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In call with Israel and Sudan, Trump announces normalization agreement

JNSOctober 23, 2020

A joint statement agreed “to end the state of belligerence between their nations.”

U.S. President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration in the Oval Office of the White House as Sudan agrees to normalize relations with Israel. Credit: Michael Crowley/The New York Times for White House/POOL.

newsJewish, Israel-related groups react to Sudan agreeing to normalize ties with Israel

Jackson Richman

briefUS to delist Sudan as state sponsor of terror, paving way for normalization with Israel

Featured ColumnTrump illustrates the right kind of American intervention

Jonathan S. Tobin

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US, Bahrain sign MOU to combat anti-Semitism, fight religious intolerance

JNSOctober 23, 2020

The two-page document states that “Arabs and Jews are both Semitic peoples that are threatened by hatred or intolerance toward Semitic peoples,” and that “all peoples of the Middle East should aspire to coexist in tolerance and mutual respect.”

U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr and Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, chairman of the board of trustees of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence in Bahrain, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on combating anti-Semitism at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23, 2020. Photo by Jackson Richman/JNS.

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Jonathan S. TobinJNSOctober 23, 2020

Will Iran ‘pay the price’ for election interference?

Biden’s pledge raises important questions about his policy priorities, as well as about how Americans think about foreign foes and threats to democracy.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casting his vote in the 2016 elections. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Jewish students at University of Illinois announce complaint filed with US Education Department

Jackson RichmanJNSOctober 23, 2020

“I’ve been called a genocide supporter, a white supremacist and harassed; all for being publicly Jewish. And all of this in front of the administration—who did nothing,” said student Ian Katsnelson.

The campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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‘So what’? Foreign policy and the 2020 election

Shoshana Bryen

Something to think about …

Melanie Phillips

What sanitizing Louis Farrakhan tells us about the West

Alex Traiman

Abraham’s seeds of peace were planted long ago; now they’re bearing fruit

Benjamin Weil

Is Iran pushing an arms race?

Fiamma Nirenstein

The responsibility of institutions in the tsunami of contemporary anti-Semitism

Dennis Mitzner

Israel and the rise of health technocrats

Spyridon N. Litsas

The Abraham Accords: The role of ‘smart’ vs. ‘small’ states

Yaakov Lappin

BESA Center

The IDF in the shadow of the pandemic

Yossi Kuperwasser

JCPA

The end of the arms embargo on Iran

Jonathan S. Tobin

Can one criticize George Soros without being an anti-Semite?

Ruthie Blum

Arab-Israeli politicians against peace

Clifford D. May

China’s Communist Party seeks nothing less than global domination

Alex Traiman

Is a ‘New Right’ ascending in Israel?

Stephen M. Flatow

Palestinians choose guns over butter

James Sinkinson

FLAME

Time to crack down on Erdoğan’s Turkey, now more an opponent than an ally

Michal Cotler-Wunsh

Yes to recognition, yes to negotiation and yes to peace

Michael Sussman

Europe’s Jewish malaise

Caroline Glick

American Jewry’s fateful hour

David Suissa

The Jewish Journal

Life, liberty and the pursuit of victimhood

Zeev Jabotinsky

A vision becoming reality

Jonathan S. Tobin

Dumbing down the ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’

Dennis Mitzner

Daniel Kahneman, COVID-19 and the cascade of fear

Raphael Ben Levi

BESA Center

Biden’s proposed Middle East policy would end any prospect for Saudi-Israeli normalization

Daniel Greenfield

Conservatives must fight Big Tech or lose

Yishai Fleisher

Abraham returns to forge peace among his descendants

Yossi Kuperwasser

JCPA

Iran’s ‘breakout’ ability more dangerous than ever

Sean Durns

‘Only terrorists need apply’ for Palestinian NGOs

Ken Abramowitz

Time to win America’s multifront war

Melanie Phillips

The BBC isn’t just too ‘woke’—over Israel, it incites baseless hatred

Jonathan S. Tobin

Ban Holocaust denial? Yes. Political censorship? No.

