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Fast Forward Israeli Ambulance Targeted With Gunfire on West Bank Road
Shots were fired at an Israeli ambulance traveling near the West Bank settlement of Beit El. A burst of at least 15 shots were fired at the Magen David Adom ambulance overnight on Sunday. Several of the bullets hit the ambulance, but no injuries were reported. The gunfire came from a new road connecting the…
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Fast Forward Earthquake Felt Throughout Southern Israel
An earthquake reported to be between 5.1 and 5.5 magnitude was felt in southern Israel. No damage or injuries were reported in the earthquake that struck on Saturday afternoon. The epicenter of the earthquake reportedly was in the Sinai Peninsula. The temblor was felt in Eilat, Beersheba and Ashdod in the south and also in…
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Fast Forward Blockade-Busting Boat Heads for Gaza
A ship carrying some 70 pro-Palestinian activists, including an Israeli-Arab lawmaker, set sail from Crete to Gaza. The Swedish Marianne of Gothenburg ship is expected to arrive Sunday off the coast of Gaza in a bid to defy Israel’s naval blockade, the site news.walla.co.il reported Friday, hours after the vessel sailed. Both Israel and Egypt…
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Fast Forward Global Jewish Population Nears Pre-Holocaust Level
The worldwide Jewish population is approaching the size it was before the Holocaust, a new report by an independent Jerusalem-based think tank says. The report, compiled by the Jewish People Policy Institute, indicates that there are 14.2 million Jews worldwide as of early 2015. Add in various “subgroups” (such as immigrants to Israel and American…
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Fast Forward Gender Segregation in Cemeteries Banned by Israel Court
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled against requiring gender segregation at Jewish cemeteries in Israel. The ruling Thursday Jerusalem overturned two lower court rulings dismissing a lawsuit filed in 2011 against the municipal chevra kadisha burial society of the City of Netanya, the news site Nrg.co.il reported. The lawsuit was filed by Susanne Ayad, who that year…
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Fast Forward Should Paris Building Remove Mystery Swastikas From Tile Floor?
A French anti-Semitism watchdog urged the mayor of Paris to order the removal of a mosaic floor featuring swastikas that the group identified in a residential building. The floor of the entrance of the building in Paris’ six arrondissement, an affluent and central quarter comprising the touristic Saint-Germain-des-Pres area, contains dozens of swastikas made of…
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Fast Forward Bibi Says Iran Nuclear Deal Getting Even Worse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that concessions to Iran are increasing as it approaches the deadline for its nuclear talks with world powers. Netanyahu referred to the June 30 deadline addressing the 163rd Pilots Course Graduation Ceremony on Thursday at the Hatzerim Israel Air Force base in Israel’s south. “The foremost threat that endangers…
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Fast Forward Amsterdam Scraps Twin City Plan With Tel Aviv
Amsterdam’s mayor scrapped a vote to twin his municipality with Tel Aviv and Ramallah following opposition by left-wing parties on the city council. Mayor Eberhard van der Laan on Thursday scrapped the vote, which had been scheduled for July 1, according to TV5, because of opposition to the gesture by his own Labor Party, the…
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