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Fast Forward Jewish Extremist Convicted in Revenge Killing That Helped Trigger Gaza War
An Israeli man was convicted on Tuesday of murdering a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem, as a court rejected his insanity plea for a crime that helped trigger the 2014 Gaza war. Prosecutors said Yosef Haim Ben-David organized the killing of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khudair. Two Jewish youths who helped him abduct the teen, who was…
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Fast Forward Take a Sip of the Beer Jesus Drank — but Don’t Expect It To Replace Heineken
A Jerusalem brewery has produced a craft beer with a taste it says dates back to the time of Jesus. A sip of the concoction may help explain why wine was the preferred sacred drink of the Bible. Herzl Brewery, Israel’s smallest, took wheat that Tel Aviv University geneticists say was the strain used for…
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Fast Forward Bus Explosion Rocks Jerusalem — Benjamin Netanyahu Blames Terrorists
A bomb blew up a bus and set fire to another in Jerusalem on Monday, wounding 16 people in an attack that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked to a six-month-old wave of Palestinian street violence. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from any Palestinian factions for the blast. Israeli officials declined to assign…
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Fast Forward New Tunnel From Gaza Uncovered by Israel
Israel’s military said on Monday it has discovered a new infiltration tunnel, built by Hamas militants, stretching from the Gaza Strip several hundred meters (yards) inside Israeli territory. “We have neutralized the tunnel in Israeli territory, rendering it unusable for infiltration by Hamas terrorists,” Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, said in a conference call…
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Fast Forward First Jewish Premier Takes Power After Winning 257 Votes in Ukraine Parliament
Ukraine’s parliament approved presidential ally Volodymyr Groysman for the post of prime minister on Thursday in the biggest political shakeup since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership. A new Groysman-led government could end months of political infighting that has stalled efforts to tackle graft and delayed billions of dollars in foreign loans. But…
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Fast Forward Volodymyr Groysman Gets Ukraine Coalition Nod as First Jewish Premier
Ukraine’s coalition has formally agreed to nominate Volodymyr Groysman for the post of prime minister, the deputy head of President Petro Poroshenko’s BPP faction, Oleksiy Honcharenko, said on Wednesday. “The coalition has put forward Groysman as a candidate for prime minister and will make the corresponding proposal to the president,” Honcharenko said in a post…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Wins Endorsement of Transit Workers — and First Fellow Senator
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Wednesday won the backing of New York City transit workers, as well as his first endorsement from a Senate colleague, less than a week before New York state’s primary. An electrical workers’ union in the New York City area countered by endorsing Hillary Clinton. Sanders announced the endorsement of…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Government With Jewish Premier Delayed by Squabbles Over Key Posts
Squabbling over top jobs in Ukraine’s government delayed a parliament vote on a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday that is likely to see the departure of Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko and tighten President Petro Poroshenko’s grip on key policy areas. Legislators are in the final stages of agreeing a new coalition following the resignation of Prime…
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