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Jews are divided on Trump’s Israel plan but evangelicals bless it — why?
When President Trump rolled out his long-touted “deal of the century” on Tuesday, several evangelical Christian leaders joined him in the East Room, along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of Jewish groups like the Zionist Organization of America and the American Jewish Committee. Among the Christians: Pastor John Hagee, the founder of Christians…
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What books should Jared Kushner have read about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
White House senior advisor Jared Kushner was widely mocked after telling Sky News Arabia that he was qualified to propose a new Israeli-Palestinian peace plan because he had “read 25 books” about the conflict. While the White House refused to tell the Forward what those books were, our reporting uncovered four of them. But it…
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What does Trump’s peace plan mean for Israel, the Palestinians and Jerusalem?
Surrounded by some of their closest allies, from members of Congress to major megadonors, President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed several details of their 180-page plan, which was later released online. Here’s what you need to know, in plain English: What does Israel get? Its sovereignty over the Jordan Valley recognized by the…
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Trump’s plan calls for a 2-state solution, but not the one you’re thinking of
Surrounded by some of their closest allies, from members of Congress to major megadonors, President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored the corruption charges hanging over both of their heads and unveiled an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that Palestinians are almost sure to reject. The president’s remarks were typical Trump – he went off-script to…
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Actually, this peace deal IS different from all other peace deals
President Trump is set to announce his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan at the White House on Tuesday, and while details at this point are scarce, it will probably to differ in several key aspects from past American presidents’ proposals. Here’s a brief history of recent American involvement in Israeli-Palestinian peace. Bill Clinton’s peace plan, part 1…
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Netanyahu, Gantz to meet with Trump on shadowy ‘deal of the century’ peace plan
The Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that will be unveiled at the White House on Tuesday, hailed by President Trump as the “Deal of the Century,” will allow Israel to extend sovereignty over most of its West Bank settlements in return for limited Palestinian autonomy, Haaretz reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz…
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Your guide to the World Zionist Congress elections, the most important vote you’ve never heard of
Updated January 31 Most Jews have never heard of the World Zionist Congress, and those that have probably learned about it in history class. It was founded over a century ago by Theodor Herzl. But the Congress still exists, and it’s actually really important. That’s because when it meets every five years, elected delegates makes…
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Israel’s population hits 9.14 million
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s population grew by 1.9 percent to 9.14 million in 2019. The Central Bureau of Statistics released the statistics on Tuesday, the last day of 2019. The breakdown of the population includes 6.772 million Jewish citizens, or 74.1 percent; 1.916 million Arab citizens, or 21 percent; and 448,000, or 5 percent, classified…
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Rabbis At Bergen-Belsen Used This Ledger To Help Holocaust Survivors Remarry
Update, 9:30 a.m.: The auction has been put on hold. A court in Tel Aviv put a hold on the sale after a lawsuit was filed by the Organization of Bergen-Belsen Survivors in Israel. Read more at this link. A ledger meant to free people from marriage to spouses who were missing and presumed dead…
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Thursday Was A Victory For Israeli Democracy – But Also For Netanyahu
It is impossible to exaggerate the magnitude of Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit’s final decision Thursday to indict a serving prime minister with three charges of fraud and breach of trust, and one charge of bribery. This is way beyond the personal fate of Benjamin Netanyahu. Mendelblit — the former general in the Israel Defense Forces,…
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Trump’s Shift On Israeli Settlements Won’t Swing Skeptical Jews In 2020
The Trump administration on Monday made its latest policy move that doubled as a bid for Jewish and Evangelical Christian votes ahead of next year’s election, declaring that they would no longer consider Israeli settlements “inconsistent with international law.” Monday’s announcement followed the transfer of the American embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, and the…
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