Roy Eitan
By Roy Eitan
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Fast Forward Hezbollah Returns Bodies of Two Captured Israeli Soldiers
Jerusalem — Two black caskets, laid out by Hezbollah officials on the sun-drenched tarmac of a Lebanese border crossing, unceremoniously put to rest one of Israel’s most wrenching hostage ordeals. The bodies of Israeli reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev returned home for burial Wednesday, two years and four days after they were seized in…
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News Attack Raises Questions About East Jerusalem
Jerusalem — The deadly terrorist attack by an Arab bulldozer driver on a crowded street here Wednesday raised questions anew about how Israeli authorities can protect against attacks by lone assailants from eastern Jerusalem. At least three people were killed and dozens injured in the noontime attack on Jaffa Road. Husam Duwayat, a 30-year-old father…
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Fast Forward Israel Seeks Closure in Hezbollah Prisoner Deal
Jerusalem — Two years after they disappeared into Lebanese captivity, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev are returning to Israel. But it’s unlikely to be a happy homecoming for the army reservists. According to Israeli assessments, Goldwasser and Regev died as a result of the Hezbollah border ambush in which they were captured and which triggered…
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Fast Forward Thousands Mourn Eight Killed in Attack on Jerusalem Yeshiva
Jerusalem — Thousands of mourners turned out Friday for the funerals of the eight students, aged 15 to 26, killed in Thursday’s attack at a prominent yeshiva in Jerusalem. With Thursday’s shooting, Palestinian terrorists brought the bloodshed that had been limited to an ever-growing area around Gaza to the heart of the Jewish state. A…
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Fast Forward As Hostilities Heat Up, Olmert Vows To Keep Pressure on Hamas
JERUSALEM — A surge in bloodshed over the last few days has pushed the battle in the Gaza Strip into a new phase, with Hamas militants expanding their attacks on Israel to include a sizable city and Israel responding with a military operation in Gaza. Though the Israel Defense Forces ended its limited operation Monday,…
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