Newsletter Tuesday, July 2, 2019 |
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Trump says Iran ‘playing with fire’ with uranium enrichment |
After Iran breaches nuclear deal, PM Benjamin Netanyahu tells Europe: “Stand behind your commitments,” enact sanctions mechanism. White House says it will continue to apply “maximum pressure” on Iran. |
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Opinions |
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Hamas doesn’t care about rehabilitating Gaza |
by Dudu Elharar |
July 2, 2019 |
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A sledgehammer blow didn’t ‘Judaize’ Jerusalem |
by Jonathan S. Tobin |
July 2, 2019 |
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We must not add fuel to the fire |
by Inno Farda Sanbato |
July 2, 2019 |
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Mossad sees ‘one-time’ chance for peace with Arabs over Iran worries |
by Reuters, Israel Hayom Staff |
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July 2, 2019 |
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Common interests, the fight against Iran, close ties with Washington and channels of communication with the Kremlin create what might be a one-time window of opportunity, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen tells Herzliya Conference. |
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Its back against the wall, Iran has yet to bat an eye |
by Yoav Limor |
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July 2, 2019 |
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Iran’s announcement it was intentionally violating the 2015 nuclear deal has made it clear that in many ways, we are seeing a return to the overt and covert race that was waged between Jerusalem and Tehran earlier this decade. |
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‘There is no Zionism without Judaism’ |
by Uriel Cohen |
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July 2, 2019 |
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Bolstering the settlement enterprise, encouraging immigration, fighting anti-Semitism, and pushing to preserve the Hebrew language among Diaspora Jews – the World Zionist Organization strives to change what it sees is growing indifference, mainly among American Jewry. |
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More News |
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PM calls for ‘automatic’ European sanctions on Iran over uranium breach |
by Reuters, Israel Hayom Staff |
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July 2, 2019 |
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Netanyahu calls on European countries to „stand behind their commitments” and activate the UN mechanism for automatic sanctions. „Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons,” he says. |
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Israeli foreign minister attends climate summit in UAE |
by Ariel Kahana, Associated Press, Israel Hayom Staff |
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July 2, 2019 |
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Yisrael Katz visits United Arab Emirates, discusses the Iranian threat and relations between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi with a top UAE official. Israel and the UAE do not have formal diplomatic relations, but the two have developed increasingly close ties over shared concerns about Iran. |
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Thousands protest after Ethiopian-Israeli man shot by off-duty officer |
by i24NEWS, Israel Hayom Staff |
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July 2, 2019 |
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Three policemen wounded as demonstrators in Haifa throw stones and firecrackers, light tires on fire, and block traffic into the city. Police officer who shot Solomon Tekah, 19, claims he acted in self-defense, but eye-witnesses refute his account. |
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Germany extends Holocaust compensation to survivors’ spouses |
by Associated Press, Israel Hayom Staff |
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July 2, 2019 |
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Until now, pension payments to Holocaust survivors had been stopped upon their death, but Berlin has now agreed to continue survivors’ pensions for nine months after a death to a spouse. Germany also agrees to increase social welfare service funding for survivors by $50 million to a total of around $592 million for 2020. |
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Netanyahu names Likud MK David Amsalem communications minister |
by Yehuda Shlezinger, Ariel Kahana |
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July 2, 2019 |
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Coalition Chairman Amsalem is slated to replace Ayoub Kara, who resigned from his post last week. Amsalem thanks the prime minister, says the appointment is a „great privilege.” |
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