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Daily Archives: August 22, 2019

Suzy Markoriel, right, and her mother are reunited at Ben-Gurion Airport, Aug. 20, 2019. Photo: Yossi Zeliger.

Last Jews in South Sudan finally arrive in Israel

An unusual family reunion took place Tuesday evening at Ben-Gurion International Airport, when Suzi Makoriel and her three children—the last Jews remaining in South Sudan—landed as new immigrants. Suzy and her children were reunited with...
Cleveland Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig at Camp Simcha on Aug. 19, 2019. Credit: Screenshot.

Baseball star Puig visits Jewish camp for kids with cancer, other illnesses

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Cleveland Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig had what he said was “one of the best days of his life” by visiting Camp Simcha, a Jewish camp for kids battling cancer and other terminal diseases in...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at a ceremony announcing the winners of the Wolf Foundation award, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on Jan. 16, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Following Trump remark, Rivlin tells Pelosi US-Israel alliance ‘not dependent on one particular party’

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Amid the controversy over U.S. President Donald Trump supposedly questioning the “loyalty” or “lack of knowledge” of Jews who vote for Democrats, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that...
A view of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Credit: Judy Lash Balint.

Jordanian journalist warns against cancelling Israel-Jordan peace treaty

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The Jordanian House of Representatives, the lower house of the Jordanian parliament, held an urgent special session on April 19 to discuss the situation in Jerusalem. A number of recommendations emerged from the session, including to...
Carlints St. Louis. Credit: Miami-Dade Police.

Arrest made in shooting of Jewish man outside Miami synagogue

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Police apprehended the suspect behind last month’s drive-by shooting of a 68-year-old man at the Young Israel of Greater Miami on Tuesday, thanks to him visiting the Hallandale Beach Police Department on Monday to report that...
U.S. Agency for International Development administrator Mark Green signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Jerusalem on Aug. 21, 2019. Credit: Screenshot via Mark Green/Twitter.

US and Israel sign agreement to strengthen partnership

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The United States and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday to strengthen the alliance between the two countries. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Mark Green and Israeli Foreign Minister Israel...
File photo: Israeli fighters fly during an airshow at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev Desert, Dec. 27, 2017. Photo by Flash90.

Report: Israel attacked Iranian targets in Iraq with US and Russia permission

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Israel bombed Iranian weapons warehouses in Iraq three times in recent weeks after reaching an understanding with the United States and Russia, the London-based pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Wednesday. Western diplomatic sources told the newspaper...
Attorney Itamar Ben Gvir speaks with clients at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court for a hearing, Feb. 27, 2016. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Likud Party joins Otzma Yehudit to petition court to disqualify Joint Arab List

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Members of the Likud and Otzma Yehudit parties submitted a petition to the High Court of Justice on Tuesday requesting that the Joint Arab List be barred from running in the upcoming elections on...
Paula Sassi unloads donated clothing and other items from her car for Mimi Pollack (center) and Birdie Gutierrez waiting at storage facility.

‘Bus Station Project’ migrates across the border

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California – After President Donald Trump’s administration began enforcing its “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers, the flow of migrants arriving at the Greyhound Bus Station in downtown San Diego was reduced to...
From left: U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Special Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, White House adviser Jared Kushner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, meeting in Jerusalem on June 22, 2018. Credit: U.S. Embassy in Israel.

While critics cry foul, Dermer delivers and Friedman bears fruit for democratic allies

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Amid the fallout of the decision to bar Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from entering the Israel for their self-titled tour of “Palestine” organized by the pro-BDS organization Miftah has come a...