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News When East Meets Mideast: China and Israel Expand Ties
Israel and China struck several deals this week to boost tourism and business ties. One of the biggest and most promising is the opening of the first Chinese tech hub in Israel, in Tel Aviv, reports Bloomberg Technology. The hub is operated by Beijing-based TechCode, which also has operations in Silicon Valley, Seoul, and Berlin….
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv Gunman Planned to Attack Kindergartens According to Police
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Arab Israeli who killed two Israelis in a shooting attack in a Tel Aviv bar on New Year’s Day planned to attack kindergartens in the city, according to a police investigation. In its report released Sunday, the Israel Police also looked at its failures during the weeklong manhunt for Nashat Milhem,…
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The Schmooze J.Lo. Will Perform In Israel This Summer for the First Time
JERUSALEM — Jennifer Lopez reportedly will perform in Israel for the first time. Lopez agreed to hold a concert this summer in Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, the Ynet news website reported Monday. She is among several high-profile artists and bands who are scheduled to perform in Israel this summer. They include Elton John, Deep…
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Fast Forward Trump Flip-Flops and Now Says He’d Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
WASHINGTON — In a flip-flop from earlier statements, Donald Trump now says he would move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. “They want it in Jerusalem,” the front-runner among Republican presidential candidates said in an interview posted Tuesday by The Brody File, a Christian Broadcasting Network show. “Well I am for that 100 percent. We are…
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Fast Forward Israeli Leaders Praise Police for Taking Out Tel Aviv Terrorist
JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders praised the county’s security services for their work in tracking down the gunman who allegedly killed three Israelis more than a week ago in Tel Aviv. “On behalf of all citizens of Israel, I would like to thank the Israel Police, ISA, and the police special anti-terrorism unit – they did…
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Fast Forward Israeli Police Kill Suspected Tel Aviv New Year’s Gunman Outside Mosque
Israeli police killed in a shootout on Friday an Arab citizen wanted for a Jan. 1 gun rampage in Tel Aviv, the security services said, ending a week-long manhunt but not the public mystery over what motivated his attack. Israeli media showed pictures of Nashat Melhem’s body, with a submachine gun next to it, outside…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israeli Businessman Offers $10K Reward To Find Tel Aviv Gunman
An Arab-Israeli merchant is offering a $10,000 cash reward for information that helps in the capture of an Arab-Israeli fugitive suspected of killing three people in two Tel Aviv shooting attacks. Mazen Qaq, head of the merchants’ committee in Jerusalem’s Old City and a resident of eastern Jerusalem, announced the reward on Tuesday for information…
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Fast Forward Jewish Passengers Demand Arabs Leave Greek Flight
Jewish Israeli passengers on a flight from Athens to Tel Aviv demanded the crew remove two Arab-Israelis from the plane before allowing it to take off. The incident, in which the Jewish travelers stopped an Aegean Airlines plane from taking off by standing in the aisles while the plane was on the tarmac, took place…
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