Ben Cohen

Can France’s courts learn from Facebook in the fight against anti-Semitism?

Samuel H. Solomon

Let’s face it: You’re biased

Pinhas Inbari

JCPA

Are winds of change blowing in Jordan?

Yoram Ettinger

The November elections will impact US national security

Elizabeth A. Berney

The left’s attempt to embed hostile-to-Israel ‘cancel culture’ into the WZO

Lana Melman

Does Mark Ruffalo have it in for Israel?

Alex Traiman

The great myth of Israeli annexation, Part II: De facto sovereignty

Daniel Greenfield

The coronavirus experts were wrong, now they need scapegoats

Ruthie Blum

Gal Gadot’s rude ‘wokening’

Jonathan S. Tobin

The woke world goes to war against ‘Wonder Woman’

Dan Schueftan

Turkey is the next Iran

Daniel Greenfield

Democrats falsely try to redefine ‘court packing’

Joseph Frager

The significance of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination

Clifford D. May

How Russia and China weaponize technology to manipulate the masses

Irina Tsukerman

Iran and Armenia: Mutual support is a threat to Israel

Martin Sherman

Replacing RBG: Delinquent Democrats deserve no quarter

Jonathan S. Tobin

Chevron’s purchase is another nail in the BDS movement’s coffin

Dennis Prager

A reminder to American Jews: Civilization is fragile

Daniel Greenfield

While Cuomo targets Orthodox Jews, Muslim mass gatherings go on

Dennis Mitzner

Israel’s mass hysteria and slide to authoritarianism

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UAE-Israel Business Council Hires Steinreich Communications

Steinreich Communications

March of the Living launches global interfaith initiative to commemorate Kristallnacht: #LetThereBeLight

International March of the Living

More than 25% of Masa Fellows Volunteer During Israel’s Lockdown

Masa Israel Journey

Orthodox Union Women’s Initiative Starts Virtual Weekly Parsha Series

Orthodox Union

New Jersey and Israeli Medical Centers Collaborate on Healthcare Innovation

Holy Name Medical Center

Orthodox Union Opens Applications for Third Cohort of Impact Accelerator

Orthodox Union

New eBook Of Essays About Outstanding Books About Zionism Offered For Free

Herut North America

“ISRESILIENCE: What Israelis Can Teach The World” Available October 15

Gefen Publishing House, LTD

Joel Rubin appointed as Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress

American Jewish Congress

Despite Covid-19, JWed Surpasses 3,500 Married!

JWed.com

Taraji P. Henson Honored by Ruderman Family Foundation for Inclusion of People with Disabilities

Ruderman Family Foundation

Jerusalem College of Technology Holds Conference Examining Intersection Between Health and Religious Lifestyle

J Cubed Communications

HaShevet joins 29 Jewish Groups Urging U.S. College Presidents to Protect Jewish Students From Rising Antisemitism

HaShevet

Combat Anti-Semitism Movement Hosts High Holiday Briefing with US Special Envoy to Monitor & Combat Anti-Semitism

Combat Anti-Semitism Movement

Chalk up another one for the Palestinian Authority

Regavim

High School Seniors Launch Lishmah, a Free Jewish Learning Platform Making Daily Learning Accessible for All

Lishmah

Alfred Landecker Foundation launches new ‘Decoding Antisemitism’ project to Stop Hate Online using Artificial Intelligence

The Alfred Landecker Foundation

JPPI’s 2020 Annual Assessment Reflects Immediate & Alarming Challenges Confronting Jewish Community Worldwide

Jewish People Policy Institute

Despite Strict Lockdown Conditions, Israeli Sense of Community Will Prevent Onset of PTSD

J Cubed Communications

Meet the US Jewish graduates who moved to Israel amid second Covid-19 wave to volunteer with children in periphery

BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change

America’s 1st Israeli art lending library launched at Northeastern University

Northeastern University Hillel

Thousands of Jews Internationally To Learn Torah Together through Orthodox Union’s Torah Yerushalayim

