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Why Diplomats Are Agog at Trump's Ambassador to Israel - Wall Street Journal Tue, 20 Dec 2016 00:02:30 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Why Diplomats Are Agog at Trump's Ambassador to Israel
Wall Street Journal
President-elect Trump's choice for ambassador to Israel, the attorney David Friedman, has been received in some quarters with contempt and disbelief. Mr. Friedman's presumed failings are said to be many. As a lawyer, he has no diplomatic or foreign ...
Donald Trump's Choice for Envoy to Israel: Clashing ViewsNew York Times
Trumps Extreme Nominee for IsraelDaily Beast
Donald Trump is sending a right-wing bankruptcy lawyer to Israel — what could go wrong?Salon
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Transition in Washington: An Opportunity For An Israeli Reset - Newsweek Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:47:26 GMT

Newsweek

Transition in Washington: An Opportunity For An Israeli Reset
Newsweek
In all matters Israel, the Obama era was marked by two contradictory trends: on the one hand, no previous U.S. commander in chief was as generous in providing the means — resources, technology, intelligence — for securing Israel's qualitative ...

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Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz arrested over Guinea bribery claims - The Guardian Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:23:49 GMT

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Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz arrested over Guinea bribery claims
The Guardian
One of the world's wealthiest men has been arrested in Israel over claims that he paid millions of dollars in bribes to secure mineral assets in one of the world's poorest nations. Beny Steinmetz is alleged to have arranged for the bribes to be paid so ...
BSGR boss Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel over Guinea bribery claimsTelegraph.co.uk
Israeli Tycoon Beny Steinmetz Arrested on Suspicion of Guinea Bribery in Global Corruption CaseHaaretz
Diamond-mining tycoon named as Israeli billionaire detained in graft probeJerusalem Post Israel News
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Israel Reaches Agreement to Relocate Amona Settlers - New York Times Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:25:55 GMT

New York Times

Israel Reaches Agreement to Relocate Amona Settlers
New York Times
A flagship of the settler enterprise, Amona, established 20 years ago, is testing how far Israel's right-wing government is willing to go to protect the 100 or so outposts that were built without authorization across the West Bank. The case of Amona ...
In Israel, Settlers of Amona Come Before Fighting PovertyHaaretz
Amona Settlers Who Flouted Law Get $35M Windfall From IsraelForward
Israeli occupants of illegal West Bank outpost agree to relocateThe Guardian
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Israel watches Syria warily - Deutsche Welle Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:24:42 GMT

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Israel watches Syria warily
Deutsche Welle
Israel's interest is a Syria without Bashar al-Assad and without Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at a conference on Thursday. But after government troops regained control of Aleppo, it's clear that the Syrian president is not ...
The Holocausts That Connect Syrians and IsraelisHaaretz
Israelis raise half a million NIS for Syrian childrenJerusalem Post Israel News

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Exploring The Growing Asia-Israel Links For Venture Capital and Fund-Raising - Forbes Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:31:26 GMT

Exploring The Growing Asia-Israel Links For Venture Capital and Fund-Raising
Forbes
More examples of Israel-Asian dealmaking connections keep popping up. It's a trend that Silicon Dragon has been following closely as we track the Tech Triangle of venture capital and startups in the leading global hubs of China, Israel and the U.S..


Where will Ivanka Trump attend synagogue? Georgetown's Kesher Israel close to White House is one option - Washington Post Mon, 19 Dec 2016 23:11:28 GMT

Washington Post

Where will Ivanka Trump attend synagogue? Georgetown's Kesher Israel close to White House is one option
Washington Post
Two people close to Adas Israel, a Conservative synagogue in Northwest Washington, said the family had inquired about sending their second child, Joseph, to the preschool there. Jewish Primary Day School is seen as a prospective school for the couple's ...

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An Open Letter to President Obama: Decision Time for Israeli-Palestinian Peace - Huffington Post Mon, 19 Dec 2016 23:30:18 GMT

Huffington Post

An Open Letter to President Obama: Decision Time for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Huffington Post
On November 28, 2016, Jimmy Carter, the President who negotiated the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1978, wrote an op ed for the New York Times titled, "America Must Recognize Palestine." His urgent plea was directed to you to take "the ...

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Trump's Israel ambassador pick Friedman 'will not dictate Israel policy' - Jerusalem Post Israel News Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:25:41 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Trump's Israel ambassador pick Friedman 'will not dictate Israel policy'
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Reince Priebus, Trump's chief of staff, spoke of Friedman's nomination with Fox News' Chris Wallace, who asked whether the president- elect was moving away from America's longstanding support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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On Canada, Israel, and indigenous peoples - Jerusalem Post Israel News Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:45:04 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

On Canada, Israel, and indigenous peoples
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Editor's Note: On Monday, November 28, 'The Toronto Star 'published an editorial written by Dr. Yousef Jabareen, a Palestinian MK, with the headline “What Israel Can Learn From Canada.” The following is a response to Dr. Jabareen from B'nai Brith ...
55% of Israeli Arabs are 'proud citizens' of Israel, but 76% reject its definition as a 'Jewish state'The Times of Israel
Most Israeli Jews Would Deny Vote to Those Rejecting Israel as Jewish Nation-state, Report SaysHaaretz

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