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Israel News New Israeli Legislation Aims To Change Definition of Rape To Include Male Victims
For years, Israeli child-protection officials have looked on in despair as female pedophiles and incestuous mothers brought to court for molesting boys were never even charged with rape. “It happened several times that teachers or mothers of boys were charged with [on the basis of] facts describing rape [i.e., forced sexual intercourse], and the offense…
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Opinion Qatar’s Growing Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Qatar’s two-faced policy towards Israel was on display this week, as Doha hosted a competition of FINA, the international governing body of swimming and other water sports. Members of Israel’s national team were granted visas to the Gulf monarchy where Israeli passports are normally rejected, and there were no boycotts of competitions against Israelis. But…
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Fast Forward Texas A&M Will Open Branch Campus in Israel, Chancellor John Sharp Says
Texas A&M is set to announce the creation of a branch campus in Israel. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp are in Israel, where they will announce plans for Texas A&M Peace University in Nazareth on Wednesday, The New York Times reported. The newspaper said Texas A&M would become…
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Fast Forward Saudi Arabia To Make ‘Major Shift’ In Relationship With the United States
Upset at President Barack Obama’s policies on Iran and Syria, members of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family are threatening a rift with the United States that could take the alliance between Washington and the kingdom to its lowest point in years. Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief is vowing that the kingdom will make a “major shift” in…
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Fast Forward Israelis Head to the Polls To Vote in Municipal Elections
The battle for the mayor of Jerusalem will be among the closely watched races as Israelis go to the polls in municipal races. Voting is being held Tuesday for mayor and local offices in nearly 200 cities and towns in Israel. In Jerusalem, the incumbent Nir Barkat is being challenged by official Likud candidate Moshe…
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Fast Forward Fifth Earthquake in a Week Rocks Israel’s Golan and Galilee
A minor earthquake struck northern Israel, the fifth in a week. Tuesday morning’s temblor, which measured 3.3 on the Richter Scale and was centered just northwest of the Sea of Galilee, came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered earthquake drills in schools on the same day that two of the earthquakes struck….
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Fast Forward Palestinian Man Who Planned Bus Bombing Killed in Shoot Out
A wanted Palestinian terrorist, who was behind a 2012 bus bombing in Tel Aviv, was killed in a shoot out with Israeli security officials who were trying to arrest him. Mohamed Aatzi, 28, was killed Tuesday morning during an exchange of gunfire in the West Bank Palestinian town of Bil’in during a joint operation of…
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Israel News Hollywood Insiders Form Group To Counter Celebrity BDS Campaigns
For activists on both sides of the battle over boycotting Israel, there’s no business quite like show business. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which aims to isolate Israel because of its occupation of the West Bank, has often had trouble gaining traction on other fronts. But the performing arts have emerged as the one…
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