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Fast Forward Hundreds Protest ‘Price Tag’ Attack on Mosque
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Israel Monday evening to protest the recent vandalism of a mosque in a largely Arab town. Protesters held signs denouncing anti-Arab “price tag” attacks as hate crimes, Haaretz reported. Police were on hand in force in the town of Umm al-Fahm, but there were no confrontations. Early Friday morning, assailants…
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Fast Forward Israel Claims Secret Talks Will Lead to Arab Ties
Israel is holding secret talks with some Arab states that do not recognise it, looking to establish diplomatic ties based on a common fear of Iran, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday. Amongst the countries he was in contact with were Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Lieberman told newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth – the first…
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Fast Forward Jewish Extremist Vandals Attack Christian Village
The tires of 40 cars and trucks were slashed and a hateful message was sprayed on a wall in a Christian village near Safed. The vandalism was discovered Thursday morning. It is the second attack apparently aimed at Christians in one week. The message sprayed on a wall of the Jish village read “Only goyim…
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Opinion Stop Comparing Jewish and Palestinian Refugees
Yemeni Jews get instruction at a center for immigrants in Israel. / Getty Images As the Israeli-Palestinian peace process grinds on, and the issue of Palestinian refugees continues to be a sticking point, some Jewish groups are arguing that these aren’t the only refugees we should be considering as the parties move forward in negotiations….
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Fast Forward Israel Lawmakers Raise Electoral Threshhold for Knesset Seats
Israel approved a change to electoral law on Tuesday that raises the percentage of votes needed for seats in parliament, an amendment that critics said targets Arab and ultra-Orthodox Jewish minorities. The opposition in the Knesset, or parliament, boycotted the 67-0 vote which supporters said will bring greater stability to government. Many of Israel’s governing…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israeli Town Hit by ‘Price Tag’ Attack
An Arab-Israeli town in Israel’s center was hit with what police believe is a price tag attack by Jewish extremists. Some 19 cars were damaged and had their tires slashed and racist graffiti was painted at the entrance to Jaljulia, located in Israel’s Sharon region near Kfar Saba. The town has about 9,000 residents, nearly…
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Fast Forward French Jew Badly Beaten in Paris Subway Train
Four unidentified Arab men savagely beat a French Jew in a Paris Metro train, a watchdog organization reported. The attack happened Sunday as the train was traveling from Nogent Sur Marne to Gare de Lyon, according to the National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism, or BNVCA. Two of the attackers held down the 28-year-old victim,…
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Opinion How ‘De-Arabizing’ Christians Serves Israel
Palestinian Orthodox Christians at the 2013 Palm Sunday procession in Gaza City / Getty Images Last week the Knesset voted to force yet another division onto the Palestinian people. The Palestinians are already divided in a myriad of ways: There are those who live in the Diaspora and are divided there, from America’s well-fed middle…
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