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Fast Forward Barrage of Rockets Hit Southern Israel
Five rockets exploded in southern Israel Friday, including one shot down by the Iron Dome missile defense system. No damage was reported. The barrage came hours after a Qassam rocket landed in an open area in Hof Ashkelon on Friday afternoon, following IAF strikes in Gaza overnight Thursday. Earlier Friday morning, a rocket also fell…
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Fast Forward Thousands March in Israel for Human Rights Day
Thousands of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv on Friday to mark International Human Rights Day. Around 500 people participated in a similar event in Haifa. In Tel Aviv, the march proceeded from Habima Square to Rabin Square. The Tel Aviv march was organized by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. 130 groups particicated in…
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Fast Forward Obamas Host White House Hanukkah Party
The annual Hanukkah reception timeline at the White House does not change much each year. Usually, there is some unique Menorah, brought especially for the festive occasion (this time, a Menorah made in a displaced persons’ camp after World War II, was lent by The Jewish Museum in New York), a mix of Jewish lawmakers,…
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Fast Forward Sarkozy Was Mad About Shalit Deal
What caused French President Nicolas Sarkozy to call Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a liar? In a conversation with Diaspora Jewish leaders in Paris two weeks ago, Sarkozy said he made the comment due to his anger at Netanyahu over France’s exclusion from the deal that freed kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, who is also a French…
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Fast Forward Shapiro: Israel, U.S. Cooperating on Iran
U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said Thursday that Washington has been fully cooperating with Israel when it comes to the Iran and its nuclear program. “There is no issue that we coordinate more closely than on Iran,” Shapiro said during a briefing to reporters in Tel Aviv. Shapiro’s comments come against the backdrop of…
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Fast Forward Hamas Demands Palestinian Elections Be Held in East Jerusalem
Hamas will only agree to hold presidential and parliamentary elections next May if voting takes place in East Jerusalem and Hamas is allowed to participate, Haaretz has learned – a condition to which Israel will almost certainly object. This puts Hamas and Fatah’s agreement to hold elections in the West Bank and Gaza in a…
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Fast Forward Bibi Shelves Restrictive NGO Bill Again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided Wednesday to postpone the cabinet discussion on a bill aiming to restrict foreign funding to Israeli nongovernmental organizations, which was originally scheduled for next Sunday. According to sources in Netanyahu’s bureau, the prime minister decided to suspend the discussion following a warning by Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, who said in…
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News Katsav Begins Sentence for Rape Conviction
Former President Moshe Katsav began a seven-year prison sentence on Wednesday, following his conviction of two counts of rape and other sexual offenses. The former president was accompanied by family members, entering the Ma’asiyahu facility at 10:08 A.M. Prior to arriving at the central-Israel prison, Katsav addressed media representatives outside his Kirayt Malakhi home, where…
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