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Fast Forward Biden administration ‘deeply concerned’ about Netanyahu’s settlement announcement
The statement is the Biden administration's sharpest criticism yet of Israel's new government
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Fast Forward After filing suit, Ben & Jerry’s now wants to mediate dispute with Unilever over Israeli operations
The ice cream company had filed suit to stop a sale to a local franchisee because it was ‘inconsistent’ with the brand's boycott of Israeli settlements
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Fast Forward Jewish liberal groups urge Biden to stop eviction of Palestinians from their homes in villages near Hebron
The letter echoes one sent to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken signed by 81 members of Congress in May
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Opinion Unilever’s decision to sell Ben & Jerry’s in the West Bank is not a win for Israel
The settler movement is the true victor in the latest debacle over ice cream
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Opinion A Palestinian-American died in Israeli custody. American Jews help fund the unit responsible
An 80 year-old Palestinian-American, Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad, died cold and alone on Jan. 12, 2022. He died after being dragged from his vehicle, handcuffed, gagged and forced to lie on his stomach on frigid marble ground in below-freezing temperatures. Omar As’ad’s son told the Associated Press that his father was “the life of the party”…
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Opinion I was arrested for a crime I didn’t commit. The Palestinians I work with suffer far worse
A few weeks ago the police abruptly came to my house in Jerusalem on two different occasions. The first visit they paid was at 3:30 in the morning; six officers came and banged on the doors and windows until my four roommates and I woke up. My roommates and I were suspected of having drawn…
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Fast Forward Pompeo’s historic Israel visit includes winery that has named a vintage for him
Mike Pompeo became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit both an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and the Golan Heights, a disputed area on Israel’s border with Syria that the Trump administration has recognized as part of Israel. At a news conference Thursday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Pompeo…
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News 4 years of President Trump: A Jewish report card
As President Trump makes his closing arguments for reelection, the staggering events of the last year loom large. The coronavirus pandemic has, to date, taken more than 230,000 American lives, and the country is mired in the most significant economic downturn since the Great Depression. And, though it now feels like ancient history, Trump in…
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