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Fast Forward 3 Jews Confess to Revenge Killing of Palestinian
Three Israeli Jews arrested for the murder of a Palestinian teenager have confessed to abducting him and burning him alive, officials said on Monday, an incident that helped trigger a week of Israeli-Hamas fighting around the Gaza strip. Easing a court gag order on the case, Israel said the suspects, two of them minors, had…
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Fast Forward Shots Fired by Federal Officer at Los Angeles Pro-Palestinian Protesters
A federal Homeland Security officer fired his weapon in the direction of counter demonstrators at a rally in support of Israel held in Los Angeles. Some 1,200 people attended the rally Sunday afternoon in front of the Federal Building in West Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department told the Los Angeles Times. During the…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Protester Killed by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes with stone-throwers in the occupied West Bank on Monday, both sides said, as tensions mounted over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Israel also detained dozens of Palestinians overnight in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said activists, part of a crackdown on suspected militants stepped up…
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Opinion The Cheesiest Terror Push on Facebook
Facebook It’s no surprise that in 2014, the war between Hamas and Israel is being fought on the Internet and social media front, as well as from the air (and possibly soon on the ground, as well). Both sides of the conflict are trying to get the world to understand and support their case for…
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Israel News What Kind of Israel Do Settlers Want?
Jane Eisner’s special report, Across the Green Line, will run in two parts, starting today and continuing tomorrow. Here’s how Ofra began as a Jewish community. Modern history puts the start date as April 1975. Ofra’s inhabitants will tell you that its real beginning goes back to the Book of Joshua, a lineage that makes…
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Fast Forward Israel Holds Off on Gaza Invasion as Truce Push Mounts — Toll at 166
Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza a week into its offensive on Monday, the first reported deployment of an unmanned aircraft by Palestinian militants whose rocket attacks have been regularly intercepted. Hamas, the Islamist group which runs Gaza, said its armed wing had sent several drones to carry out “special missions” deep…
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Fast Forward German ‘Allah Akhbar’ Protester Cons Frankfurt Police Into Using Megaphone
A demonstrator in Frankfort, Germany, used a police megaphone to shout anti-Israel slogans after duping police. Police said the demonstrator had agreed to calm down a violent protest Saturday but instead shouted “Child murderer Israel” and “Allahu akbar!” — Arabic for “God is great” — a Frankfurt police spokeswoman told The Associated Press. “We as…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Hits U.S. Television To Plead Israel’s Case
(Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed international calls for a ceasefire while defending his country’s offensive in Gaza during appearances on U.S. television on Sunday. Netanyahu appealed for sympathy for Israelis under siege from militant rockets as a warning siren followed by an all-clear signal punctuated his interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “When…
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