Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the threat of a rising Iran during a series of meetings with congressional leadership on Wednesday. Netanyahu met one-on-one with Congress’ top legislators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Majority...

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The head of the dovish lobbying group J Street said Tuesday that it was not necessary for President Donald Trump or Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to endorse the two-state solution at their Wednesday press conference, only for his organization to criticize the two leaders after the conference concluded for failing to do...

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Legal cannabis sales across the world totaled $150 billion last year, and sales in the United States alone are expected to reach $21.8 billion by 2020. Israel is at the center of this huge growth because of its well-developed ecosystem of cannabis researchers, farmers, entrepreneurs, pharma and government policies. “You...

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Palestinians must end their indoctrination of anti-Semitism and incitement of violence in order for peace with Israel to be possible, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday. “I think the Palestinians have to get rid of some of that hate...

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Carmakers Honda and Volvo opened a new “innovation center” in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Israeli financial newspaper Globes reported. The research hub was created in partnership with the car rental company Hertz, the Israeli telematics company Ituran, and DRIVE, a research center founded by Mayer Group, the official Israeli importer of Hondas and Volvos. The Japanese...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top priority in his meeting with President Donald Trump today will be discussing how their two countries can work together to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons capability, former Israeli national security advisor Yaakov Amidror told reporters in a conference call on Tuesday. Amidror was optimistic that...

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Three Israeli charities—HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, Dror Israel, and the Combat Genocide Association—have launched a charity campaign, dubbed Operation Human Warmth, to supply Syrian refugees with warm clothing and supplies. The groups have already collected nearly 100 tons of supplies, including winter coats, boots, warm clothing, sleeping bags, and more, that were...

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The American defense contractor Lockheed Martin has bought more than $1 billion worth of equipment or services from Israeli subcontractors to build state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets since 2010, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced Sunday. Avi Dadon, deputy director of purchasing for the Ministry of Defense, announced that Israeli companies had...

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Educators and counselors from Jewish Israeli youth movement Hashomer Hatzair and the Arab Israeli youth movement Ajyal soon will embark on a joint voluntary mission to set up a community center and school for Syrian refugee children on the Greek island of Lesbos. The first delegation of two from each...

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s scheduled meeting on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely emphasize the importance of countering Iranian aggression and maintaining America’s bipartisan pro-Israel consensus, veteran U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross told reporters on Monday. Ross, who worked as an advisor to Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack...

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