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Community Who Knows What’s Best For Jerusalem?
For the centuries between the destruction of the Jewish Temple and the reclamation of the holy city, Jerusalem’s role to the Jewish nation was largely symbolic. One might imagine that Zionism, and the return of Jews to their ancestral land starting in the late 19th century, would have changed this. But the early Zionists were…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Mayor Wants To Name Site Near New Embassy After Trump
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A traffic island located next to the new American embassy in Jerusalem will be named in honor of the United States and President Trump. The area will be called “United States Square – in honor of President Donald Trump,” Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat announced on Tuesday. “President Trump has decided to recognize…
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Fast Forward Paraguay Moving Israeli Embassy To Jerusalem A Week After U.S.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Paraguay is moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Israel’s Foreign Ministry made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday. Reuters also verified the move with a Paraguay government spokesman. Paraguay will be the third country to move its embassy to Jerusalem. The United States will dedicate its temporary Jerusalem embassy…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner And Ivanka Trump To Attend Jerusalem Embassy Opening
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The official White House delegation for the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will include President Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, as well as Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Kushner heads up the team seeking to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks. Other members of his team — Jason Greenblatt, the lead…
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Fast Forward Trump Will Skip Jerusalem Embassy Opening
President Donald Trump will not travel to Israel for the controversial opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, according to a White House statement released on Monday. Instead, the U.S. delegation to the May 14 event will include U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, as well as Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and daughter Ivanka Trump, who…
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Fast Forward Israel Will Have To Pay ‘A Price’ For U.S. Embassy Move, Liberman Admits
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said that Israel will have to pay “a price” for the U.S. decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “There is no free lunch,” Liberman told Israel Channel 2’s Saturday night program “Meet the Press.” He added that “the opening of the U.S. Embassy…
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Life Cycling’s First Grand Tour Outside Of Europe Will Be In Israel
For the first time in history, a Grand Tour will venture outside of Europe this May 4. The bicycle tour Giro d’Italia will have its Gran Partenza, or “Big Start,” in the heart of Jerusalem. Traditionally, the Giro d’Italia, a sister event to the Tour de France, takes place in Italy, including passages through the…
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Fast Forward New Embassy District In Jerusalem Could Be Called ‘Trump Town’
As more nations announce their intentions to move their embassies in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the country’s housing minister is moving to build a new diplomatic district, which he said could be called “Trump Town.” Given that leaders of countries like the Czech Republic and Guatemala have announced their intentions to follow the…
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