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Fast Forward Minister Won’t Budge on Africans Stuck at Border
In response to a report of some 20 Eritrean migrants trapped between the Israel-Egypt border, Interior Minsiter Eli Yishai declared, “We will not bring the Eritreans into Israeli territory.” “It is hardest for me, of anyone, to see these pictures, and return families to their homelands. It is hard for me to see these pictures,…
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Fast Forward Berlin Schoolgirls Hit by Anti-Semitic Abuse
Jewish school girls were verbally assaulted with anti-Semitic slurs in Berlin on Monday, in the second attack on Jews reported in the German capital in less than a week. Last week, Daniel Alter, a Berlin rabbi, was assaulted by youths in West Berlin in a suspected anti-Semitic attack, witnessed by his 6-year-old daughter. Alter told…
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Fast Forward Catholics Condemn ‘Price Tag’ Attack on Monastery
The Catholic Church condemned the so-called “price-tag” attack against an Christians monastery on Tuesday, with high-ranking church offices denouncing the “teaching of contempt” against Christians prevalent in Israeli society. Earlier Tuesday, the door of a Christian monastery in Latrun, near Jerusalem, was set on fire on morning, and anti-Christian slogans were found spray-painted on the…
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Fast Forward African Immigrants Trapped in No-Man’s Land
A group of African migrants have been trapped between the barrier fences on the Israeli-Egyptian border for the past five days. Last Thursday, 21 Africans reached the border in the area north of Kadesh Barnea in an effort to infiltrate into Israel, but apparently were stymied by obstacles in the open areas between the two…
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Fast Forward Bike-Rent Brouhaha Over Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz threatened to cut government funding for Tel Aviv’s bicycle rental service if the mayor does not retract what Katz said was a decision to allow the rental stations to operate on Yom Kippur. Katz said Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai was “infringing on the holiest day for the Jews” to gain…
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Fast Forward Ancient Mikveh Unearthed in Negev Desert
Israeli archaeologists have discovered Byzantine-era ritual baths during an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation along Route 6 – the Trans-Israel Highway. Two mikvehs and two public structures, dating back to the 6th century, were found in the southern segment of the road. Archaeologists believe the ruins point to the existence of an ancient Jewish town in…
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Fast Forward Obama Considers ‘Triggers’ To Pressure Iran
President Barack Obama is considering making declarations regarding the United States’ “red lines” that if crossed, may bring about an American attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the New York Times reported on Monday. According to the report, President Obama is mulling a series of overt and covert actions with the goal of helping Israel save…
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Fast Forward Hamas and Fatah Still Feuding
A new Hamas government was sworn in at 10 A.M. on Sunday morning at the Palestinian parliament in Gaza. Ismail Haniyeh will continue serving as prime minister, with some reshuffling of cabinet ministers. The health minister, for example, who has suffered harsh criticism in light of Gaza’s deficient health system, will be replaced. The new…
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