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Fast Forward African Refugees Plead for Israel’s Understanding
Following a recent wave of violent crime in Tel Aviv, tensions between African asylum seekers living in south Tel Aviv and their Israeli neighbors have deteriorated considerably. The arrests of Eritrean asylum seekers in connection with two highly publicized rape cases, along with aggressive statements by Israeli politicians, have made an already tense situation especially…
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Fast Forward Settlers Shoot Palestinians as Soldiers Watch
A new video released by a human rights group on Sunday shows a settler allegedly firing live ammunition at Palestinians in Asira al-Qibliya, near Nablus, while soldiers stand idly by. The incident took place on Saturday, around 4:30 P.M, when a group of settlers, apparently from the nearby settlement of Izhar, came to the Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Gang Planned To Kidnap West Bank Israelis
Security forces intercepted a Palestinian squad that attempted to kidnap Israeli citizens in the West Bank, the Shin Bet indicated on Sunday, adding that the squad’s purpose was to negotiate the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jail. The squad was arrested in an operation two months ago, according to the Shin Bet, and included…
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Fast Forward Australian Chabad Rocked by New Abuse Scandal
The tightly knit Chabad Lubavitch community in Melbourne has been rocked by claims about the role of the community’s rabbi in alleged instances of child abuse at an Orthodox boys school. At the center of the crisis is David Cyprys, a former security guard contracted by Melbourne’s Yeshivah College, which also houses the headquarters of…
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Fast Forward Poverty at 78% in Arab East Jerusalem
A new report reveals that 78 percent of Palestinians in Jerusalem – and 84 percent of Palestinian children – live under the poverty line. According to the report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the 360,000 Palestinian residents of the city – 38 percent of Jerusalem’s total population – have reached the highest…
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Fast Forward No ‘Made in Israel’ Label for Settlement Products
Denmark is planning to ban labeling products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank as “Made in Israel,” the foreign minister told Danish media on Saturday. The move follows reports of similar plans announced this month by South Africa’s government. “This is a step that clearly shows consumers that the products are produced under conditions…
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The Schmooze Edward James Olmos Tours the Holy Land
Actor Edward James Olmos is sitting at a Jerusalem cafe. For the better part of two weeks, this 65-year-old American actor-director, and star of television and the big screen, has traveled the length of Israel. He has taken in the holy sites in Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee, visited Sderot in the south and…
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Fast Forward Bibi: No Sign Iran Will Shelve Nuclear Plans
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he is skeptical that Iran will agree to halt its nuclear program, accusing Tehran of playing a “chess game” with the international community. Just days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran, Netanyahu said “nothing would be better than to just see this issue solved…
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