Surrounded by over a thousand tanks and rows of fellow infantrymen, Alex Konstantyn listened to a speech given by Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, in 1958. Ten years after Israel …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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4/26/18
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In a nearly 20-minute address on Dec. 6 from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and directed the United States State Department to begin the process of moving the embassy to an undeclared site in Jerusalem.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/6/17
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President Trump’s first foreign trip last week broke historic ground on a number of fronts. His first stop, in Saudi Arabia, was particularly noteworthy. The past several administrations . . .
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6/1/17
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A fair evaluation of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office must acknowledge that in the area of foreign affairs, he has acted in positive ways on many fronts.
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5/11/17
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We are close to the end of what has been a historic year. So many things happened affecting so many people . . .
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12/22/16
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It was 2012, and longtime East Meadow resident Andrew Alderman was in Israel, in a school courtyard five miles from the border with the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory. The then 22-year-old was traveling with the Israel Premier Lacrosse League as a volunteer, which introduces children to the game.
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By Stephany Reyes
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12/2/16
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Despite being attacked numerous times by terrorists in less than a year, Turkey was never overly aggressive against the Islamic State and its barrage of terror. Now, unfortunately, Turks have paid the price.
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7/6/16
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Witnessing a routine activity at an Israel Defense Forces base just north of Be’er Sheva left East Meadowite Neal H. Zuckerman verklempt, he said. Zuckerman and seven other East Meadow …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/1/16
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Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum says that while his congregants at Temple Emanu-El recognize that there are many ways to practice their faith, they might not realize that fellow Reform Jews living in Israel …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/18/16
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The special election to fill the State Senate’s 9th District seat, formerly held by Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is set for April 19, the same day as New York’s presidential primary.
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2/4/16
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