Orthodox Union

Orthodox Union Launches Virtual Torah Learning Platform

Orthodox Union

Since beginning of 2020, 120 Israelis have died alone at home and remained undiscovered for days after their deaths

ZAKA Search and Rescue

StandWithUs Condemns Hiring of Saeb Erekat by Harvard University

StandWithUs

Israeli Diplomat Israel Nitzan named Acting Consul General of Israel in New York

HaShevet

EMET Applauds the Trump Administration For Achieving Yet Another Historic Peace Deal, Between Israel And Bahrain

EMET: Endowment for Middle East Truth

Study of Arad texts shows many ancient Judeans were literate

Tel Aviv University

Israeli Diplomat Galit Peleg named Acting Consul General of Israel in Miami

HaShevet

Public Relations Firm Steinreich Communications Expands Reach Into United Arab Emirates

Steinreich Communications

Tikvah Fund Launches Online Academy for Middle School, High School, & Gap Year Students

The Tikvah Fund

Alfred Landecker Foundation Announces $13 Million Dollar Grant to Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Alfred Landecker Foundation

Scientists pick and taste ancient dates for first time since the Second Temple

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Israeli Arab women in Deir Al Asad learn basic CPR

ZAKA Search and Rescue

Justice Solberg to Netanyahu: Request to postpone hearing on Khan al Ahmar is ‘an embarrassment’

Regavim

Jerusalem College of Technology Holds Conference on Sexual Assault

J Cubed Communications

Authentic Bais Medrash Now Accessible Online

Zoomtorah.com

More Than 16,500 Tune into Weekly Movie Series about Heroism of Rescuers During the Holocaust

Jewish Foundation for the Righteous

1,100 Participate in the Inauguration of OU Kosher’s Community Relations Department

Orthodox Union (OU) Kosher

Israeli security experts thank US for “expending significant American diplomatic capital” for Israel-UAE peace

Habithonistim

New Humanitarian Dispatch Center Distributing Financial Aid Ahead of Holidays To People Hit By Coronavirus

United Hatzalah of Israel

StandWithUs Urges Suspension of Massive Arabic Facebook Page for Promoting Vile Antisemitism

StandWithUs

Experts Discuss Israel’s Legal Rights to Judea and Samaria in Light of UAE Peace Deal

HonestReporting Canada

Orthodox Union Kosher App Unveils Tevilas Keilim, Bug Checking and Pas Yisroel tools

OU Kosher

Virtual Series In Preparation for Upcoming High Holidays Launches

Orthodox Union

Record 2,600 Retirees Participate in Orthodox Union Virtual Programs During Pandemic

Orthodox Union

Kitah Unveils a new Online Jewish Education Platform to Help Schools Weather the COVID Crisis

Kitah

Thanking Our Son’s Rescuers

United Hatzalah of Israel

For The First Time Since Its Inception – United Hatzalah Receives Official Visit From Israeli Health Minister

United Hatzalah of Israel

Orthodox Union Launches Boot Camp to Train High Holiday Baalei Tefillot

Orthodox Union

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In new shift, Netanyahu approves US sale of F-35s to UAE

JNSOctober 23, 2020

The move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes after America reaffirmed its commitment to Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge and promises to upgrade its military capability.

Two Israeli F-35I Adir jets fly in formation. Credit: U.S. Air Force/1st Lt. Erik D. Anthony.

Featured ColumnJonathan S. Tobin

Arab allies should mean more to Israelis than airplanes

Friends of Israel fear the impact of a sale of American F-35s to the UAE. But Begin’s lost AWACS fight with Reagan teaches a lesson about seeing potential friends as enemies.

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US offers $10 million reward for tips on Hezbollah’s fiscal networks

JNSOctober 23, 2020

The U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is seeking “information on the activities, networks and associates of Hezbollah that form a part of its financial support.”

The Hezbollah flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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California community college students adopt definition of anti-Semitism

JNSOctober 23, 2020

The resolution mentions that “Jewish students constitute a part of a diverse ethnic group at Foothill College not currently protected by student government appropriately.”

