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Fast Forward Israel Uncovers Hamas Laundering Scheme Involving Turkey And Hebron
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Security Agency uncovered a money laundering scheme that transferred funds to Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank from Turkey via Hebron. The fund transfers, which began in 2016, provided more than $210 million to Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza, according to the Israel Security Agency, also known…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Refugee In Austria Convicted Of Plotting Murder Of Jews, Hamas Ties
(JTA) — A jury in Austria has convicted a Palestinian man for inciting the murder of Jews. The 27-year-old from the Gaza Strip was found guilty on Monday of belonging to the terrorist group Hamas and plotting a terror attack on Jews. He reportedly was sentenced to life in prison. The man, who entered Austria…
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Fast Forward IDF Tank Hits Hamas After 2 Rockets Fired On Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israel Defense Forces tank attacked a Hamas post in the southern Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired on southern Israel. The IDF attack came early Monday morning, after two rocket attacks on Israel from southern Gaza, one late on Sunday evening and one on Sunday morning. Both rockets fell in…
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Community Trump Has Replaced Israel As Our Favorite Thing To Worry (And Fight) About
For decades, certainly since the Six Day War fifty years ago, Israel has been the one subject committed Jews could not avoid when they got together. Nor did they want to. First there was the 1967 victory which, at the time, seemed like a glorious turn in Jewish fortunes. For once, the Jews prevailed and…
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Opinion Jane Looking Forward: From Gaza To Shoes And Shakespeare
Gaza. It’s the four-letter word of the Middle East. Nobody wants to say it. Nobody wants to think about it. Yet the contentious strip of land controlled by Hamas issued last week described living conditions as “more and more wretched” and predicted that the coastal enclave would become unlivable as soon as 2020. Electricity is…
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Fast Forward Hamas, ISIS Fight Over Credit For Jerusalem Terror Attack
The terror groups ISIS and Hamas both took credit for a pair of terror attacks in Jerusalem on Friday, then sparred over who truly was responsible. Israeli police officer Hadas Malka, 23, was stabbed to death and three others were wounded during attacks on security forces at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City by…
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Fast Forward Israeli Cabinet Approves Abbas’ Request To Cut Power Supply To Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Security Cabinet agreed on Sunday to reduce the amount of electricity Israel supplies to the Gaza Strip at the request of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas said he would reduce the amount of money the PA pays to Israel to supply the electricity, Haaretz reported. Abbas reportedly made the decision…
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Fast Forward DId Hamas Hide Terror Tunnel Under UN Schools In Gaza?
Israel filed an official protest against Hamas at the United Nations Security Council after a terrorist tunnel was discovered under two United Nations schools in Gaza. Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon submitted the letter of protest to the United Nations Security Council, as well as U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The tunnel, first…
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