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Fast Forward Trump ‘Surprised’ That Israel Wants Peace Deal With Palestinians
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Israel appears more ready to make an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal than he previously believed. “From the Israeli side, they would love to see a deal,” Trump, the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nod, told The New York Times in an extensive foreign policy Q&A posted over the…
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News Poll: 75% of Israelis Want Divorce Out of Rabbinate’s Hands
Three quarters of respondents in a survey about divorce in Israel said they supported taking the procedure out of the rabbinate’s hands and subjecting it to the authority of secular family courts. The survey on divorce, which under Israel’s laws is handled for Jewish couples by rabbinical judges with the authority of family court magistrates,…
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Fast Forward Israel Government Strikes Down Key Provision in Natural Gas Deal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the government’s controversial natural gas deal. The high court on Sunday struck down in a 4-1 ruling the stability clause, which guarantees that the current and future governments will not change the deal or place regulatory changes on the gas industry for the…
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Fast Forward At Least 65 Dead in Pakistan Terror Attack
(JTA) — At least 65 people, mostly women and children, were killed in a suicide bombing at a park in Lahore, Pakistan. More than 300 were wounded in the attack for which the Pakistani Taliban faction claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting Christians on Easter Sunday, Reuters reported. The explosion occurred in the parking area…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Defends Morality of IDF in Wake of Hebron Incident
“Any challenge to the morality of the IDF is outrageous and unacceptable,” Netanyahu said Sunday at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting. “The soldiers of the IDF, our children, maintain high ethical values while courageously fighting against bloodthirsty murderers under difficult operational conditions.” A video published Thursday by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem…
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Fast Forward Vandal Smashes Front Doors of Miami Synagogue
(JTA) — An unidentified man damaged the entrance to a synagogue in North Miami Beach but did not enter the building. The man threw several rocks at the front door of the Sephardic Jewish Center, a surveillance video shows, according to the Miami Herald. The incident reportedly took place early on the morning of March…
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Fast Forward Police in Turkey Warn of Possible Attacks Against Jewish Targets, Including Synagogues
(JTA) — Police in Turkey have warned of possible attacks by the Islamic State against Christian and Jewish targets over the weekend. The possible targeting of churches and synagogues on Sunday was listed in a nationwide police alert, according to Turkish media reports. Consulates and embassies also were told to stay on high alert. The…
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Fast Forward Dutch Rabbi Reports Anti-Semitic Incident In Brussels
BRUSSELS (JTA) — A young rabbi from the Netherlands said unidentified individuals threw stones at him at a park in Brussels in a suspected anti-Semitic incident. The rabbi, who is from the Netherlands, told JTA about the incident Saturday on condition of anonymity, citing a desire to have him name “associated with positive issues, and…
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