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Fast Forward Russia Accuses Israel Of Airstrikes On Syrian Military Airbase
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Russia accused Israel of striking an airbase in central Syria. Fourteen people were killed in the early Monday morning attack, including Iranian nationals, according to reports. Syria first blamed the United States for the attack and, after Russia accused Israel, Syrian state media quoting the military said that Israeli F-15 war planes…
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Fast Forward Israeli Chief Rabbi: Jews Have ‘Moral Obligation’ To End Syrian ‘Genocide’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi said Jews have a “moral obligation” to end the “cruel genocide” taking place in Syria. Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef was responding on Sunday to reports that up to 150 men, women and children in the Syrian town of Douma, east of capital Damscus, were killed in a chemical attack…
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Fast Forward Israeli Athletes Barred From Taekwondo World Championship In Tunisia
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Four young Israeli athletes have been banned from competing in the taekwondo world junior championship event in Tunisia. The competitors were banned by order of a court in the capital Tunis, which was responding to a lawsuit filed by the National Commission for Supporting Arab Resistance and Opposing Normalization and Zionism against…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Assailant Shot In Head By Israeli Civilian In West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man attempting to stab an Israeli man at a West Bank gas station was shot in the head by an armed civilian who witnessed the attack. The assailant, identified as a 31-year-old resident of Nablus, was taken to the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem in serious condition following the early…
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Fast Forward Golden State Warriors Waive Omri Casspi
(JTA) — Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, was waived by the Golden State Warriors. Casspi, 29, signed a one-year contract with the NBA championship team in July. But he has not played in recent games due to an ankle injury. He will not be able to sign with another team…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israeli Lawmaker Calls For West Bank Palestinians To Join Gaza Protests
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Arab-Israeli lawmaker Hanin Zoabi called on West Bank Palestinians to join the protests on the Gaza border. Zoabi, a member of Knesset from the Joint Arab List party also called Israel a “fascist” country and called for an investigation into the deaths of Palestinian protesters during a news conference at the United…
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Fast Forward U.S. Blocks U.N. Call For Investigation Of Palestinian Protesters’ Deaths
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The United States blocked a United Nations Security Council statement supporting the right of Palestinians to “demonstrate peacefully” on the border with Israel. The statement, sponsored by Kuwait, which represents the Arab world on the council, also called for an independent investigation into the deaths of Palestinian protesters on two consecutive Fridays….
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Fast Forward BDS Calls On Argentina’s National Soccer Team To Cancel Match In Israel
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — A boycott campaign is threatening the friendly soccer match between the national teams of Israel and Argentina. The boycott campaign sponsored by BDS Argentina is using the motto “Argentina don’t go” to Israel, or #ArgentinaNoVayas. BDS stands for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. Argentina’s national soccer team,…
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