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Reform Movement Spurns Iconic Israeli Charity To Protest West Bank Land Buys
The largest Jewish denomination in the United States is turning down a donation from an iconic Israeli charity, alleging that the charity tricked the movement by buying and then hiding land purchases in the West Bank. Keren Kayemet LeYisrael-Jewish National Fund is probably best known in the United States for its famous blue tzedakah box…
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After Bibi’s Failure, Gantz Will Try To Form Government. How Will That Work?
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will probably not look back on his 70th birthday, which took place on Monday, with much fondness. True, he did get a congratulatory phone call from Russian president Vladimir Putin, and an official letter from President Trump that included the hand-written addition “You are great!” תודה לך ידידי הנשיא טראמפ…
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Here’s What People Are Saying About The Israeli Elections
The votes from Tuesday’s Israeli election are still being counted, but it looks like the 10-year tenure of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be coming to a close – though his demonstrable political skill means that he shouldn’t be counted out just yet. Here are what some of the most plugged-in and insightful analysts…
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Who Is Benny Gantz, Israel’s Potential Next Prime Minister?
With more than 90% of the votes counted in the Israeli election, the party with the most of them appears to be the Blue and White alliance, led by former Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz. Although the party leader with the most votes doesn’t always win, Gantz very well could become Israel’s…
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Netanyahu Fighting For Survival As Votes Continue To Be Counted
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in a battle for political survival after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed the race too close to call and the Israeli leader’s decade-long grip on power weakened. Netanyahu’s main election challenger, centrist party chief Benny Gantz, said on Wednesday it appeared from the exit polls that…
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What You Need To Know About Tuesday’s Israeli Elections
When Yogi Berra famously said, “It’s déjà vu all over again,” he wasn’t talking about the Israeli elections. But he might as well have been. Israelis return to the polls on Tuesday, less than six months after doing so in April. Why is this happening? What’s at stake? Who’s going to win? We’ve got you…
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Netanyahu Promises To Annex West Bank Settlements If Re-Elected
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would extend Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea if reelected. Speaking to the press a week before the election, Netanyahu also said that the Trump administration’s peace plan, which he said would be released days after the election, would provide a “historic…
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The Need To Know: Why Israel Won’t Let Omar, Tlaib Visit
Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib were supposed to travel to the West Bank this weekend. Now Israel won’t let them in. Why? After all, even American Jewish groups and politicians like AIPAC, the American Jewish Committee and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer – none of them fans of Omar and Tlaib – said Thursday…
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Netanyahu Will Decide If Tlaib And Omar Will Be Allowed To Enter Israel
Democratic U.S. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are planning a visit to Israel and the West Bank in the coming weeks, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have to decide whether they would be let in to the country, over the support they have voiced for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. The…
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Gap Year Students In Israel Suffer From Mental Health Issues… But Aren’t Getting Help
(Plus61.net.au) South African teen Adam Seef’s tragic death by suicide while on an Israel tour program last month has devastated not only his family and friends, but the Jewish community worldwide, raising questions about the Jewish community’s addressing of mental health in its youth and LGBT+ members. Remembered as popular, funny, and a high achiever,…
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Israeli Locals Aren’t Happy That Bibi Is Renaming Their Town After Trump
Cows are the first residents to greet curious visitors to the Golan Heights settlement that will eventually bear the name of President Trump. With the majestic Mount Hermon in the background, a placid group of four bovines chew the cud, lingering at the wire fence next to a gate and rusty sign that reads “Community…
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