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Fast Forward Israel Names Officer Accused of Killing Palestinian Teen With Live Fire
An Israeli Border Police officer indicted for the killing of a Palestinian teen during a Nakba Day protest in the West Bank has been named. The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday named Ben Deri, 21, as the officer who was indicted last month for manslaughter in the death of Nadeem Nawara during a violent demonstration…
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Fast Forward Gadi Eisenkot Approved as Next IDF Chief of Staff
Maj.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot was approved as the Israel Defense Forces’ next chief of staff. Israel’s Cabinet approved Eisenkot’s appointment on Sunday during its regular meeting. “Gadi Eisenkot is the right man in the right place at the right time,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting. “Gadi has been a soldier…
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Fast Forward IDF Opens Criminal Investigations Into Gaza Operation Killings
The Israel Defense Forces has opened criminal investigations into eight deadly incidents that occurred during its 50-day Gaza operation. The investigations, announced Saturday night by the IDF Magistrate Advocate General, involve the deaths of 30 Gazan Palestinians, including 27, believed to be mostly civilians, killed in a July 20 air strike on the home of…
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The Schmooze Bibi’s Youngest Son Joins the IDF
Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu with sons Avner and Yair on election day in 2013 // Getty Images Avner Netanyahu waved goodbye to mommy and daddy Netanyahu on Monday, as he began his military service in the Israel Defense Forces. Proud papa Bibi was there to see his youngest son off, along with wife Sarah and…
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Israel News Israel’s Lone Soldier Center Severs Ties With Rabbi George Finkelstein
The Lone Soldier Center, which looks after isolated young people serving in the Israel Defense Forces, has severed ties with a rabbi accused of inappropriate behavior with boys and young men. The center acted weeks after the Forward began making inquiries about Rabbi George Finkelstein’s involvement with the group. In an email to a Lone…
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Opinion Is Bibi Stalling Pick of IDF Chief to Promote Rightist?
More mystery and intrigue in the senior ranks of the Israel Defense Forces: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reported (Maariv, Haaretz) to be stalling the nomination of Israel’s next military chief of staff. His reasons are a topic of hot speculation, though the facts seem to speak for themselves. By law the nomination of a…
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Opinion 3 Ex-Security Chiefs Slam Bibi for Caving to Right
Three of Israel’s most senior ex-defense officials came out last week, almost simultaneously, with blistering attacks on the security policies of the Netanyahu coalition. Appearing in separate forums, the three — former Mossad director Shabtai Shavit, former Shin Bet director Yuval Diskin and former IDF chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi — each charged that the…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Man Approaching Gaza Fence Shot by IDF Troops
Israeli troops shot a Palestinian man in northern Gaza, killing him, Palestinian officials said. It is the first Gazan Palestinian to be killed by Israeli bullets since the Israel’s 50-day operation in Gaza last summer. Fadil Muhammad Halawah, 32, was hunting birds Sunday in the northern Gaza Strip when he was shot, the Palestinian Maan…
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