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Israel on Wednesday celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the reunification of its capital city, Jerusalem. Jerusalem was secured by Israeli forces on June 7, 1967, corresponding to the 28th day of the Jewish month of Iyar, after two days of fighting with Jordan. In an account of the battle to retake...

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This July, 19-year-old Noa Gabay will represent Israel at the Focus on Youth event at the 13th World Harp Congress in Hong Kong, showcasing the cream of the future crop of harpists. “When I was five years old, like most little girls, I had a dream of becoming a ballerina....

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An announcement on the official White House website of a pending joint appearance on Monday by President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the location of their meeting as Jerusalem, Israel. This is in contrast to the announcement the White House published ahead of former President Barack Obama’s...

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The Trump administration praised a series of measures approved by Israel to help improved the Palestinian economy and relax travel restrictions for the Palestinians, in a statement released Monday. According to the statement, the measures approved by the Israeli cabinet on Sunday are consistent with President Donald Trump’s “particular interest” in...

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President Donald Trump said in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that the nuclear deal emboldened Iran to continue its destabilizing actions across the Middle East. Speaking to Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Trump said that he saw a “deeper path to friendship” in the Arab world, which...

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President Donald Trump became the first sitting American president to visit the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday. The president was guided in his visit by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the rabbi of the Western Wall, who was appointed to his post in 1995 by the late Israeli...

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