Entrance to Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, Calif. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Report: State Department weighs designating human-rights groups ‘anti-Semitic’

Ariel KahanaIsrael HayomOctober 22, 2020

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam seem to be in Washington’s crosshairs over their affiliation with the BDS movement.

U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr speaks at the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey on July 23, 2019, on his work within the U.S. State Department in combating anti-Semitism around the world. Credit: Zack DiGregorio/Office of U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.).

Featured ColumnJonathan S. Tobin

Time to call out ‘human rights’ groups for their anti-Semitism

The ADL slammed State Department plans to denounce popular NGOs, yet Amnesty, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam are all guilty of inciting hate against Israel.

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Israeli Arabs remain divided over normalization deals with Gulf states

Ariel Ben SolomonJNSOctober 22, 2020

Some Arab Knesset members support Israel’s new agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreements, but were forced to vote against them and follow Joint List leadership.

The flags of the U.S., United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain are screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, on September 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

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Israel’s underground anti-tunnel barrier passes crucial test

Yaakov LappinJNSOctober 23, 2020

This display of the IDF’s technological capability could serve to discourage Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from wasting further funds on cross-border tunnels.

A view of construction work on the fence on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Dec. 31, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

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US sanctions Hezbollah officials, among them Iraq ambassador to Iran

JNSOctober 23, 2020

Nabil Qaouk and Hassan Al-Baghdadi “are members of Hezbollah’s Central Council,” while Iraj Masjedi serves as Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq.

Flag of the Hezbollah terrorist group. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Former CAIR employee, SJP president running for Florida city commissioner

JNSOctober 22, 2020

Noor Fawzy, a civil-litigation attorney, has an anti-Israel history that includes being the president of the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Florida Atlantic University

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Butler University students vote on, pass resolution condemning anti-Semitism

JNSOctober 22, 2020

It also noted that “the Student Government Association will not again address the definition of anti-Semitism for the remainder of this term.”

The Holcomb Observatory at Butler University. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Determining the next steps of the next administration on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Jackson RichmanJNSOctober 22, 2020

Whether it’s four more years led by Donald Trump or a new government under Joe Biden, the president will likely have to deal with continued instability within the Palestinian leadership.

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (center) delivers a speech on the new Middle East peace plan at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem on May 23, 2017. Credit: Shealah Craighead/White House.

newsThe Palestinians’ view of the US presidential elections

Yoni Ben Menachem JCPA

The Palestinian Authority no longer hides its disdain for U.S. President Donald Trump and openly hopes for a Joe Biden victory on Nov. 3.

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the coronavirus outbreak, at P.A. headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 5, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

featureMahmoud Abbas: Down and out in Ramallah?

Former high-ranking Palestinian Authority officials have been pointing to the failures these past 20 years, but the real target of their disapproval is unmistakable: its leader.

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Estonia officially recognizes Hezbollah as a terrorist group

JNSOctober 22, 2020

A U.N. Security Council member, it joins the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia and others in the determination.

A view of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Riga lease agreement change could cause closing of Holocaust museum

JNSOctober 22, 2020

Residents believe that the city council’s position is a result of continued pressure from the business community, which hopes to acquire the land currently occupied by the museum.

The Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum. Credit: Shamir Association.

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Newly developed Jerusalem convention center to be named after Shimon Peres

JNSOctober 22, 2020

The construction of the entire project, expected to take place over the next decade, is estimated at more than $532 million.

Jerusalem’s International Convention Center (Binyenei HaUma). Credit: Michael Jacobson via Wikimedia Commons.

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Ami Horowitz’s ‘gotcha’ interviews expose dangers of IfNotNow

Human-rights investigative journalist Edwin Black calls it one of the most “insidious Jewish organizations” out there, attacking Jewish communal structures from within.

Eliana Rudee

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Harris, Cruz add to bipartisan support in Congress for Abraham Accords

JNSOctober 22, 2020

“I am glad that so many Senate Democrats have now echoed that sentiment,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

The U.S. Capitol building. Credit: Martin Falbisoner via Wikimedia Commons.

briefOverwhelming bipartisan support in Congress for Abraham Accords

“Under these agreements, the UAE and Bahrain join Egypt and Jordan in paving the path to peace through recognition and engagement rather than by seeking to isolate and boycott the Jewish state,” said AIPAC.

