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Breaking News Trump Pledged Support to Friends of the IDF — Someone Else Paid
WASHINGTON — Someone else paid Donald Trump’s pledged contribution to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, according to the Washington Post. The Post reported Thursday that Trump promised the group a donation in 2007. FIDF spokesman Ryan Greiss told the newspaper that someone else made good on the pledge. Greiss would not identify the…
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Israel News Israel Demands Names of Soldiers Who Blew Whistle on Gaza ‘War Crimes’ to Breaking the Silence
Israel is trying to force a leading anti-occupation NGO to reveal the identities of the soldiers who testified to it about alleged military misconduct during the 2014 Gaza war — a move that the group says will effectively put it out of business. Government lawyers told a May 22 hearing that they need to question…
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The Schmooze She Knows How To Look Gorgeous — Using Israeli Army Face Paint for Makeup
(JTA) — You may think camouflage face paint is about blending in. But done right, it can be the key to that standout military look you crave. Just ask American Israel Defense Forces soldier Hannah Laskow Defore. In a sendup of online makeup tutorials, the 19 year-old Los Angeles native, last week posted a Facebook…
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Breaking News Israeli-American Soldier Killed in Stabbing Attack Awarded Bravery Medal
JERUSALEM — A dual Israel-American citizen killed in a West Bank supermarket terror attack was one of three Israeli soldiers honored by the Israel Defense Forces for bravery. Tuvia Yanai Weissman, 21, along with Sgt. Lihi Malka and Matan Shamir, was cited for thwarting a terror attack, the IDF announced Tuesday. The awards were approved…
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Opinion Hebron Shooting Makes Israel’s Top Brass Look Like Our Republican Party
There’s a uniquely Israeli character to the furor that’s erupted over the so-called shooting soldier — the army medic arrested March 24 after being caught on video shooting a wounded, immobilized Palestinian terrorist in Hebron. The lines seem clear-cut. The military, traditionally Israel’s most admired institution, insists on enforcing its much-touted ethical code. The public…
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Opinion Breaking the Silence Is Wrong — But Columbia Hillel Was Right To Play Host Anyway
After word got out this past week that J Street U would be hosting the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence at the Columbia/Barnard Hillel, the eyes of the Jewish world were drawn to our campus. Debates erupted. Many pro-Israel activists called on us to cancel the event. Hillel was accused of abandoning its pro-Israel principles….
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Opinion How Breaking the Silence Inspires My Pro-Israel Advocacy
Breaking the Silence, the organization of former Israeli soldiers who speak about their experiences serving in the occupied Palestinian Territories, has recently come under heavy attack from right-wing forces in Israel’s government and society. As a pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian activist and student, I have found it deeply frustrating to see brave soldiers denigrated and persecuted as…
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Breaking News Bibi to Kerry: Declare Israel Doesn’t Commit Extrajudicial Killings
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly asked John Kerry to publicly state that Israel does not carry out extrajudicial killings, after a group of U.S. lawmakers asked the secretary of state to investigate such claims. Meanwhile, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the lead lawmaker making the request, Netanyahu for his initial response to the…
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