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Fast Forward Hundreds of Gazans Protest Israeli Fishing Blockade
Hundreds of Palestinian youth activists sailed from the shores of the Gaza Strip on Monday to protest at Israel’s restrictions on fishing in the seas off the Islamist-ruled enclave. Palestinian fishermen say they cannot meet demand in Gaza due to Israel’s naval blockade on the territory and limit of six nautical miles (11 km) in…
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Fast Forward Al Qaeda Claims Growing Following in West Bank
An Islamist group linked to al Qaeda has claimed three militants killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces last week as its members, and said this shows it has taken root in the occupied Palestinian territory. Al Qaeda has struggled to build up significant support in the West Bank, analysts say, and the Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Plan To Move Bedouins from Villages Sparks Large Protests
Hundreds of Bedouin Arabs and their supporters clashed with Israeli forces on Saturday in protests against a government plan to force 40,000 Bedouins living in the southern Negev region to leave their villages. The plan has not only angered the Bedouins but also spurred many other young Arab citizens of Israel to associate it with…
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Fast Forward Media Tycoon Haim Saban Backs Hillary Clinton for 2016 Presidential Push
Israeli-American media tycoon Haim Saban, a major donor to the U.S. Democratic party, said on Friday he would back former secretary of state Hillary Clinton with his “full might” should she run for president in 2016. Clinton, 66, whose four-year tenure as U.S. secretary of state ended in February, has said she is considering running…
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News 6 Palestinians Charged in 2005 Mob Beating Death of Israeli
An Israeli court jailed six Israeli Arab citizens on Thursday over the mob killing in 2005 of a Jewish gunman after he went on a deadly rampage on a bus in their town. None of The six men from Shfaram in northern Israel had been convicted of directly causing the death of Eden Nathan-Zaada, a…
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Fast Forward Arab Israeli Village Celebrates Chechnya Roots — Tolerance of Jews
In a Holy Land rich with religious sites, the new Abu Ghosh mosque is rare – as is the hilly village from which it rises. Bankrolled largely by Chechnya and named after its former leader Akhmad Kadyrov, who was slain by Islamist militants in 2004, the glimmering shrine tells of this small Israeli Arab community’s…
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Fast Forward Arab Israeli Village Celebrates Chechnya Tie
In a Holy Land rich with religious sites, the new Abu Ghosh mosque is rare – as is the hilly village from which it rises. Bankrolled largely by Chechnya and named after its former leader Akhmad Kadyrov, who was slain by Islamist militants in 2004, the glimmering shrine tells of this small Israeli Arab community’s…
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The Schmooze Nigella Lawson’s Coke Problem
Two kitchen assistants who used to work for British Jewish celebrity chef Nigella Lawson have alleged that she was a regular user of cocaine and other drugs, according to reports of a court hearing published by several national British media on Tuesday. The two women are being prosecuted for fraud and the allegation against Lawson…
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