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Daily Archives: December 23, 2020

When You Kill Children, You Kill Infinite Possibilities

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#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories, a 2020 documentary streaming on Netflix, is narrated by Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren who revisits Anne Frank’s life and the possibility of what she could have been; reading passages of her...
A view of Capitol Hill at night. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/M. Fitzsimmons.

In COVID-aid bill scrum, Israel becomes a familiar scapegoat

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There’s much to complain about when it comes to the process and the end result of the massive $900 billion coronavirus relief stimulus bill that just passed Congress. No matter which side of the...
Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat and senior adviser to the U.S. president Jared Kushner with Moroccan King Mohammed VI at the royal palace in Rabat. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

US-Israeli delegation makes history in Morocco, signs diplomatic and economic deals

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A joint Israeli-American delegation met with senior officials in Morocco on Tuesday, including King Mohammed VI, as part of a move to normalize relations between Israel and Morocco. Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat and...
A skyline view of Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/yohanes budiyanto.

Indonesia could get billions in additional US financing if it normalizes ties with Israel

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Indonesia could get billions in additional U.S. financing if it normalizes ties with Israel, according to a U.S. official. Adam Boehler, CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), told Bloomberg on Monday that the government agency,...
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Nuclear Challenges from Pyongyang: Preparing Joe Biden for the Next Chapter

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“For by wise counsel thou shall make thy war….”-Proverbs, 24/6 Understanding the Present Moment Incoming US President Joseph Biden faces both direct and indirect threats of North Korean nuclearization. During the rancorous and doctrinally-incoherent Trump presidency, these risks...
Israeli Member of Knesset Sharren Haskel (Likud) addresses the StandWithUs International Conference. Credit: Christina Mia Morales

Yet another Likud MK bolts party to join Sa’ar’s New Hope movement

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Likud Knesset member Sharren Haskel resigned from the Knesset on Wednesday and announced that she would be joining former Likud lawmaker Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope Party. “This past year has made it clear how big...
IDF Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick, on Sept. 3, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

IDF general brandishes handgun as haredi extremists surround his vehicle

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Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick, head of the IDF Ground Forces Command, was forced to pull out his sidearm on Tuesday after happening upon a violent demonstration in the capital by the extremist Jerusalem Faction. Members...
A Ukraine International Airlines plane. Credit: Flickr via Wikipedia.

Ukraine Airlines to compensate Israeli couple over anti-Semitic slurs

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An Israeli court has ruled that Ukraine International Airlines will have to pay an Israeli couple 5,000 shekels ($1,550) in compensation for publicly humiliating the two in an incident that happened two and a...
Boston native Lt. O, the first American woman to complete the Israel Air Force's pilot course. Credit: IAF.

Boston native makes history as first American woman to complete IAF pilot course

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A “lone soldier” from the United States made history on Wednesday, when she became the first American woman to complete the Israeli Air Force’s prestigious pilot course, the U.S.-based NGO Friends of the Israel...
Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin speaking in 2017. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Israeli Air Force appoints first Druze colonel

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The Israeli Air Force on Tuesday promoted Awad Suleiman to the rank of colonel, making him the first Druze to attain this rank in the IAF. IAF Commander Amikam Norkin also named Suleiman head...