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Community The Inside Story Behind Miriam Adelson’s Iconic Jerusalem Coat
Every fashionista knows that the month of May is the most important month for fashion statements: the first Monday in May Met Gala in New York City. But this year, the most influential, most noticed fashion statement was not worn by a celebrity in the United States, nor in England at the Royal Wedding of…
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Fast Forward ‘Jews Must Be Saved’ Pastor Was Picked By Ambassador For Jerusalem Embassy Prayer
(JTA) — The Dallas pastor who said all Jews will go to hell was chosen by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman to deliver a prayer at the Jerusalem embassy dedication, the State Department said. Robert Jeffress, the pastor of a Southern Baptist megachurch, is a Fox News contributor, an outspoken supporter of President Donald…
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Fast Forward Guatemala Opens Jerusalem Embassy, Two Days After U.S.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Guatemala inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem, the second country to move its main diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales attended the opening Wednesday morning of the embassy in the technology park of southern Jerusalem’s Malkha neighborhood. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Morales and his delegation in Spanish with…
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Fast Forward Iranian Group Offers $100,000 To Destroy U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem
An Iranian student group is offering a $100,000 reward to anyone who bombs the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, Newsweek reported. The Iranian Justice Seekers Student Movement has distributed posters in English, Arabic and Farsi calling for attacks on the embassy. The fliers reportedly say the group “will support anybody who destroys the illegal American…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Authority Recalls U.S. Ambassador Over Jerusalem Embassy Move
(JTA) — The Palestinian Authority recalled its envoy to Washington, D.C., after the United States moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked Husam Zomlot to return to Ramallah, Foreign Minister Riad Malki told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “When they opened their embassy in Jerusalem there was…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Protests At Gaza Border Delayed For Funerals For At Least 58 Dead
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinians delayed protesting at the Gaza border fence on Tuesday afternoon as funerals for the at least 58 victims of the previous date’s violence took place. Of the dead in Monday’s violent demonstrations, one is reported to be a baby who died of inhaling tear gas. At least five of the dead…
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Fast Forward Michele Bachmann Apologizes For ‘Ignorantly’ Suggesting Jews Convert
Former U.S. presidential candidate Michele Bachmann apologized for her prior efforts to convince Jews they should convert to Christianity, the Times of Israel reported. Bachmann’s expression of regret came on Sunday while she spoke at a Knesset Jewish-Christian Bible study in Jerusalem. She referred to her words as “ignorant.” She declined to acknowledge specifically what…
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Israel News For American Jews, Tears Of Joy Vie With Protests As Jerusalem Embassy Opens
A guest at Monday’s opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, Uri Pilichowski was moved to tears at what he called a “tremendous moment” for the Jewish people. Half a block away at a protest, Eliana Fishman called the embassy relocation “unacceptable.” Pilichowski and Fishman are both American Jews — but that’s where their…
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