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Fast Forward Israeli Seriously Injured in Sniper Attack Near Hebron
An Israeli was seriously wounded on Sunday in a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Hebron. He was evacuated to the Hadassah Hospital Ein Karem for treatment. Initial details revealed that the victim had been standing at the Pharmacy District checkpoint near the Tomb of the Patriarchs. Clashes erupted in the area and…
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Opinion Syria U-Turn Sends Troubling Message of American Weakness
Now that Act I of the Syrian poison gas drama is over, and America has, as in a slapstick comedy, managed to stumble, skid, slip, slide, and finally somersault into a co-director’s chair for an Act II that no one dreamed of when the curtain first rose, Israelis can take stock of what has happened…
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Fast Forward Israeli-Owned Kenya Mall Targeted as Bloody Nairobi Terror Attack Kills 59
Updated September 22 3:09pm Islamist militants were holding hostages on Sunday at a shopping mall in Nairobi, where at least 59 people were killed in an attack by the Somali al Shabaab group, which demanded that Kenya pull troops back from its neighbour. Brief volleys of gunfire and a blast interrupted hours of stalemate. A…
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Fast Forward Europe Union Demands Answers From Israel on Palestinian Aid Grab
Senior European Union officials told Israel to explain why its soldiers seized a truckload of humanitarian aid intended for Palestinians, saying they deplored the confiscation. Israeli soldiers manhandled European diplomats on Friday and seized tents and emergency aid they had been trying to deliver to Palestinians whose homes were demolished this week. A Reuters reporter…
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Fast Forward Missing Israeli Soldier Lured to Death in West Bank
An Israeli soldier has been killed by a Palestinian who lured him to a village in the West Bank and wanted to trade the soldier’s body for the release of his imprisoned brother, Israeli security officials said on Saturday. The soldier, who went missing on Friday, drove together with the man, who had previously worked…
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Fast Forward White House Seeks To Ease Israel Worries About Iran Thaw
Even as it crafts a response to overtures from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the Obama administration is working to reassure Israeli officials there will be no easing of sanctions on Tehran unless it first takes tangible steps to limit its nuclear program, U.S. and diplomatic sources said. Private discussions taking place at various levels both…
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Israel News Can ‘Student Villages’ Turn Tide of Poverty in Israeli City of Lod?
Fifteen minutes from the beaches, hotels, and leafy neighborhoods of north Tel Aviv, the city of Lod has become synonymous with failure, decay, and neglect. While new towns like Modi’in and Beit Shemesh have become home to middle-class Israelis working in the Gush and Jerusalem, Lod and its sister town Ramle continue to suffer higher…
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Israel News AIPAC Draws Red Lines on Talks With Iran
Talks of a renewed diplomatic effort to reach a deal with Iran have caused some unease in Israel and among its supporters in the United States. As Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu warned against falling for the Iranian charm offensive as “the Iranians are continuing to deceive so that the centrifuges continue spinning,” the pro-Israel lobby…
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