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Fast Forward Minister Claims Africans Often Rape Israeli Women
In further remarks on migrant workers from Africa, Interior Minister Eli Yishai said Thursday that many Israeli women have been raped by migrant workers “but do not complain out of fear of being stigmatized as having contracted AIDS.” In an interview with Israeli newspaper Maariv, Yishai stated that the solution to the current problem is…
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Fast Forward Gang Charged With Beating, Robbing Africans
The Tel Aviv district prosecutor brought charges on Thursday against a group of minors who are accused of organizing and carrying out a series of attacks againt Sudanese and Eritrean migrants. The attacks were carried out last month, reportedly with the aim of avenging attacks that had been publicized recently in the Israeli media. According…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Reject Unilateral Israeli Pullout
A top Palestinian official rejected a suggestion made by Defense Minister Ehud Barak, according to which Israel should consider unilaterally withdrawing from the West Bank in case peace talks failed, saying on Wednesday that such a move would only serve to perpetuate the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Speaking at Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies…
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Fast Forward Israeli Reporter Faces Charges Over Army Story
Israel’s Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced on Wednesday his intention to indict Haaretz journalist Uri Blau for possession of classified Israel Defense Forces documents. According to a press release by the State Prosecutor’s Office, Blau was in possession of thousands of military and top-secret documents, which were stolen from the IDF by Anat Kamm, an…
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Fast Forward Barak: Pulling Out of West Bank an Option
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday that Israel should consider unilateral moves if negations with the Palestinians fail to bear fruit. “We are a coalition of 94 MKs, this is the time to lead a diplomatic process,” Barak said Wednesday morning in a speech at Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies. “But…
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Fast Forward Israel Recognizes Reform and Conservative Rabbis
In an unprecedented move, Israel has announced that it is prepared to recognize Reform and Conservative community leaders as rabbis and fund their salaries. Rabbis belonging to either stream will be classified as “rabbis of non-Orthodox communities.” The attorney general advised the High Court that the state will begin equally financing non-Orthodox rabbis in regional…
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Fast Forward Light Rail Ends Rallies at Jerusalem Square
Jerusalem’s Zion Square, which has served as the backdrop for boisterous protest rallies for decades, will no longer host demonstrations because of the contract between the Jerusalem municipality and CityPass, which operates the city’s light rail system. The contract prohibits the train being stopped by a roadblock. This means no more demonstrations will be held…
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Fast Forward Israel Suggests It Launched New Cyberattack
Vice Prime Minister and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon hinted on Monday at possible Israeli involvement in the Flame bug, which was revealed to have targeted computers in Iran and the West Bank on Monday. “Anyone who sees the Iranian threat as a significant threat – it’s reasonable [to assume] that he will take various…
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