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Life The Illusion of Choice in Israel
A banner of the Israeli pro-life group Efrat in 2012. The text reads: “Eventually, birth will determine our existence as a Jewish state.” / Wikimedia Commons The United States seems to be in a constant battle over reproductive health rights — take this week’s Hobby Lobby ruling — particularly in regards to abortion. Both federal…
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Fast Forward LISTEN: Kidnapped Israeli’s Anguished Call for Help
The appeal for help – “They’ve kidnapped me” – came in a whisper on a furtive cell-phone call that one of three abducted Israeli teenagers made to police from the car that had picked them up on a road in the occupied West Bank. Within seconds, the muffled sound of what could have been gunfire…
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The Schmooze Bar Refaeli Tweets Condolences to Family of Murdered Teens
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli tweeted out her condolences to the families of the three Israeli teenagers, found dead yesterday. 3 good souls. murdered brutally by Hammas. #stopterror May they r.i.p http://t.co/Db6yN4ivO1 — Bar Refaeli (@BarRefaeli) July 1, 2014 Refaeli also posted a picture of three memorial candles to her Instagram feed with the same caption….
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Fast Forward IDF Can Raze Home of Palestinian Murderer, Court Rules
The Israeli military can raze the home of a Palestinian man indicted for the Passover eve murder of police officer Baruch Mizrahi, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled. The family of Ziad Awad on Tuesday morning was given 12 hours to remove their possessions from the residence before the demolition order takes effect. The apartment at the…
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Fast Forward New Yorkers Hold Solidarity Vigil for Slain Israeli Teens
Several hundred people waving Israeli flags and expressing grief and solidarity held a vigil in New York on Monday after the bodies of three missing Israeli teenagers were found in the occupied West Bank. The bodies of the teens, who attended a religious school in a Jewish settlement, were found in a field near Hebron,…
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Fast Forward Murdered Teens To Be Buried Side-By-Side After Separate Funerals
The three kidnapped teens who were found murdered near Hebron will be buried side-by-side. Separate funerals are set for Tuesday afternoon for Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach in each of the teens’ home communities, after which they will be buried in the Modiin cemetery in central Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak…
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Fast Forward Israel Launches Massive Air Strike on Gaza
Israel’s Air Force bombed 34 sites in the Gaza Strip. The attacks, identified as “precision strikes,” came in response to 18 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel over a 24-hour period beginning Sunday night, according to the IDF. International media reported the Israeli strikes on Gaza, linking it to the discovery Monday afternoon…
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Israel News As Israel Mourns Slain Teens, Everyone Wants Someone To Blame
The discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teens kidnapped in early June in the occupied West Bank touched Nissim Ibarith in a way that most other Israeli tragedies haven’t. “They were just boys,” said Ibarith, a Palestinian Israeli from the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm. Ibarith heard the news during his shift sweeping the…
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