A dormitory built in the West Bank settlement of Beit El with funds donated by David Friedman has an outstanding demolition order against it By Times of Israel staff A lawyer looks over a map of Beit El prior to a High Court hearing in 2012 (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90) David Friedman, US President Donald Trump’s pick […]
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Middle East, USANetanyahu says Arab states also threatened by Iranian nuclear ambitions but they ‘whisper things in the dark’ By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, February 16, 2017 (Screen capture: Fox News) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he is speaking up on behalf of the whole
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — In this week’s parasha, Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro, learns about the miraculous Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. Moses’ wife and children had been staying with him in Midian and Yitro brings them to reunite with Moses in the wilderness. While visiting, Yitro notices all of the Israelites coming
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By Beth Sarafraz The Jewish Press NEW YORK — “Ever since I was a little girl, people always asked me: ‘Do you know your parents are heroes?’ When I was growing up, everybody knew who my parents were. But in the last fifteen years their story has been forgotten.” So begins Operation Wedding, a new
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAnti-Semitism is on the rise in America. And the recent surge of anti-Jewish hate incidents appears to coincide with the political rise of President Donald Trump. Trump doesn’t seem interested in talking about it. During his first solo news conference on Thursday afternoon, Trump was asked about the rising number of anti-Semitic crimes around the
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Jewish History, USANEW YORK (Press Release) –The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly praised President Trump for backing off from support of the creation of a Palestinian Arab state, affirming in his joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is not seeking to impose any solution, including establishing a Palestinian state,
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Middle East, USADuring yet another disastrous press conference held on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump committed numerous attacks against the freedom of the press, attacking the legitimacy of the members of the press and silencing a Hasidic reporter who tried to ask an important question. As he often does, Trump referred to CNN as “fake news,” and
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Jewish History, USAFor decades the Israeli-Palestinian peace process progressed, or not, along a steel rail of policy agreed by all parties; that a two-state solution was the answer and ultimate destination. On Wednesday that all changed. “So, I’m looking at two-state and one-state and I like the one that both parties like. I’m very happy with the
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has instructed his Department of Justice to investigate the leaks that have plagued his administration for the last month. “We are looking into that very seriously,” he said at a lengthy news conference. “It’s a criminal act.” Since being sworn into office Jan. 20, Trump has
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USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that “nobody that I know of” from his campaign contacted Russian agents or government officials before his election. His denial was perhaps the most notable development in a lengthy news conference in which he berated the press and complained that he had “inherited a mess.” Trump also defended
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International, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, faced hecklers and tough questions Thursday in his Senate confirmation hearing. Friedman, an attorney who worked for Trump and who has expressed hard-line, pro-Israel positions, sought to distance himself from his more inflammatory comments. “I cannot justify these hurtful words, which I deeply
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate former Justice Department official R. Alexander Acosta as labor secretary after his first pick, fast-food executive Andy Puzder, withdrew. If confirmed, Acosta would be the only Latino in Trump’s Cabinet. “I think he’ll be a tremendous secretary of labor,” Trump said in announcing the
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) moved to aid military families being blocked from benefits that help them put food on the table. Rep. Davis introduced the Military Hunger Prevention Act (H.R. 1078) to ensure eligibility for food supplement benefits for servicemembers and their families. Davis was joined by Reps. Lynn
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San Diego County, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The optics, certainly, were fine. It was good to see an American president and an Israeli prime minister standing together on the podium with what appeared to be genuine good will. Most important, and promising for the future, perhaps, was how they dealt with the “two state solution” mantra. There
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