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Fast Forward British Feminist Historian Snubs Prestigious Israeli Award in Pro-Palestinian Protest
Prominent cultural historian Prof. Catherine Hall of University College London declined to receive the prestigious Dan David Prize, which was due to be awarded on Sunday in a ceremony at Tel Aviv. “This was an independent political choice, undertaken after many discussions with those who are deeply involved with the politics of Israel-Palestine, but with…
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Fast Forward Israel Death Penalty Will Apply Only to Palestinian Terrorists — Not Jewish Ones
The death penalty for murder in a terror act that incoming Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman seeks will only apply to military courts, said a Likud source involved in the talks to bring Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu party into the governing coalition. Such a move, which Lieberman demands if his party is to join the government, would…
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Fast Forward Israel Army Hands West Bank Land to Illegal Settlers for New Extremist Outpost
The Israeli Defense Ministry is help the right wing settler movement Amana, is planning a new settlement near Shiloh in the northern West Bank. The new construction is intended for the 40 families now living in the outpost of Amona, which is set to be evacuated by the end of the year. The settlement’s architectural…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Insists Israeli Settlement Building on Occupied Land Must ‘Keep Going’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has come out in favor of Israel building new settlements in occupied territory. Trump told the Daily Mail in an interview on Monday that the construction must “keep going” and “keep moving forward.” There are “thousands of missiles being launched into Israel,” he said Monday. “Who would put up with that? Who would…
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Fast Forward U.K. Labour Head Denies Party Anti-Semitism Problem After 2 Party Members Suspended
U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn denied Thursday that his party was facing an anti-Semitism crisis or had an anti-Semitism problem, following a political uproar and the suspension of two prominent party figures in as many days over comments deemed anti-Semitic and anti-Israel. “It’s not a crisis. There’s no crisis,” Corbyn was quoted by British media…
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Fast Forward Fugitive Hasidic Rabbi Fears Mistreatment by Israel — Cites Pinto Case
The attorney for Israeli Rabbi Eliezer Berland, a fugitive accused of serial sex crimes, closed his case at the rabbi’s bail hearing in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, mounting an impassioned plea that the rabbi be given bail, especially since it is Passover. Lawyer Themba Langa said the rabbi was a man of elevated…
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Fast Forward Hadassah Secret Plan Sought To Hand Over Hospital to Sheldon Adelson
The executive-director of the Israeli office of the Hadassah women’s organization pursued a secret deal that would have given U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam control of parts of Hadassah University Hospital, Army Radio reported on Monday. The secret plan was reportedly hatched among officials close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…
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Fast Forward VIDEO: Brussels Bomber’s Brother Won Taekwondo Gold Medal in Israel
Mourad Laachraoui, brother of terrorist Najim Laachraoui, who blew himself up in Brussels airport on Tuesday, is a medal-winning sportsman who won the Israeli Open Taekwondo Championship in Ramle in September. Fourteen people were killed and dozens wounded when Najim, 25, and another terrorist blew themselves up at the airport earlier this week. Another twenty…
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