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Fast Forward Jailed Palestinian Is Dad — Using Smuggled Sperm
The wife of a Palestinian prisoner reportedly conceived a son with her husband’s sperm that allegedly was smuggled out of an Israeli prison. Dallal Ziben, a mother of two from the West Bank village of Meithalun, gave birth via Caesarian section on Monday, according to the French news agency AFP. Her husband, Ammar el-Zibben, is…
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Fast Forward Nazi Hunter in Hot Water Over Hungarian
A Hungarian lawyer has urged authorities to charge Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff with making “false statements” against an alleged war criminal. Attorney Futo Barnabas said Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Israel, should be indicted for leveling false allegations against Laszlo Csatary, whom police arrested last month. Zuroff gave testimonies to Budapest prosecutors…
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Fast Forward Illegal West Bank Outpost Is Legalized
The West Bank outpost of Bruchin received its charter, making it a legal settlement. The town, located near Ariel and home to more than 100 families, is now part of the Samaria Regional Council. The head of the Israel Defense Forces Central Command, Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon, signed an order Sunday giving the outpost legal status,…
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Fast Forward Indian Police Go to Iran in Bomb Probe
New Delhi police investigating the bombing of an Israeli diplomat’s car reportedly are in Iran to locate and question suspects. The investigators left for Tehran late last week, Ynet reported, citing Indian media sources, after the Iranian government agreed to assist in the probe of the Feb. 13 attack in New Delhi. Four Iranian nationals,…
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Fast Forward Wife of Munich 11 Leads Minute of Silence
Ankie Spitzer led a minute of silence to honor the 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team killed in a terror attack at the 1972 Munich Games during the opening ceremonies of the JCC Maccabi Games. Spitzer, the widow of an Israeli coach who was killed at the 1972 Games, led the minute of silence…
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Fast Forward Circumcision-Related Rite Is Opposed by Israeli Pediatricians
The Israel Ambulatory Pediatric Association is calling for an end to a controversial circumcision-related rite that is also under fire in New York. Direct oral-genital suction, known as metzitzah b’peh, should not be performed during Jewish ritual circumcision, the IAPA said. The association is calling on Israel’s Health Ministry to require maternity wards and clinics…
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Fast Forward South African Minister Discourages Israel Visits
South Africa’s deputy international relations minister, Ebrahim Ebrahim, is “discouraging” his countrymen from visiting Israel. “Israel is an occupier country which is oppressing Palestine, so it is not proper for South Africans to associate with Israel” unless the visit is associated with the peace process, he said, according to a report Sunday in the City…
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The Schmooze Go For a Hike: Israel Trail Named Top ‘Epic’ Hike
The Israel National Trail was named one of the World’s Best Hikes by National Geographic magazine. The trail, which extends up to 620 miles from southern to northern Israel, was named one of the 20 top hikes in the Epic Trails section. It is joined on the list by such trails as the International Appalachian…
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