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Fast Forward Israel Hopes To ‘Legalize’ 13 Illegal Outposts
The government has announced that it plans to legalize 13 of the 18 settlement outposts against which petitions to the High Court of Justice have been filed. Because the 13 outposts are not built on privately-owned Palestinian land, the legalization process could presumably make the petitions against them moot. The remaining five outposts cannot be…
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Fast Forward Israel Can Deport South Sudanese: Court
The Jerusalem’s District Court ruled on Thursday that Israel could deport South Sudanese nationals back to their county, thus rejecting an appeal by migrant worker NGOs against a decision by Interior Minister Eli Yishai to halt Israel’s collective defense of citizens form the war-torn country. Yishai said in response to the ruling that he “congratulates…
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Fast Forward Amnesty: End Palestinian Detention Without Charge
In a new report released on Wednesday, Amnesty International demanded Israel end the practice of holding Palestinians under administrative detention, calling on Israel to either release or properly charge Palestinians held in custody. The report titled: “Starved for Justice: Palestinians Detained without Trial by Israel,” list what the human rights organization considers a violation of…
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Fast Forward Bibi Vows To Push Ahead With Settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on Wednesday to the Knesset meeting in which a bill aimed at legalizing homes on the Ulpana Hill neighborhood in the West Bank settlement of Beit El – which were built on privately owned Palestinian land – was voted down. In a preliminary reading, 69 Knesset members voted against…
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Fast Forward Israel Panel Aims To Boot African Immigrants
Interior Minister Eli Yishai announced Tuesday the formation of a special task force to deal with African migrant workers in Israel, saying it will “make sure Israel is free of infiltrators.” During the past few days, Yishai has been holding consultations with officials in the military, police, and the legal system, and studying different aspects…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Praises Germany Over Submarines
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that submarines supplied by Germany to Israel are “a very important addition to our national security,” adding that “through them, [Germany] demonstrates its commitment to Israel’s security.” Netanyahu made the remarks in an interview with Kai Diekmann, chief editor of the German tabloid Bild, Europe’s most popular…
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Fast Forward Israeli Security Demands Travelers’ E-Mails
Israel’s Shin Bet security service has been demanding access to personal email accounts of visiting tourists with Arab names, according to the testimony of three U.S. citizens who were interrogated at Ben Gurion Airport and subsequently refused entry into Israel in May. Najwa Doughman, a 25-year-old architect from New York, landed in Israel on May…
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Fast Forward Dershowitz Says Freeze Settlements for Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should propose a conditional freeze on settlement building in the West Bank in order to bring the Palestinians back to the negotiating table, Harvard law professor and prominent Israel supporter Alan Dershowitz wrote in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday. “Now that Israel has a broad and…
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