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Daily Archives: April 3, 2019

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How Sen James Risch (R-Idaho) forced State Dep’t to become transparent about UNRWA

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From: Center For Near East Policy Research Lt Date: Wed, Apr 3, 2019 Subject: How Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) forced State Dep’t to become transparent about UNRWA David Bedein Director, Israel Resource News Agency and The Center...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow in late January. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Diplomacy remains Netanyahu’s strong suit

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never hesitated to get into the trenches and fight dirty with his political life on the line. But foreign policy, not retail politics, remains his strong suit. In an...
Bedouins seen outside their home in the village of Umm al Hiran in the Negev Desert on Aug. 27, 2015. It is one of about 46 unrecognized Bedouin villages in Israel. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

The Bedouin sector’s ‘deal of the century’

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The Bedouin Authority unveiled an ambitious plan for regulation of 125,000 Bedouin residents of the Negev in the coming decade, but the government’s plan is based on expanding the boundaries of existing Bedouin municipalities...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, on May 9, 2018. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Russia positions itself as ‘final judge’ in Syria amid escalating Israeli-Iranian tensions

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been engaged in a flurry of discussions recently, at least some of which are likely tied to Iranian activities in Syria. The meetings come...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Dec. 2, 2018. Credit: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Netanyahu: ‘On April 9, the bots will vote in droves’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Yediot Achronot on Tuesday for suggesting that pro-Likud Twitter users, referred to as fake accounts or automatic bots, were somehow illicitly coordinating a propaganda campaign to help his re-election. In an interview...
Miriam and Yoni Baumel hold a picture of their son, Zachary Baumel, who went missing in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in 1982, in Jerusalem on July 7, 2003. Photo by Flash90.

Body of Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon War returned to Israel 37 years later

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The body of an Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon War has been returned to Israel 37 years later, announced the Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday. Zachary Baumel was one of three Israeli soldiers whose remains were...
These seven immigrants to Israel will be honored as winners of the 2019 Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize, an annual award presented by the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization. Credit: Courtesy.

Seven English-speaking immigrants to be honored for contributions to Israel

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Seven immigrants from English-speaking countries will be honored as winners of the 2019 Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize, an annual award presented by the Nefesh B’Nefesh aliyah organization. Michael Dickson, executive director of StandWithUs-Israel will be honored...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with Rona Ramon, the wife of the late Ilan Ramon, who died in the 2003 “Columbia” space shuttle explosion. She died in December 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Israel’s highest cultural honor to be awarded posthumously to Rona Ramon

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Rona Ramon will be posthumously awarded the Israel Prize, the country’s highest cultural honor, announced Education Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday. Ramon, the wife of the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who perished in the Columbia space...
Blueprint for the 16-acre site of the new JNF Israel Education and Technology Center. Credit: JNF-USA.

Israeli education village for global Jewry gets off the ground in Beersheva

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Longtime Jewish philanthropic leader and Chicago native Richard Wexler will lead the mega-gift fundraising of $300 million for a massive new education village to better connect Israel with the global Jewish community, announced JNF-USA. Wexler...
Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer at “Kids Day” at the David Posnack JCC in Florida. Credit: Jewish Tennis Project.

Match this love: Israel’s top tennis players launch new sports project

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Israeli tennis legends Shlomo Glickstein and Shahar Peer continue to represent Israel and the Jewish people on and off the court. The two top players were honored at a series of events in mid-March...