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Fast Forward Germany, France Slam Israel For New West Bank Land Grab
BERLIN/PARIS — Germany and France on Wednesday criticized Israel’s decision to appropriate large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank, saying the move violated international law and contradicted a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli Army Radio said on Tuesday the land was near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city of Jericho….
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Fast Forward Russia Seeks to Reassure Israel Over Syria Pullout Plan
JERUSALEM – A Russian diplomat sought to reassure Israel on Tuesday that its security would not be harmed by the winding down of Moscow’s intervention in the Syrian civil war, but Israel’s armed forces chief said the ramifications were not yet clear. Israeli officials have privately said Russian forces sent in last year to help…
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Fast Forward Israel Makes Massive New Land Grab in West Bank
JERUSALEM – Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city of Jericho, Israeli Army Radio said on Tuesday. Israel’s Peace Now movement, which tracks and opposes Israeli settlement in territory captured in a 1967 war, said the reported seizure of 579 acres (234…
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Fast Forward Israeli Prof Pushes Internal Boycott of ‘Settlement U.’
An Israeli professor urged fellow academics on Monday to shun a Jewish settlement college in the occupied West Bank, a move that could effectively import an international pro-Palestinian boycott movement. Uri Ram, president of the Israeli Sociological Society, told local broadcaster Army Radio that the group “will not cooperate with the institution called Ariel University,…
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Fast Forward 3 Palestinians Killed After Gun and Car-Ram Attacks in West Bank
Three Palestinians carried out back-to-back gun and car-ramming attacks on Israelis near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday and were shot dead by the army, it said. Two of the Palestinians, armed with a handgun and an improvised machine-pistol, were killed after opening fire at civilians and soldiers who were waiting…
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Fast Forward Gaza Boy and 6-Year-Old Sister Killed by Israeli MIssile Strike
A Palestinian boy and his sister were killed in Hamas-controlled Gaza on Saturday by a missile fired by an Israeli aircraft, medical officials said. The incident took place hours after militants launched rockets into Israel. An Israeli military statement said aircraft had targeted four militant training camps belonging to Hamas after four missiles landed in…
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Fast Forward Did Benjamin Netanyahu Snub Obama Over Stalled $4B-a-Year Aid Deal?
A hold-up over a new U.S. defense package for Israel was behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to forgo a meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington this month, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely’s remarks contrasted with a statement by Netanyahu that cited his reluctance to risk being…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Talks ISIS, Syria and Iran With Bibi
Vice President Joe Biden discussed Iran, the threat from Islamic State militants and the crisis in Syria in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement. Biden also discussed with Netanyahu ongoing violence and tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, the statement said. The meeting…
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