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Culture For The Director Of ‘Settlers,’ The Failure Of Israel Is Not An Option
For a brief shining moment towards the end of “The Settlers,” director Shimon Dotan gives us the chance to imagine what the Holy Land might look like, in a parallel, better universe. The speaker is 38-year-old Yossi Fruman, a young rabbi living in the settlement of Tekoa B’. “This land belongs to God, not to…
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Fast Forward Turkey To Israel: Stop ‘Illegal Settlements’
Turkey on Wednesday called on the Israeli government to halt what it called “illegal settlement policies” on Palestinian land. Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan, made the comment at a news conference in Ankara. Erdogan has previously condemned Israel’s decision to ramp up settlements in the West Bank as an “absolute provocation.” Israel…
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Letters Letter to the Editor: Liberals Should Support a One State Solution
I’m a longtime supporter of a two-state solution for Israel/Palestine. Paradoxically, however, I’ve become convinced over the last few years that the best way to get there is to push for a one state solution. As any parent knows, there are times when giving a child what he/she wants is the best way to convince…
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Opinion Unreality Show: Netanyahu And Trump Struggle With The Truth
At a White House press conference yesterday, President Trump had the opportunity to lend his administration’s support to decades of American foreign policy in favor of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He didn’t. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, standing next to him, could have expressed his sympathy to American Jews experiencing heightened anti-Semitism…
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Breaking News Trump: Settlements Aren’t Good for Peace
(JTA) — President Donald Trump said the expansion of Israeli settlements does not positively impact efforts to reach peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but added he did not wish to condemn the Jewish state. Trump spoke about the peace process during an interview with Israel Hayom. The daily on Friday published a Hebrew-language translation…
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Breaking News David Friedman, Trump’s Israel Ambassador Pick, Said to Push New Settlements
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A recently approved apartment building in a West Bank settlement was reportedly funded by an organization headed by David Friedman, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel. The planned five-story apartment building, which will hold 20 apartments, is financed by American Friends of Beit El Institutions, which Friedman chairs, according to a…
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Breaking News Ireland Could Recognize ‘Palestine’ After Israel’s Settlement Bill
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Ireland will likely recognize a Palestinian state, Israel’s ambassador to the country reportedly warned in a cable to Jerusalem. Zeev Boker sent the cautionary dispatch Tuesday, Haaretz reported. Israel had already expected Dublin would officially recognize Palestine, and the Knesset’s recent passage of a law to legalize thousands of West Bank settlements strengthened that assessment, an…
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Breaking News Palestinians File First Challenge to Israeli Settlement ‘Legalization’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian groups petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice to overturn a controversial new law that retroactively legalizes settler homes built on private Palestinian land. In the petition filed Wednesday, they claim the legislation violates international humanitarian law and ask the High Court to issue a temporary injunction against its implementation. The involved Palestinian…
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