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Israel News Benjamin Netanyahu Vows To Keep Quiet on White House Race — Will Sheldon Adelson Let Him?
Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t worried about the outcome of the U.S. presidential elections — and he’s vowing to keep his mouth shut to avoid tipping the race one way or the other. Whether it’s Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, the Israeli leader has been saying in closed door meetings lately, the American public is supportive of…
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Breaking News Turkey’s President Erdogan Paves the Way For Reconciliation With Israel
JERUSALEM — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the reconciliation agreement with Israel restoring diplomatic ties after a six-year freeze. Erdogan ratified the agreement on Wednesday. The Turkish Parliament approved the deal earlier this month before they left for a summer recess, after being delayed by the July 15 military coup attempt. Israel’s Knesset had approved the…
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News Nigeria May Block Israel From Attending West African Summit
Israel had made plans to sit down at an historic meeting with 15 West African countries this year — but the Nigerian president is not signing off on the deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamim Netanyahu had previously made plans to attend a summit with the Economic Communtiy of West African States, or ECOWAS, this year….
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Israel News EXCLUSIVE: Does Aid to Palestinians Subsidize the Families of Terrorists?
In July, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a dramatic step against alleged support for terrorism by the Palestinian Authority: Henceforth, he declared, Israel would withhold a portion of the tax revenues it owes to the P.A. in response to the Palestinian leadership’s own payouts to terrorists and their families. The announcement came on the…
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Breaking News Abbas Reportedly Rejects Meeting with Netanyahu
— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly turned down an American request that he meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in a bid to jump-start peace talks. Secretary of State John Kerry made the request of Abbas at their July meeting in Paris, the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds reported Thursday. Abbas refused the meeting,…
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Breaking News Report: Netanyahu Tells GOP Senators He Still Supports 2 States
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a delegation of Republican senators who visited Israel last week that he still supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu stressed his support despite the fact that the Republican Party last month removed support for a two-state solution from its platform, the Times of Israel Wednesday citing…
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Israel News Religious Rift Deepens Between Israel and Diaspora
Chances for de-escalation between Israel’s religious establishment and non-Orthodox movements in Israel and North America appear increasingly unlikely as new developments pile atop old ones adding layers of injury. Today, events seem to be careening toward a perfect storm. In recent weeks alone, the government has made clear that it intends to renege, for the…
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Breaking News Former U.S. Envoy Michael Oren Named Knesset Deputy Minister
JERUSALEM — Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, has been appointed deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. The PMO announced the appointment, which also makes Oren head of public diplomacy, on Monday evening. Oren is part of the Kulanu Party, which joined the government after the elections in 2015. Oren served…
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