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Fast Forward Right-Wingers Scuffle With Arabs Over Vote Hearing
A violent scuffle broke out between right-wing Israeli activists and supporters of Arab-Israeli lawmaker Hanin Zoabi following a Supreme Court hearing on her disqualification from upcoming elections. Zoabi said before a hearing in front of a panel of nine Supreme Court justices Thursday that she broke no law that could serve as the basis for…
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Fast Forward Brian Schatz, Hawaii’s Jewish Lt. Gov., Named to U.S. Senate
Hawaii’s governor named his Jewish lieutenant governor, Brian Schatz, to replace the late Daniel Inouye in the U.S. Senate. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, a Democrat, on Wednesday named Schatz, a former chairman of the state Democratic Party, to replace Inouye, who died last week. Schatz, 40, lists his religion as Jewish on his Facebook page. He…
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Fast Forward Israel Eases Gaza Blockade
Israel is easing its blockade on Gaza, the Defense Ministry confirmed to local media. Israel will allow previously banned construction material into the coastal strip, it was reported Wednesday. The loosening of restrictions comes following the Egyptian-mediated truce last month between the Palestinian leadership in Gaza and Israel that ended Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense….
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Fast Forward Hamas Forbids Local Journalists From Working with Israeli Media
The Hamas government in Gaza has forbidden local journalists from working with Israeli media outlets. The weekly Cabinet meeting in Gaza decided to ban Palestinian journalists from working “with all Zionist media and journalists,” which it declared “hostile,” it announced in a statement, the French news agency AFP reported. The Cabinet has forbidden the local…
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Fast Forward 3,000-Year-Old Temple and Sacred Vessels Unearthed Near Jerusalem
A temple and sacred vessels from the First Temple period were discovered near Jerusalem. The nearly 3,000-year-old temple was unearthed by the Israel Antiquities Authority during excavations at the Tel Motza archaeological site west of Jerusalem, prior to work being carried out on a planned expansion of Highway 1. “The ritual building at Tel Motza…
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Fast Forward Bibi to Jewish Agency: Look Into Women’s Prayer at Western Wall
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly has asked the Jewish Agency to come up with a solution for non-Orthodox women’s groups who want to pray at the Western Wall. Netanyahu asked Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky to examine the issue, the Associated Press reported citing an unnamed Israeli government official. The AP quoted Jewish Agency…
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Fast Forward Hamas Leader Calls for Third Intifada
A senior Hamas leader has called for a third intifada, including suicide bus bombings in Israel. Hamas Jerusalem bureau chief Ahmed Halabiyeh on Tuesday called for new, violent action against Israel on Tuesday, saying that that ”we must renew the resistance to occupation in any possible way, above all through armed resistance.” He called for…
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Fast Forward Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Is Charged With Fraud
Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron was charged with fraud for his alleged involvement in a scam that issued false rabbinic credentials to civil servants. It reportedly is the first time a chief rabbi has been charged with fraud. Other charged levied against him on Monday include attempted fraud and breach of trust. He is…
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