, as the names of capital cities are now synonymous with anti-Semitic attacks creeping across the continent. We hesitate to ask, but — will the list grow? Israeli officials, aggressively led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have a ready answer to…
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Israel News Will Black Lawmakers’ Anger Over Benjamin Netanyahu Speech Hurt Support for Israel?
In fewer than 140 characters, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York summed up the feelings of many African-American lawmakers toward Israel’s leader these days. “Bibi:” the 23-term representative tweeted, “If you have a problem with our POTUS’s foreign policy meet me at AIPAC but not on the House floor.” Rangel, a frequent attendee of…
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