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Fast Forward New Town In Israel’s Golan Will Be Called ‘Trump Heights’
A new town in the Golan Heights will be called “Ramat Trump” — literally, “Trump Heights” — in honor of the American president’s recognition of Israeli control over the area, the Times of Israel reported Thursday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in April that a town would be named after Trump to honor his…
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Opinion Netanyahu Has Changed The Democratic Party – One Candidate At A Time
If you don’t think Benjamin Netanyahu has changed the debate about Israel inside the Democratic Party, just listen to Pete Buttigieg’s foreign policy speech yesterday at Indiana University. Buttigieg is no radical; he’s a darling of the post-Obama Democratic establishment. And yet he said things on Tuesday that would have been unthinkable during Obama’s campaigns….
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Fast Forward Buttigieg: Netanyahu Is ‘Turning Away From Peace’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana who has emerged as a strong contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, said there are signs that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “turning away from peace.” “Just as an American patriot may oppose the policies of the American president, a supporter of Israel…
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Fast Forward Iran Accuses Israel Of Threatening To Destroy It
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Iran’s foreign minister accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of threatening to destroy the Islamic Republic and warned that Tehran would not remain passive. “You should ask a regime possessing nuclear weapons about how Netanyahu stands next to the Dimona (reactor), a nuclear weapons site, and says Iran should be destroyed,” Mohammad…
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Fast Forward U.S. Ambassador Says Israel Has The Right To Annex Part Of West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Israel did not rule out an Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, land that the Palestinians seek for a state, in an interview with the New York Times published on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the run-up to an April election…
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Fast Forward Sanders, Warren Introduce Resolution Against Israel Annexing West Bank
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Five Democratic senators, including the party’s deputy leader in the chamber and two leading presidential candidates, introduced a resolution decrying any Israeli plan to annex West Bank territory, an apparent shot across the bow at Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent election pledge. “Unilateral annexation of portions of the West Bank would jeopardize prospects for…
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Fast Forward Israel Has Its First Gay Government Minister. He’s Loyal To Netanyahu.
(JTA) — Israel will have its first openly gay government minister. Amir Ohana was appointed Israel’s Justice Minister on Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office announced. His appointment comes days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired the acting Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, who had continued in her position despite not earning a spot in the 21st…
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Opinion Israel’s Democracy Is On The Ballot In The Upcoming Elections
Since Prime Minister Netanyahu chose to have another general election later this year—rather than give Benny Gantz of the Blue and White party a chance to form a governing coalition—all attention has been focused on whether Netanyahu’s gamble will pay off and enable him to form a new government and possibly avoid criminal prosecution for…
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