ISRAEL NEWS - Last Generation Network News - WEDNESDAY, MAY 3rd 2017

ISRAEL NEWS - Last Generation Network News - WEDNESDAY,  MAY 3rd 2017

Israel does not deserve to be celebrated

The Diamondback - ‎13 hours ago‎
Many members of the Israeli government, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claim their country is a "Jewish State.

Israel reprimands Swedish ambassador over UNESCO vote

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
JERUSALEM - Israel has formally reprimanded the Swedish ambassador because of his country's vote in a United Nations body that Israel says diminished Jewish ties to Jerusalem. Israel's Foreign Ministry says Ambassador Carl Magnus Nesser was ...

The United Nations' campaign against business in Israel makes no sense

Washington Post - ‎12 hours ago‎
There is increasing political tumult over the treatment of Israel at the United Nations. Last week, all 100 U.S. senators - Republicans and Democrats alike - admonished the organization for anti-Israel bias, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) recently ...

Justin Bieber (and his jacuzzi) in Israel for Tel Aviv concert

Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎2 hours ago‎
The singing superstar, who is performing one night only in Hayarkon Park before heading to Dubai, arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport in his private plane.

Israel Ousts Critical Dutch Journalist

Forward - ‎50 minutes ago‎
Derk Walters, who has been the main correspondent of the NRC Handelsblad daily in Israel and the Palestinian Authorities since 2014, has exhausted the procedure to have his visa extended and must leave the country in July, the daily reported Tuesday.

El Al Israel Airlines to start nonstop flights to Miami

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
JERUSALEM Flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines (ELAL.TA) said on Wednesday it will launch nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and Miami in November, its fifth city in North America.

Friedman's first stop in Israel is the Kotel - American Politics ...

Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎12 hours ago‎
Trump is expected to travel to Israel on his first official trip on or around Jerusalem Day later in the month.

Israeli strikes raise stakes in face-off with Hezbollah

Reuters - ‎19 hours ago‎
But it is determined to stop Lebanon's Hezbollah, with which it fought a 2006 war, and which it sees as the top strategic threat on its borders, from using its role in the Syrian war to gain weapons and experience that could ultimately endanger Israel.

Gov. Abbott bans contracts with companies supporting Israel boycott

MyStatesman.com - ‎11 hours ago‎
Courtesy of Governor's Office Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a measure barring state contracts with companies that boycott Israel at the Jewish Community ...

Experience the miracle of Israel

WND.com - ‎9 hours ago‎
It's the nation of Israel, the home for the Jewish people returned after centuries of exile. The 70th anniversary of the modern nation-state is almost at hand.

QUIZ: How Much Do You Really Know About Israel?

Forward - ‎15 hours ago‎
On Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day), Jews around the world celebrate the founding of the state of Israel. Want a celebratory and fun test of your knowledge? Check out this 18 question Buzzfeed quiz and let us know how you did by tweeting your ...

How Israel's hottest chef is conquering Manhattan

New York Post - ‎8 hours ago‎
Arguably the ultimate hybrid cuisine, Israeli food is really taking off in the melting-pot metropolis of NYC. Last week, Meir Adoni, Israel's most high-profile chef, opened Nur in the Flatiron District, bringing his vibrant, creative fare from the Holy ...

Germany's roguish stand against US, Israel must be stopped

Fox News - ‎May 2, 2017‎
Israel and the Trump administration have a German problem, ironically manifesting itself on Israel's 69th birthday. Just as President Trump's emissaries and his UN Ambassador Nikki Haley are rightly insisting that Israel-bashing at the UN cease ...

New Zealand reaches out to restore diplomatic relations with Israel

Jewish Telegraphic Agency - ‎48 minutes ago‎
SYDNEY (JTA) - Recently appointed New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an effort to restore diplomatic relations with Israel. Brownlee received his ministerial warrant on Tuesday, ...

Israeli minister calls to shut UNESCO's Jerusalem office after contentious vote

The Times of Israel - ‎9 hours ago‎
Regev said the site should be re-claimed by Israel and claimed that she would turn to the Foreign Ministry and to other relevant authorities in order to return [the compound at] Armon Hanatziv [to Israel] for state use,” Channel 2 quoted her as saying.

Why This Filipina Woman Volunteered To Join 'Amazing' Israel Army ...

Forward - ‎May 2, 2017‎
Staff. Sgt. Joana Chris Arpon isn't Israeli, or even Jewish. Her service in the Israel Defense Forces is personal.

Why it's a big deal that a secular student won Israel's Bible contest ...

Jewish Telegraphic Agency - ‎13 hours ago‎
Torah study in Israel is often subject to identity and political divides. (Konstantin Goldenberg/Shutterstock). (JTA) - The only time I ever attended Israel's ...

In Home of Israel's First Female Sharia Judge, Husband Does the Cooking

Haaretz - ‎5 hours ago‎
Hana Mansour-Khatib made history last week when she became the first woman in Israel ever appointed a judge, or qadi, to a Muslim religious court.

NY legislature celebrates Israeli Independence with Ambassador Dani Dayan

Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎3 hours ago‎
On a day when UNESCO voted to deny the Jewish People's connection to Jerusalem, the NY State resolutions mentioned that the State of Israel was established “in fulfillment of the eternal desire of the Jewish people to return to the land of the historic ...

India, Israel Celebrate Past, Future Relations

Atlanta Jewish Times - ‎May 1, 2017‎
“The connection between India and Israel is based on shared values and democracy between two ancient countries who also share a mutual interest in security and globalization within their societies and communities,” Indian Consul General Nagesh Singh ...

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