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By Gili Cohen/Haaretz
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News Archives Reveal Israel’s Secret 1967 Plan To ‘Drive Out All the Arabs from the West Bank’
The military archives have released generals’ testimonies that put the reader on the ground during Israel’s capture of Jerusalem’s Old City in the 1967 Six-Day War. The testimonies were given as part of the Israel Defense Forces’ efforts to draw lessons from the conflict, in which Israel took the West Bank, Sinai Peninsula and Golan…
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Breaking News Facing Ax, Israel Defense Minister Slams Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘Lack of Moral Direction’
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Thursday he has been “surprised” of late at a “loss of moral compass on basic questions” in Israeli society, even as far right wing Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman worked to finalize an agreement that would see him replace Ya’alon as defense chief and expand the ruling coalition. “We…
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Breaking News Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian Lying on Street Faces Manslaughter — Not Murder
The Israeli soldier who shot dead a subdued Palestinian assailant in Hebron will be charged with manslaughter, the military prosecution announced on Thursday in the military court in Jaffa. The prosecution requested that remand against the soldier be extended until Monday in order to present the court with an indictment in that time. The soldier’s lawyers opposed the…
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Breaking News Charges Against IDF Soldier Who Shot Palestinian Downgraded to Manslaughter
The Israel Defense Forces soldier suspected of killing a wounded Palestinian attacker as he lay on the ground will face manslaughter charges, a military tribunal ruled Thursday, requesting he remain under arrest until the investigation is completed. Lieutenant Colonel Aduram Riegler, the IDF’s attorney for operational affairs, said during the tribunal that “The soldier is…
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Breaking News Fleeing Palestinian Stone Thrower Shot in Back
A Palestinian youth killed after throwing rocks at an Israeli officer’s vehicle in the West Bank was shot dead after fleeing the scene, security camera footage obtained and released by the human rights group B’Tselem appears to show. The officer, Binyamin Brigade commander Col. Yisrael Shomer, has been investigated under caution by Military Police. Mohammad…
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Breaking News Palestinan Smashes Through Army Base With Bulldozer, Killed By IDF
A Palestinian was killed by the Israel Defense Forces Thursday evening after smashing through the perimeter fence of the A-Ram army base driving a bulldozer. When soldiers stationed at the entrance to the base, located near the West Bank town of Qalandiyah, spotted the intruder, they began the standard procedure for arresting a suspect. But…
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Breaking News Israel Defends Detention of 5-Year-Old Palestinian Boy
The Israel Defense Forces’ detention of a five-year-old Palestinian boy in Hebron earlier this month was a legitimate step in order to “thwart the threat posed by the activities of a minor,” the IDF’s legal adviser in the West Bank has ruled. Earlier in July, IDF soldiers were videotaped detaining five-year-old Wa’adi Maswada and his…
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Breaking News After Half-Naked Pic Scandal, Israel Army Pushes New Facebook Rules
The Israel Defense Forces is drafting an official directive defining accepted practices for its members on social networks. Wednesday’s announcement comes in the wake of a Facebook posting of young women recruits in their underwear that gained international − and, from the IDF’s perspective, unwanted − attention. However, the IDF did not say if the…
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