(JTA) — Throughout President Joe Biden’s visit to Jerusalem this week, he has underscored the ways that he believes the United States and Israel are aligned. But in his remarks Thursday afternoon after being honored by the Israeli government, he alluded to one arcane way that the two countries are not on the same page — literally.
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RON KAMPEAS
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7/14/22
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — In late February, I flew to Long Island to help my 77-year-old mom following her knee replacement surgery.I arrived in the United States with the remnants of a mild winter cold, a slight cough and runny nose – nothing I was concerned about. I spent most of my time at my parents’ home, save the occasional outing and a shiva call at the home of a friend whose husband had just passed away.
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MERYL JACOBS
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3/18/20
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/Courtesy | Gilor Meshulam
Gilor Meshulam (right), the Jewish Alliance of Rhode Island’s new Israeli shaliach (emissary), and Providence’s Yehuda Fishhaut (left) together at Ein ha’Shlosha, near Kissufim, which is one of the main …
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8/19/14
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Israel is developing a sensor system to detect tunnels dug by Hamas terrorists into Israel from Gaza. /photo | IDF via Wikimedia Commons
JNS.org – Senior Israeli officers are reporting that a sensor system is being developed that would be able …
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8/19/14
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JNS.org – Israel’s Tourism Ministry this week [Dec. 4] is hosting 130 travel agents from 17 countries for the “Israel Where Else” conference.
“The conference is …
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12/8/17
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JTA – Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Israel’s reunification of Jerusalem, the Cabinet allocated an extra $220 million for a plan that encourages the city’s high-tech industry.
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6/9/16
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(JTA) – As part of President Donald Trump’s proposed plan for Middle East peace unveiled Tuesday, Israel says it will “apply its laws” to the Jordan Valley and Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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GABE FRIEDMAN
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1/28/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — The immigration of some 250 Ethiopian Jews to Israel has been placed on hold because of the coronavirus.
The first 50 immigrants had been scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, …
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MARCY OSTER
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3/19/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — On the first day that Israel’s schools reopened nine weeks after closing to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Kalanit Taub’s 8-year-old daughter stayed home.
As a …
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Sam Sokol
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5/14/20
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One election, then another one, and another one.
The first time I was able to vote was on April 9, 2019. I remember how excited I was. I was already a soldier, and I was voting in my uniform, …
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ELIHAY SKITAL
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12/2/22
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