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Fast Forward Why Does This Ad Have IDF Soldiers Wearing Yellow ‘Jude’ Stars?
Israeli Hebrew-language newspaper Israel Hayom published on Wednesday a full-page, close-up image of the Israel Defense Forces’ uniform shirt — featuring a yellow star with the word “Jude” pinned to the pocket. Judah Ari Gross, the military correspondent for the Times of Israel, tweeted out the image, which was captioned: “Know where you come from and…
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Breaking News Remains Of Missing Israeli Soldier Returned Home After 37 Years
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The body of Israeli soldier Zachary Baumel, an immigrant from the United States who went missing in Lebanon some 37 years ago, was returned to Israel. Baumel disappeared on June 10, 1982, in a battle at the beginning of the Lebanon War along with two other Israeli soldiers, Sgt. Yehuda Katz and…
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Fast Forward American Soldiers In Israel Get The Help They Really Need On ‘Errands Day’
Lone Soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces were helped out and shown appreciation on Thursday for “Yom Siddurim,” or Personal Errands Day. Nefesh B’Nefesh and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces hosted the sixth annual event, in which several agencies help lone soldiers, someone without immediate family in Israel who enlists in the IDF, check…
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Fast Forward IDF Goes Viral Dunking On Iran: ‘You Seem To Be Lost’
The Israeli Defense Forces has a few thoughts to share on Iran’s status in the Middle East. In a tweet Monday, the IDF shared a map of the region with a feisty drawing of arrows pointing to “where Iran is,” in Syria, and “where Iran should be,” in its own country. “Iran, you seem to…
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Fast Forward IDF Destroys Home Of Palestinian Teen Who Killed Ari Fuld
(JTA) — Israeli troops demolished the home of a Palestinian terrorist who killed Ari Fuld, a U.S. and Israeli citizen, in the west Bank in September. The home of the family of Khalil Jabarin, 16, was blown up Friday in the village of Yatta near Hebron, Ynet reported. The teenager, who is standing trial for murder…
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Fast Forward 5 Israeli Soldiers Arrested For Allegedly Beating 2 Palestinian Terror Suspects
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israel Defense Forces officer and four soldiers were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating two Palestinian terror suspects while in their custody. The five soldiers are all members of the Kfir Brigade’s Netzah Yehuda infantry battalion, a unit for religious soldiers. The Palestinian men were arrested near Ramallah while Israeli troops…
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Fast Forward Jewish Charity In Canada Audited For Giving Donor Money To IDF-Linked Projects
MONTREAL (JTA)— Canada’s largest and oldest Jewish charity, the Jewish National Fund of Canada, is downplaying news that it was audited by Canadian tax authorities for using donor money to fund projects linked to the IDF. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Jan. 4 that the audit was carried out by the Canada Revenue Agency…
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Fast Forward Israel Launches Operation To Destroy Hezbollah Tunnels On Northern Border
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s military launched Operation Northern Shield, to destroy tunnels constructed by Hezbollah that reach from Lebanon into Israel. The Israel Defense Forces announced the discovery of the tunnels and began destroying them on Monday night. The IDF said that the tunnels were not complete and did not pose an immediate threat, but…
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