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"Extremist settlers, by targeting and killing Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability for both Israelis and Palestinians," British Foreign Secretary David Cameron wrote on X
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Opinion My daughter is a new immigrant to Israel. The state has failed to support her during the pandemic
The past two years have been utterly exhausting. Between working from home, supervising children doing Zoom school, sitting through quarantines and more, COVID-19 has unquestionably upended our daily routines. And as the parent of a daughter who immigrated to Israel while the rest of her family remained in the United States, I had to contend…
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Fast Forward Gloria Steinem Slams Netanyahu Over Omar-Tlaib Ban
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after the Israeli government barred Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib’s congressional delegation to the West Bank. Steinem, who is Jewish vowed to never visit Israel under Netanyahu’s rule, stating that his ban was “a welcome sign that I never have to enter…
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Fast Forward Dermer’s Boss Claims He Didn’t Consult Before Saying Congresswomen Could Visit
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer did not consult with Israeli leaders before he announced last month that Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar would be allowed in to the country, the country’s foreign minister said. “It was not with the prime minister’s blessing; it was not a decision of…
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Fast Forward 18 Jewish Groups Urge Congress To Pass Bill Ending Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban
(JTA) — Eighteen Jewish organizations called on Congress to pass a bill seeking to end President Donald Trump’s executive order banning citizens of certain predominantly Muslim countries. On Wednesday, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., introduced bills in the Senate and House, respectively, to repeal three versions of the president’s travel ban….
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Community The Supreme Court’s Baffling Decision On The Muslim Travel Ban
The day before Justice Anthony Kennedy retired, he joined a 5-4 Supreme Court majority in upholding President Trump’s (Muslim) travel ban. The executive order in question banned entry from six predominantly Muslim countries and added North Korea and Venezuela as window dressing. The Court found the ban supported by the record in the case and…
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Fast Forward ZOA Calls On Supreme Court To Uphold Trump Travel Ban
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Zionist Organization of America has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of President Donald Trump’s most recent ban on travel from a number of predominately Muslim countries. The group, which has been an outspoken supporter of Trump’s policies, in its brief said the action did not amount…
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