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Fast Forward Bedouins of Negev Desert Feel Betrayed by Israel Resettlement Plan
Khader Abu al-Kian’s dusty village of Atir has never existed on any official map, and now it is disappearing before his eyes. For decades he and his fellow Arab Bedouins eked out a meagre existence in the Negev desert, largely under the Israeli government’s radar. But soaring property costs and a housing crisis are driving…
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Fast Forward Israel Readies Defenses as Possible Syria Strike Looms
Israel is deploying all of its missile defences as a precaution against possible Syrian retaliatory attacks should Western powers carry out threatened strikes on Syria, Israeli Army Radio said on Wednesday. Citing secrecy requirements, it did not give details on the number or locations of the interceptor batteries. Systems employed by Israel’s air defence corps…
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Opinion As Egypt Falls Apart, Israel Whispers: ‘We Told You So’
Were there any satisfaction to be gotten from saying “I told you so” about Egypt, Israel would have every reason today to be a satisfied country instead of a worried one. While just about everyone else was giddily celebrating the fall of Hosni Mubarak and the wondrous “Arab Spring,” Israeli government circles were among the…
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Fast Forward Al-Qaeda Related Terrorist Group Declares Holy War Against Jews
JERUSALEM — A terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda that claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on northern Israel said it has resumed a jihad, or holy war, against the Jews. The Lebanon-based Azzam Abdullah Brigades said the rocket attack last week was carried out “as part of the resumption of the jihad against the Jews.”…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Defend Itself Against Syrian Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was not involved in Syria’s civil war, but would respond forcefully to any attempts to attack it. “The state of Israel is prepared for any scenario,” Netanyahu said in a statement after holding security consultations in Tel Aviv. “We are not a party to this…
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Fast Forward Anti-Israel Hackers Hijack Google Palestine
Pro-Palestinian hackers on Monday successfully hijacked the Google Palestine domain (google.ps), redirecting Web users to a hacked version of the page that called for removing Israel from Google Maps and renaming it Palestine. Google officials said their servers were not hacked. Instead it appears the hackers managed to break into the domain name registry for…
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Fast Forward Australia Jews Swing to Right as Election Nears
Jewish community leaders in Australia have virtually abandoned support for the governing Labor Party, with most privately hoping the conservative Liberal Party wins the federal election next weekend. The near consensus in favor of Tony Abbott to replace Kevin Rudd as the nation’s next PM comes as the Liberal Party reportedly plans to upgrade relations…
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The Schmooze Auschwitz Survivor Crowned ‘Miss Holocaust’
Shoshana Colmer, 93, a survivor of Auschwitz, was crowned Miss Holocaust at a contest in Haifa. The second annual Miss Holocaust Survivor Beauty Contest was held Aug. 22 at the Municipal Sports Complex before an audience of thousands. More than 300 women from Israel and around the world applied to participate in the contest, according…
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