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Breaking News Parents of Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza War Heckle Netanyahu at Memorial Ceremony
The parents of soldiers killed during Israel’s 2014 war with Hamas in Gaza heckled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a memorial ceremony. “We don’t believe you,” shouted Yoram Tal, whose son Omri, a captain, was killed during Operation Protective Edge. “My son died for democracy, not for this government.” Tal’s shouts at the beginning of…
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Israel News WATCH: Benjamin Netanyahu Tries to Make Nice With Israeli Arabs
Israel’s Arab citizens won’t soon forget Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2015 Election Day warning about Arabs heading to the polls “in droves” as a way to shore up his right wing base. Now, 18 months later the prime minister is riffing on his own statement to try and make nice with Israeli Arabs, who make…
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer and Other Famous Jews Share Their Heartache After Nice Attack
Jewish celebrities and politicians took to social media to express their sadness at a terror attack in Nice late Thursday attack that left 84 people dead. The attacker drove a truck into a crowd watching fireworks in honor of the French national holiday Bastille Day. Among the dead are two American citizens. Amy Schumer The…
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Breaking News 2-State Advocacy Group DIdn’t Use American Cash To Tip Israel Election
WASHINGTON — An NGO did not use U.S. funds in its campaign to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a Senate inquiry found, and the State Department did not violate policies by funding the NGO. However, the report issued Tuesday suggested the State Department did not adequately assess the risks of funding the NGO, OneVoice,…
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Breaking News Did Benjamin Netanyahu Smuggle Auschwitz Blueprints Out of Germany?
BERLIN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought back original blueprints of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp to Israel from Germany seven years ago – likely without knowing he was doing something illegal, according to a German journalist. The blueprints were given to Netanyahu on a trip to Germany, Kai Diekmann said in an interview for the…
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Breaking News In Rwanda, Benjamin Netanyahu Visits Genocide Memorial — Vows ‘Never Again’
— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a memorial for victims of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda upon his arrival in the African nation. “We are deeply moved by this memorial to the victims of one of history’s greatest crimes and reminded of the haunting similarities to the genocide of our own people. Never Again,”…
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Breaking News Israel Gives Green Light to 1,400 New Homes for West Bank Settlers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the construction of new housing for Jewish citizens in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. An anonymous Israeli official confirmed Netanyahu gave the green light to build nearly the 1,400 new homes, reported Tuesday, primarily in response to the rash of Palestinian attacks on Israelis and visiting Americans since September 2015. Nearly…
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Breaking News Netanyahu Accuses Abbas of ‘Blood Libel’ in EU Speech
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of spreading a blood libel in his address Thursday to the European Parliament in Brussels. In the speech, which earned a standing ovation from parliament representatives, Abbas alleged that Israeli rabbis called this week for the poisoning of Palestinian water, a medieval anti-Semitic libel…
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