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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Stabbed in Neck Near Hebron
An Israeli soldier is in serious condition after a stabbing attack near the West Bank city of Hebron. The victim, 19, was stabbed several times, including in the neck, according to reports. The attack occurred Monday morning near the entrance to the Palestinian village of Beit Anun on the main West Bank road Route 60….
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Fast Forward Morocco Pro-Palestinian Event Features Fake ‘Haredi Prisoners’
A pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Moroccan city of Casablanca featured men dressed as Orthodox Jews who were being led at gunpoint by masked men wearing kaffiyehs. The demonstration was held Sunday with permission from local police, according to a report which appeared Sunday on the news website alyaexpress-news.com. It also featured a video of the…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Grand Muft Denies Jewish History of Temple Mount
The grand mufti of Jerusalem said in an interview with an Israeli television station that there has never been a Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. There has been a mosque on the site “since the creation of the world,” Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, who is in charge of the holy Muslim Al-Aksa…
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Fast Forward Spanish Town Celebrates Name Change from ‘Kill Jews Town’
A town in northern Spain held an official ceremony to celebrate its name change from “kill Jews town.” In June, the town formerly known as Castrillo Matajudíos published its new name — Castrillo Mota de Judios, or Castrillo Jews’ Hill — in the official state gazette. The name change was approved by the regional government…
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Fast Forward Bill Clinton to Speak at Rally in Tel Aviv Marking Yitzhak Rabin Assassination
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be the speaker for a rally in Tel Aviv to mark the 20th year since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The rally on Saturday night will cap a week of commemorative events in the country, including a state ceremony at Mount Herzl, and a special Knesset…
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Fast Forward Subway Guy Jared Fogle Pays $1 Million to Victims
Jared Fogle, the former Subway spokesman, has paid $1 million in restitution to his victims. Fogle, known as “The Subway Guy,” pleaded guilty in August to charges of distributing and receiving pornography, and having sex with minors. Also as part of his plea deal, Fogle, who is Jewish, will serve between five and 12-and-a-half years…
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Fast Forward Israelis Demonstrate Against Gov’t in Tel Aviv, Call for Solution to Conflict
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated against the current government and called for a solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. About 3,000 demonstrators met Saturday night in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square and marched to the Israel Defense Department headquarters. The demonstrators chanted slogans such as “Jews and Arabs don’t want to hate each other,” and “Israel, Palestine, two…
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Fast Forward Arab Woman Killed at Hebron Holy Site After Threatening to Stab Police
An Arab woman was shot and killed by Border Police officers at the entrance to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron after she took out a knife and threatened them. The woman acted suspiciously early Sunday afternoon as she waited to enter the site holy to both Muslims and Jews. She then took out…
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