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Fast Forward Netanyahu Ready To Give 90% of West Bank Back to Palestinians: Report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be willing to withdraw from most of the West Bank and evacuate numerous settlements as part of an agreement with the Palestinians, as long as his security demands were satisfied, a senior cabinet minister from Netanyahu’s Likud party told Haaretz. The senior minister, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity…
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Fast Forward Prince Charles Warns of Rising Anti-Semitism
Britain’s Prince Charles warned that Britain was suffering from an “apparent rise in anti-Semitism,” British media reported. In a speech celebrating the retirement of Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Britain’s outgoing chief rabbi, Prince Charles said: “Running throughout your time as chief rabbi has been that all-important principle of which this country has long been an…
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Fast Forward Suspect in Tel Aviv Gay Center Shooting Incriminates Himself
The prime suspect in the gay center shooting in Tel Aviv incriminated himself, Israel Police announced on Sunday. Police say Hagai Felician, the main suspect in the 2009 attack at Tel Aviv’s Barnoar LGBT center, has tied himself to the shooting that killed Liz Trubeshi, 16, and youth counselor Nir Katz, 27. During the past…
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Fast Forward ‘Start-Up Nation’ Dumps Israel for Big Apple
Joey Low, an American-Jewish businessman, does not hide the fact that he is nuts about Israel. He took part in funding the reality-TV program “Hashagrir” (“The Ambassador”), and has participated in the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center’s Elevator project, which aspires to promote young entrepreneurs. Now he is taking things to the next level. He has rented…
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Fast Forward Hundreds March for Gay Pride in Religious City
Hundreds of Israelis took to the streets on Friday to take part in the first ever official gay pride march in Ashdod in southern Israel. More than 600 people marched together in the port city, which has a large religious population. 2000 people had been expected to march in the pride parade in Israel’s fifth-largest…
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Fast Forward Security Guard Arrested in ‘Allah Akbar’ Killing Near Western Wall
A Jewish Israeli man was shot and killed by a security guard Friday morning at the Western Wall. The security guard, a 25-year-old man from northern Israel, is being held by police on suspicion of murder. Magen David Adom paramedics tried to resuscitate 46-year-old Doron Ben-Shloosh, whose name was revealed by police on Friday afternoon,…
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Fast Forward Modigliani Painting Expected To Fetch $8 Million in Israel — But the Piece Won’t Be Present
A masterpiece by Italian Jewish artist Amadeo Modigliani, estimated to be worth NIS 30 million (8.25 million dollars), will be offered at public auction in Israel in the coming weeks. It is the most expensive painting ever to be auctioned in Israel. But the painting itself won’t be making an appearance. Modigliani’s painting is one…
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Fast Forward American Jewish Leaders Call Remarks Opposing Two States ‘Irresponsible’
American Jewish leaders Abraham Foxman, Rabbi Rick Jacobs and David Harris condemned recent statements by senior Israeli officials about the impossibility of a two-state solution, calling them irresponsible and saying they undermine the credibility of the government. Earlier this week, Economy Minister Naftali Bennett told a settlers group that the idea of a Palestinian state…
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