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Fast Forward Palestinians Offer New Talks for Prisoner Release
The Palestinian leadership submitted a proposal to renew peace talks with with Israel that drops their long-standing demand that Israel ceases all West Bank settlement construction, a top Israeli official said on Wednesday. According to officials with knowledge of the proposal, the Palestinian Authority informed the Quartet two weeks ago that it would renege on…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Tunnel Collapse Blamed on Jewish Group
A channel dug for archaeological excavations in Silwan partially collapsed on Monday near the village’s mosque. Residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood place the responsibility for the collapse on the Elad nonprofit organization and accuse Elad of endangering the mosque and nearby homes. Elad manages the City of David National Park, which is in Silwan,…
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Fast Forward IDF Chief Urges ‘Swift and Painful’ Gaza Operation
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz marked the three-year anniversary of Operation Cast Lead on Tuesday by hailing it “an excellent operation that achieved deterrence for Israel vis-a-vis Hamas.” However, he warned, cracks have emerged in that deterrence over time, and a second round of fighting in the Gaza Strip is…
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Fast Forward U.S. In Talks With Egypt To Keep Israel Pact
The United States is engaged in secret talks with Egypt’s ruling military council geared at ensuring that the country’s democratically elected regime will maintain its peace treaty with Israel, top Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei said on Tuesday. Results from Egypt’s recent parliamentary vote, which saw considerable gains for Islamist factions such as the Muslim…
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Fast Forward Thousands Protest Gender Segregation
Thousands of Israelis amassed near the Orot girl’s school in Beit Shemesh on Tuesday to protest gender segregation in a city that has become a symbol for the struggle against religious extremism. The rally was originally slated to take place in the courtyard of the school, but the venue was changed after organizers said Haredi…
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Fast Forward Haredim to Secular Media: Help Us Pressure Extremists
One after another the Haredim came up to the reporters. Some gave their full names, some refused to give any name or — as with one leading rabbi — asked that their names not be published. Some approached in the streets of Beit Shemesh, some made a phone call. They’re not reaching out to protest…
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Fast Forward Police, Ultra-Orthodox Clash in Beit Shemesh
A police officer was wounded as clashes erupted between ultra-Orthodox Jews and Israel police on Monday in two separate neighborhoods in Beit Shemesh. Two residents were also arrested in the clashes. Approximately 300 ultra-Orthodox Jews began chasing police officers, hurled rocks at them, and burned trashcans after police were called to remove a sign on…
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Fast Forward Recognition of Armenian Genocide Could Threaten Israel–Turkey Ties
The Foreign Ministry warned that Israel’s possible recognition of the Armenian genocide, which was discussed in a Knesset committee on Monday, could lead to the serious deterioration of Israel’s ties with Turkey. A Knesset committee discussed on Monday the possibility of setting a memorial day for the Armenian genocide by the Turkish people nearly 100…
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