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Fast Forward Jewish Extremists Torch West Bank Mosque
A mosque in the West Bank village of Jab’a, located south of Ramallah, was set on fire in a suspected “price tag” arson attack early Tuesday morning. Graffiti carrying messages such as “The war has begun” and “You will pay the price” was spray-painted on the mosque’s walls. Shin Bet agents and police, accompanied by…
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Fast Forward Google’s Eric Schmidt: Israel a Tech ‘Miracle’
Google chairman Eric Schmidt said on Monday that the company’s development centers in Israel are among the company’s most efficient and that Google is constantly expanding them. Speaking at a Tel Aviv conference called “Big Tent,” Schmidt said that the quality of Israel’s engineers is very high, not least due to the country’s universities and…
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Fast Forward Africans’ Efforts To Convert Rejected by Israel
All requests from refugees and illegal migrants from Africa to convert to Judaism have been rejected over the past year, according to a source in the Prime Minister’s Office. The source could not provide exact figures but said “many dozens” of such requests were rejected. Conversion falls under the auspices of the PMO. “Dozens of…
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Fast Forward Israel Moves Tanks to Sinai Border, Breaching Treaty
In an unusual move, the Israel Defense Forces deployed two tanks to a site near the Egyptian border on Monday morning, following a cross-border attack in which one Israeli was killed. Deployment of tanks to the area is prohibited according to Israel’s peace agreements with Egypt. According to the Camp David Accords, the area is…
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Fast Forward Israeli Killed in Army Clash With Terrorists
An Israeli citizen and two terrorists were killed Monday morning during clashes between Israel Defense Forces soldiers and gunmen who infiltrated the southern border with Egypt. An initial investigation reveals that three terrorists penetrated the fence along the Gaza-Sinai border on Monday morning, placed an explosive device on Philadelphi strip near Be’er Milka, and waited…
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Fast Forward Top Powers Maintain Tough Stance on Iran
The six powers holding nuclear talks with Iran have no intention of softening their position presented in Baghdad last month, even if this approach scuppers the negotiations, a senior Israeli official said. The negotiating teams of Iran and the six powers – the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany – arrived in Moscow…
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Fast Forward Reform and Conservative ‘Wreak’ Damage: Rabbi
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar wants to scuttle the state’s plan to recognize some Reform and Conservative rabbis and pay them with public funds. Amar plans to convene the Chief Rabbinate Council in an attempt to recruit Israel’s Orthodox rabbis to fight the decision. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein advised the High Court of Justice about…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Object to Draft Excluding Arabs
The Justice Ministry is working on an arrangement for drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews, but not Arabs – angering ultra-Orthodox MKs who fear that this would prevent the formation of a Haredi-Arab coalition on draft deferrals. The Tal Law, which deferred military service for yeshiva students, was recently declared unconstitutional by the High Court of Justice. Deputy…
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