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Fast Forward Israel Detains 37 Palestinians in KIdnap Push
Israel’s army said it detained another 37 Palestinians overnight as it searched for three missing teenagers and extended a crackdown on the Hamas Islamist group it accuses of kidnapping them. There were no reports of clashes between the soldiers and Palestinians in the raids in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where the military says it has…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Slams Presbyterians for Israel Divestment
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) vote to divest from three companies that do business with Israeli West Bank security forces. Netanyahu, speaking Sunday to Jewish journalists from around the world at the inaugural Jewish Media Summit in Jerusalem, said the vote late Friday to divest from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and…
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Opinion Why Supporting Israel Isn’t All in the Family Anymore
‘There’s been a kidnapping in the family,” wrote Haaretz columnist Bradley Burston, of Israel’s reaction to the ongoing agony over three missing teenagers, still gone as of this writing. It feels that way in America, too. Whatever angst exists in the relationship between American Jews and Israel disappears in times of crisis, evidence of a…
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Fast Forward Peres Vows To Press Obama on Jonathan Pollard Release
Outgoing Israeli President Shimon Peres said after meeting with Esther Pollard that on his U.S. trip, he will raise her request with American officials to free her imprisoned husband on humanitarian grounds. Peres met Sunday with Esther Pollard and the heads of the Knesset Caucus to free Jonathan Pollard — lawmakers Nachman Shai and Ayelet…
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Fast Forward Gazan Palestinian Caught Near Israeli Community With Grenade
A Palestinian who infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip was caught while armed with a hand grenade outside of a southern Israeli community. The Palestinian reportedly crossed the border fence near southern Gaza early on Sunday morning. He walked nearly five miles and was caught by a community guard near Moshav Yated in the northwestern…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Israel Has ‘Unequivocal Proof’ Hamas Responsible for Kidnappings
Israel has “unequivocal proof” that Hamas is responsible for the kidnapping of three Israeli teens more than a week ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet. The proof and information have been shared by Israel with several countries and soon it will be made public, Netanyahu said Sunday at the start of the weekly…
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Fast Forward Israeli Teen Killed By Explosives Fired From Syria
An Israeli teen was killed and at least two other people were injured near the border fence in the Golan Heights when their vehicle was hit with explosives fired from Syria. The Israel Defense Forces responded with tank fire across the border at Syrian military positions. It is believed that the attack was intentional, the…
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Fast Forward Split With Presbyterians Seen After Israel Divest Vote
Jewish groups predicted a rupture with Presbyterians in the wake of a close vote favoring divestment from three companies that deal with Israel’s security forces in the West Bank. The Presbyterian Church-USA biennial General Assembly approved the measure 310-303 late Friday evening after hours of at times emotional debate. The resolution divests from three companies,…
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