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Opinion For a Two-State Solution? Boycott Ariel
A while back, I wrote a column in which I urged people to boycott Ariel. An explanation is in order here: Ariel is a town of some 18,000 people that juts 16 kilometers (10 miles) beyond the Green Line. It is, in other words, rather deep within the West Bank. It is 25 miles from…
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Life Israeli Government To Subsidize Abortion but Not Birth Control
As conservative politicians continue to chip away abortion access around the United States, the Israeli government has decided to foot the bill. According to Haaretz, in 2014 Israel will begin to pay for abortions for women between the ages of 20 and 33 under any circumstance and they hope to pay for all abortions in…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Protests Greet John Kerry in West Bank
Palestinian protesters on Friday condemned the latest efforts by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to advance peace talks with Israel, using chants evoking the Arab uprisings and telling him to go home. Hours before Kerry was due to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a raucous crowd of several hundred took to the streets of…
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Fast Forward We Killed Most Argentina Bombers, Israel Envoy Says
Israel has killed most of the people responsible for the 1994 deadly bombing at a Jewish community building in Buenos Aires, a former Israeli ambassador to Argentina said. “The vast majority of the guilty parties are in another world, and this is something we did,” Yitzhak Aviran said in an interview published Thursday by the…
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Fast Forward Israel Soccer League Ends Ban on Kippahs
Israel’s soccer association suspended its ban on wearing kippot for its minor leagues following protests by athletes and politicians. The regulation had been handed down by the Union of Soccer Referees in recent weeks, according to a report Friday by Army Radio. The union said it was hewing to the rules of the FIFA International…
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Fast Forward Ariel Sharon’s Condition Worsens — in ‘Final Days’
Ariel Sharon’s medical condition further deteriorated following a blood infection and multiple organ failure. Prof. Ze’ev Rotstein, the director of Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, said at a press conference Friday morning that over the past 24 hours, doctors have observed a slow deterioration in the functioning of the former Israeli prime minister’s vital…
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Culture Organizers Prepare Palestinian Museum For 2015 Opening
2014 will see intensified preparations for the projected April 2015 opening of the Palestinian Museum, which will be the biggest museum devoted to Palestinian culture and identity. Since last April’s groundbreaking ceremony for the 3,000-square-meter project — the size of half a regulation soccer field — director and head curator Jack Persekian has been busy…
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Fast Forward Israel Arrests Islamic Jihad Suspects In Connection With Bus Bomb
Israeli authorities said on Thursday they had arrested four suspected members of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in connection with a bomb attack on a bus in a Tel Aviv suburb last month. The passengers, alerted to a suspicious bag, evacuated the bus minutes before the bomb went off on Dec. 22. A police…
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