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Daily Archives: March 6, 2019

No peace education, no peace process

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President Donald Trump has passionately called for the renewal of peace talks between Israel and Palestinian Authority. In that context, he is preparing to release his “deal of the century” after the Israeli elections...
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Sanders contrasts his life with Trump’s

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As we launch this campaign for president, you deserve to know where I come from – because family history heavily influences the values that we adopt as adults. I was born and...
Ilhan Omar speaking at a VoteRunLead training. Credit: Zoe Griffing Heller via Wikimedia Commons.

Is there any defense for Ilhan Omar?

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Ever since she burst onto the national political scene by winning election to the House of Representatives in November, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has presented a challenge to her party. Like her fellow freshman...
A mass grave of more than 1,000 Jews shot in the head by the Nazis during World War II has been uncovered in Belarus. Credit: Screenshot.

WJC calls on Belarussian municipality to halt work near mass Jewish grave

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The World Jewish Congress has called on the municipality in the Belarussian city of Brest to cease construction at an uncovered mass grave of more than 1,000 Jews who were shot by the Nazis during the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tel Aviv. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Pompeo to visit Israel ahead of April 9 elections

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel ahead of the country’s election on April 9, announced the U.S. State Department on Tuesday. Pompeo said on Monday during a discussion with students in Iowa...
Chelsea owner and Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich, 2018. Credit: Chelsea FC.

‘Forbes’ ranking of world billionaires lists 21 Israelis

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Of the 2,153 international billionaires, 21 are Israelis, according to the 2019 Forbes World Billionaires list. The number includes three more individuals than last year. Roman Abramovich, who is ranked the 107th richest person in the world,...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with American comedian Jay Leno at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 21, 2014. Photo by Kobi Gideon/ GPO/Flash90.

In Los Angeles, United Hatzalah raises $5 million with help from Jay Leno

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Thanks to the generous donations of contributors and the support of celebrity comedian Jay Leno, the first annual Los Angeles Gala of Friends of United Hatzalah on Thursday raised enough money to buy 100...
Palestinians hold a prayer rally outside the “Gate of Mercy” on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on March 1, 2019. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.

Islamic Waqf refuses order of Israeli court to withdraw from Temple Mount ‘Gate of...

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The Islamic Waqf Council, the Jordanian-led Muslim religious body that shares control of the Temple Mount with Israeli authorities, openly refused an Israeli court order to close an area Arab rioters opened by force...
The official opening and ribbon-cutting of the New Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, March 5, 2019. Credit: Alon Boskila.

New Gate in Old City Jerusalem officially debuts after $3 million renovation

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The New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City has reopened to the public after more than $3 million was invested in renovating it, announced the Jerusalem municipality on Tuesday. The New Gate and the adjacent street...
Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, the meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Ludovic Courtès.

UN Human Rights Council delays release of blacklist of firms in Jerusalem, West Bank

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The U.N. Human Rights Council has delayed the release of a blacklist of firms operating in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The move by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, citing the “complexity” of...