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News Jewish Storm Builds Over David Friedman’s Appointment as Israel Ambassador
President-Elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint David Friedman as his ambassador to Israel is brewing into a Jewish battle royale for supporters and detractors of the two-state solution. For the Jewish left, Friedman appointment has quickly emerged as a banner for rallying troops already concerned with the impact the Trump presidency will have on the…
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Israel News Settlers Pray Trump Will Make the West Bank Great
On December 25, the Israeli government will force Eli Greenberg to leave his home in the West Bank outpost of Amona, a collection of white trailers on a rocky green ridge overlooking the Dead Sea. The Israeli High Court ordered the evacuation after ruling the settlement was built on private Palestinian land. But despite the…
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Community As American Jewish College Students, We Are Deeply Concerned About the Election of Donald Trump.
To the leaders of the American Jewish community, We write to you as American Jewish college students who are deeply concerned about the election of Donald Trump to the Presidency of the United States, and its implication for millions of people in our country, in Israel and around the world. In the book of Exodus,…
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Opinion Donald Trump, Support a Two-State Solution. It’s the Only Way.
On January 20, Donald Trump will assume the presidency of the United States, and his administration will undertake the immense responsibility of shaping American foreign policy. It is difficult to ascertain precisely what Trump’s approach will be to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, given the disparate statements that he and his advisors have made during the course…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Adviser Says GOP Might Reject Two-State Solution
A policy adviser to Donald Trump that the Republican party might be due to assert more support for Israeli settlements, and possibly reject all together the idea of a two-state solution, which has long been a pillar of both Democratic and Republican policy in the region. David Friedman, a real estate lawyer and bankruptcy expert who Trump has described…
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News Are Republicans Facing a Nasty Platform Battle of Their Own Over Israel?
WASHINGTON – The Democrats are not the only ones grappling with tension over the issue of Israel as the presidential nominating conventions approach. The Iron Dome Alliance, a new fundraising organization whose name pays tribute to Israel’s mobile rocket defense system, is leading the Republican charge to change their party’s stance on the two-state solution:…
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Fast Forward White House Expects Benjamin Netanyahu To Outline Ways To Preserve Two-State Option
President Barack Obama expects Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to outline how he plans to make progress toward a two-state solution when they meet next week, his top aides said. The officials, Robert Malley, the top National Security Council official handling the Middle East; Ben Rhodes, another top NSC official; and Dan Shapiro, the U.S….
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Says Two-State Solution ‘Unlikely’ After Benjamin Netanyahu’s Comments
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that his differences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are not personal but are based on fundamental policy differences over Middle East peace. Obama said it was hard to envision a path to a two-state solution to the conflict – long sought by the…
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