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With UAE and Bahrain ties with Israel on full throttle, will Sudan and Saudi Arabia join the party?

Israel KasnettJNSOctober 21, 2020

For its own internal and external reason, the Saudis appear hesitant to make any bold moves, seeing the establishment of a Palestinian state as the basis for discussion.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14, 2020. Credit: Ron Przysucha/U.S. State Department via Flickr.

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Albania adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism

JNSOctober 22, 2020

The decision by a majority-Muslim country comes days before its parliament hosts the first Balkans Forum Against Anti-Semitism.

Flag of Albania. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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A glimpse into the Israeli Air Force’s ‘Operation Black Belt’

Hanan GreenwoodIsrael HayomOctober 22, 2020

Israel’s elimination of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Gaza “chief of staff” Baha Abu al-Ata in 2019 was a game-changer for both Israel and the terrorist group.

Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel following the targeted killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad field commander Baha Abu al-Atta by an Israeli strike, on Nov. 12, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

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Meet the Orthodox woman at the top of Israel’s cyber game

Naama BarakIsrael21cOctober 22, 2020

Ola Sergatchov discusses being a high-tech exec, changes in cybersecurity and the integration of religious women into the “Startup Nation.”

Ola Sergatchov, vice president of corporate strategy at the Israeli data center and cloud security company Guardicore. Credit: Courtesy.

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As UN Iran embargo expires, Gantz heads to Washington for ‘urgent’ meeting

JNSOctober 22, 2020

Another item on the agenda is said to be a defense compensation package for a future U.S. deal to sell F-35s to the United Arab Emirates.

Israeli Defense Benny Gantz at the Knesset, Oct. 21, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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Iran summons Swiss ambassador to protest US claim of election interference

JNSOctober 22, 2020

“We have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by Iran, and separately, by Russia,” says U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2019. Credit: U.N. Photo/Cia Pak.

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The Black Lives Matter movement and anti-Semitism

CAMERAOctober 22, 2020

In their eagerness to stand in full solidarity with BLM, some Jewish organizations and publications have urged Jews to put aside their concerns about its anti-Israel pronouncements and support for BDS.

A poster from a protest in London linking the Black Lives Matter movement to the Palestinians, June 2020. Source: Apartheid Off Campus via Facebook.

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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, an Israel stalwart, is facing surprisingly tough re-election bid

Sean SavageJNSOctober 21, 2020

Contender Jaime Harrison is tapping into demographic changes and voter enthusiasm in an attempt to unseat the conservative Republican.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (left) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Golan Heights, March 11, 2019. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

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Watchdog: EU donates tens of millions to NGOs linked to Palestinian terror, anti-Semitism

Josh HastenJNSOctober 21, 2020

The new report states that in 2019, at least three grants totaling 5.8 million euros (nearly $6.9 million) involve NGOs with ties to the PFLP.

Fighters of the PFLP’s Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades standing at the entrance of Red Crescent Society for the Gaza Strip's building. Credit: Red Crescent Society for the Gaza Strip.

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A look into the IDF’s mysterious new elite unit that could revolutionize the battlefield

Yaakov LappinJNSOctober 20, 2020

The unit is composed of elite infantry, armored corps and air-force personnel, and its central mission is to operate in any combat arena for the rapid location and destruction of enemy targets.

IDF soldiers from the new Multi-Dimensional Unit conduct a training exercise in July 2020. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

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Despite COVID-19, and partly due to it, Jewish-Arab business partnerships progress

Josh HastenJNSOctober 20, 2020

The Integrated Business Roundtable, founded with the belief that the path to peace between Israelis and Palestinians will come through investment in high-quality enterprises, held its second annual Israeli-Palestinian Economic Forum.

Ashraf Jabari with Ariel Mayor Eli Shaviro and Michal Shalem of “Let’s Grow Israel” with Avi Zimmerman. Photo by Amitai Eisenberg.