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Fast Forward Israel’s National Broadcaster Accuses Hamas Of Hacking Eurovision Webcast
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s webcast of the first Eurovision Song Contest semifinal was hacked for several minutes with images of bombs exploding in Tel Aviv set to ominous music. The Kan national broadcaster, which is hosting Eurovision in Tel Aviv through Saturday, blamed the terror group Hamas for the hack, according to reports. It did not…
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Fast Forward Rocket Fired From Gaza Hits Home Near Tel Aviv, Injuring 7
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A long-range rocket fired from Gaza scored a direct hit on a home in central Israel, injuring 7 including two infants. Following the early Monday morning attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also serves as Defense Minister, announced that he would cut short his visit to Washington DC., and would return…
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Opinion You Know Who Wants Netanyahu To Win? Hamas.
On Tuesday, the Jerusalem Post revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Hamas’s use to him. He defended allowing Qatari funds to be transferred into Gaza as a crucial part of a broader strategy to keep Hamas and the Palestinian Authority apart, according to a source in Monday’s Likud faction meeting. Netanyahu also said…
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Opinion Israelis And Palestinians: Say No To Politicians Who Want Us To Be Enemies
Once again, Israel and Gaza seemed on the brink of war. And once again, a delicate ceasefire has been reached. And yet, while it’s a relief not to be at war, there is a sense of the return of the awful same. Leaders on both sides are desperately trying to impress their constituents by exploiting…
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Fast Forward 1 Israeli Killed As Gaza Violence Flares And Palestinians Fire Rockets
Palestinian militants on Monday carried out their most intensive shelling of Israel since the 2014 Gaza war in retaliation for a botched cross-border commando raid, killing an Israeli civilian and drawing Israeli air strikes against Hamas’ television station and other targets. The flare-up, in which three Palestinian gunmen and a civilian in Israel were killed,…
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Opinion We Palestinians Are Caught Between A Government That Tortures Us – And Israel
My first time visiting a Hamas operated police station prison was unforgettable. A rusty blue-colored gate led to a narrow corridor that bifurcated into two depressing, colorless rooms. Inside, tens of people were sitting in the corners of each room on a cold floor or a few rotting mattresses. It was the middle of winter,…
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Fast Forward Rights Group Accuses Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Of Systematic Torture
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Security forces of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority and Gaza’s rival Hamas group routinely arrest and torture critics and opponents to try to stifle dissent, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Officials of the PA and Hamas denied the allegations of systematic abuse, made by the New York-based rights group,…
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Fast Forward Israel Closes Roads Near Gaza Border After Veiled Threat To Hamas
(JTA) — Israeli security forces closed off roads near the Gaza Strip in an unusual move that comes hours after the country’s defense minister tacitly threatened military action against Hamas. Ahead of the four road closures Friday, Avigdor Liberman on Thursday noted in a Twitter message that the Israel Defense Forces have “exacted a heavy…
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