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Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Credit: Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90.

Herzog dispels rumored Biden ‘reassessment’ of Israel ties ahead of US visit

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday became the latest official to dispel rumors of a White House "reassessment" of ties with Israel, ahead of his scheduled speech to the U.S. Congress next week. "In just...
Jews gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the final selichot, or penitential prayers, ahead of Yom Kippur, Oct. 9, 2019. Source: Twitter.

Half of Israeli Jews favor separation of religion and state

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Forty-nine percent of Israeli Jews, or 2.3 million people, believe that there should be a divide between religion and state, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics' annual survey on the influence of religion. The...
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides offers a prayer at the Western Wall, July 12, 2023. Credit: Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

US envoy to Israel visits Western Wall ahead of departure

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Some 20 months after his official confirmation as Washinton's envoy to Israel, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Nides this week ended his tenure in the Jewish state. Coming full circle, the diplomat on Wednesday paid a final...

Child Abuse, ‘Palestine’-Style

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PHILADELPHIA — Quoth BBC journalist Anjana Gadgil, “Israeli forces are happy to kill children.” Said Amr Khamour, 14, “I wished for martyrdom and I received it.” If Israelis are indeed “happy to kill children,” they have an all-too-willing...
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu accepts the mandate to form a government from Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Nov. 13, 2022. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Herzog’s duty is to stand with Israel’s elected government

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When Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives in Washington next week, he’ll get the kind of red-carpet treatment that is reserved for the friendliest and most important U.S. allies. The Jewish state certainly qualifies under...