Amos Harel
By Amos Harel
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Fast Forward Two Palestinians killed, five Israeli soldiers wounded in separate incidents in West Bank
Earlier on Thursday, around 100 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, near Joseph's Tomb
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Fast Forward At least 5 Palestinian militants killed in exchange of fire with Israeli forces near Jericho
According to the IDF statement, its forces entered the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp to uncover a terror cell that had attempted a shooting attack on a restaurant last week
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Opinion With Jerusalem on the verge of erupting, Netanyahu must rein in his own coalition
Netanyahu will have to use all his experience to keep his cabinet from dragging Israel into another Gaza operation
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News Two decades after the second intifada, what have we learned?
(Haaretz) — The 20th anniversary of the outbreak of the second intifada, marked on September 29, the day after Yom Kippur, took place during a period that somewhat resembles the days of the exploding buses. The current terrible stretch, too, is characterized by a general malaise, great personal concerns and questions about when everything will…
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Israel News Why Israel Must Not Let Soldier’s Apparent Capture Change Conduct of Gaza War
(Haaretz) — The suspected capturing of 2nd Lieutenant Hadar Goldin from Kfar Saba, a commander from the Givati Brigade’s Reconnaissance Battalion, is likely to alter the course of the war in the Gaza Strip. The incident, which occurred during a breach of the humanitarian cease-fire declared a few hours earlier, is a wildcard: It put…
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Fast Forward IDF To Blame Navy in Report on Flotilla Raid
An Israeli military report to be released today on the Israel Navy’s deadly May raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla is expected to accuse the navy of failing to sufficiently consider the possibility that the commandos would encounter violent resistance when attempting to keep the ships out of Gaza. The report is also expected to criticize…
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Fast Forward Shalit May Be Freed as Part of Cease-Fire Deal
This weekend Israel’s “troika” — composed of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni — held an unusual meeting at the Defense Ministry to discuss the negotiations for a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip, along the lines proposed by Egypt. The meeting Saturday night also included Minister Rafi…
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Fast Forward In Ground Operation, Israel Expands and Deepens Its Control of Gaza
Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers from the Golani brigade were killed and about 20 others wounded, one critically, after an errant IDF tank shell hit a building in which they were operating. The incident is the most grave so far for IDF troops in 10 days of Operation Cast Lead. IDF battalion commander Colonel Avi…
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