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Fast Forward Family of Slain Israeli Soldier Pleads With Hamas for Answers
The family of Oron Shaul, the Israeli soldier who was killed during the 2014 Gaza war, called on Hamas to present evidence that their son, who has been declared dead, is still alive as Hamas claims. Shaul’s parents held a news conference on Sunday at their home in Poria Illit in the wake of the…
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Fast Forward Israel Says Arab Who Served in its Army Joined ISIS
An Israeli army veteran from the country’s Arab minority has joined Islamic State insurgents in Syria, an Israeli security official said on Sunday, confirming a local media report. Israel says dozens of Muslim Arab citizens have illegally traveled to Islamic State’s Syrian or Iraqi fiefdoms, raising concerns they might return radicalized and trained to carry…
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Fast Forward Soldiers With Autism Take on Key Roles in Israeli Military
(JTA) — Sitting in front of a computer at the center of Israel’s largest army base, a soldier stares at the screen, moving pixel by pixel over a satellite photograph, picking out details and finding patterns. A few years ago N.S., who has autism, thought the Israel Defense Forces wouldn’t take him. N.S., who like…
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Fast Forward Arrow 3 Missile Shield Aces Test, Hitting Target in Space, IDF Says
Israel’s upgraded Arrow ballistic missile shield passed a full interception test on Thursday, hitting a target in space meant to simulate the trajectory of the long-range weapons held by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, the Defence Ministry said. The success was a boost for “Arrow 3,” among Israeli missile defense systems that get extensive U.S. funding….
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Kill Bethlehem Protester in Arrest Raid, Say Palestinians
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian protester while they were carrying out an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on Tuesday, Palestinian medical sources said. Residents of the Deheishe Refugee Camp said Malek Shahin, 19, was among a group of people protesting against the soldiers who had come to arrest two…
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Fast Forward Two Israelis Shot By Palestinian Security Officer in New Attack
Two Israeli men were shot and wounded by a member of the Palestinian Authority security force. An Israeli civilian was seriously injured and an IDF soldier lightly wounded in the Thursday morning attack at the Hizme checkpoint north of Jerusalem. The Palestinian shooter was shot and killed at the scene. According to the IDF, the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Army Lifts Ban On Soldiers With HIV
The Israel Defense Forces will now draft HIV-positive people, changing its policy. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Col. Moshe Pinkert, head of the IDF’s Medical Services Department, said that due to advances in treatment that have increased the vitality of people living with HIV, and given the low risk of contagion, such people can now serve…
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Forward 50 2015 Michael Dell
Like many other Jewish boys, Michael Dell was supposed to grow up to become a doctor, just like his father. But from early on he had other plans. At the age of 12 Dell already showed his knack for business, making a small fortune from trading stamps and selling newspaper subscriptions. So it was no…
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