Jeremy Ben-Ami, the founder and director of J Street, apologized to followers for misleading them about George Soros\’ role in funding the dovish pro-Israel group.
Los Angeles Iranian Jewish banker and real estate investor Ezri Namvar, 59, was indicted on Sept. 21 by a federal grand jury on five counts of fraud. The charges allege he failed to return $23 million given for safekeeping to his company, Namco Financial Exchange Corp. (NFE), and instead invested the money in risky real estate deals.
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah met to continue reconciliation talks.
Building began in West Bank communities just hours after the expiration of a 10-month settlement construction freeze.
The United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority are conducting nighttime talks to find a way to overcome the expiration of Israel\’s ten-month freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank.
Barring last-minute delays, construction will begin on Monday morning on a few dozen housing units whose owners have waited patiently for an end to the 10-month moratorium on construction in the West Bank.
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