Jerusalem Day Celebrates Israel’s Sovereignty

By Steve Kramer ALFEI MENASHE, Israel — June 5–10, 1967, (earlier this year according to the Hebrew calendar) is the most consequential period in the history of modern Israel except for May 14, 1948, when David Ben-Gurion declared Israel’s independence. In the midst of this six-day period, Jerusalem Day marks the 50th anniversary of the

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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve Kramer

Trump: I’m not ruling out visiting Western Wall with Netanyahu

President Donald Trump isn”t ruling out having Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu join him during his visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, despite a statement by National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster on Tuesday that “no Israeli leaders” would be accompanying the president. In an interview with Israel Hayom published Friday morning, the president said

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Middle East, USA

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner fly to Saudi Arabia – on Shabbat

President Trump will leave Washington on Friday kicking off his nine-day trip with a flight to Saudi Arabia. On Monday, the president will fly to Israel for a two-day visit, followed by a visit in the Vatican on Tuesday. Joining the president for his trip are his Orthodox Jewish daughter, Ivanka, and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

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Middle East, USA

Yale University Dean Suspended Over Yelp Reviews

The dean of Pierson College at Yale University, June Chu, was placed on leave Thursday, after some racist reviews she had written on Yelp in the past started circulating among students of the Ivy League college. The reviews in question were directed toward some restaurants located in New Haven, Connecticut, the Daily Meal reported. For

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

‘Trust US promise of no hostility and stop provocation’: Tillerson speaks to N. Korea

The United States wants North Korea to trust its promise of no hostility and conduct no more nuclear or missile tests before Washington can consider opening talks with the communist nation, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was quoted as saying Thursday. The remarks, made in a meeting with South Korea’s special presidential envoy Hong Seok-hyun,

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International, USA

White House video shows Israel without Golan and West Bank

At the same time, clip lists Trump’s meeting in Bethlehem with PA President Mahmoud Abbas under section titled ‘Israel’ By Raphael Ahren A screen shot from a White House video promoting US President Trumps first visit overseas / whitehouse.gov A map of Israel on a video the White House produced on US President Donald Trump’s

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International, Middle East, USA