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Fast Forward West Bank Mosque Burned in Arson Attack
Arsonists attempted to set fire to a Palestinian mosque, Israeli police and residents of a West Bank village near the settlement of Ariel said on Wednesday. Residents of the Palestinian village of Burkina discovered that two vehicles were torched overnight, and that there had been attempt to burn the local mosque as well, succeeding only…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Katsav Heads to Prison for Rape Conviction
Former President Moshe Katsav will enter Ma’asiyahu prison in Ramle on Wednesday to begin serving a seven-year jail term for two counts of rape and other sexual offenses. Katsav must report to the jail by 10 A.M. on Wednesday. Katsav will enter Ma’asiyahu through the front entrance after the prison service rejected all requests that…
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Fast Forward Rare Singing Geese Spotted in Israel
After more than a decade, a flock of nine singing swans was spotted in the Hula Valley on Monday. The swans came from northern Europe, and are considered one of the largest species of flying birds. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel said this was a rare sight, since these birds usually…
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Fast Forward Ads Featuring Women Return to Jerusalem
Advertisements featuring women are beginning to appear on billboards in parts of Jerusalem, where the absence of female images had prompted a public outcry earlier this year. In the last few days, the television show “Hatzuya” has put up ads that include women, though they appear to be limited to non-Haredi neighborhoods. And the National…
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Fast Forward Dad: Gilad Shalit Wasn’t on Hunger Strike
Gilad Shalit did not go on hunger strike while in Hamas captivity, Shalit’s father Noam said in a media conference on Monday, adding a few more details concerning his son’s 5-year imprisonment in the Gaza Strip. Shalit was released in October in exchange for 477 Palestinian militants. Another 550 Palestinians jailed in Israel are to…
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Fast Forward Gap Between Israeli Rich and Poor Widens
The gap between the rich and poor in Israel has substantially widened, as for most countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development , according to a new report published on Monday. The study published by the OECD – Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising – said that inequality was…
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Fast Forward Blast Destroyed Iran Missile Plant: Report
A recent explosion at a military base near Tehran was a major setback for Iran’s long-range missile program and completely destroyed the base, according to American and Israeli intelligence officials, the New York Times reported on Monday. The officials said that surveillance photos showed that the Iranian base was a central testing center for advanced…
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Fast Forward Khalidi: One State Exists Already
Hamas and the Palestinian Authority should unite, unequivocally renounce violence and jettison the U.S.-led peace process which is “a corpse that has had formaldehyde pumped into its veins for over a decade” – this is the diagnosis and prescription of Professor Rashid Khalidi, one of the leading Palestinian intellectuals in the world. “Nobody believes that…
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