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Fast Forward 92% of Israeli Holocaust Survivors Upset at Treatment by State
Days before Israel marks its Holocaust Remembrance Day, a newly published survey reveals that 92 percent of Holocaust survivors in the country claim the state does not allocate enough funds for them. The survey of 500 Holocaust survivors was conducted by the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel under the supervision of…
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Fast Forward 25 Illegal Jewish Settlements in Occupied West Bank Get Israel Army Protection
One quarter of all illegal West Bank outposts are regularly guarded by Israel Defense Forces soldiers. These 25 unauthorized outposts are guarded by a special force tasked with “community protection.” Soldiers from the force typically spend a full week at a time guarding and protecting the outpost where they are stationed. Every professional army officer…
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Fast Forward Flare-Up in Gaza Fighting Jangles Nerves in Israel
Israel pressed Hamas on Wednesday to rein in rocket-firing militants in the Gaza Strip after the most serious outbreak of cross-border hostilities since the ceasefire that ended an eight-day war in November. The flare-up, sparked by anger in Gaza over Tuesday’s death from cancer of a Palestinian prisoner held by Israel, included the first Israeli…
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Opinion Forget Empathy, Path to Mideast Peace Lies in Hardboiled Realism
During President Obama’s recent trip to Israel, he spoke of the urgent need to renew peace talks. But in his vision of how to arrive at these talks, he seems to have disregarded the common sense principle that peace is made between enemies. The principle appears to be embraced in the course of ordinary affairs….
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Gaza After Rockets Hit Town
Israel launched an air strike on the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the first such attack since an eight-day war in November, Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the territory, and Israel’s military said. “Occupation planes bombarded an open area in northern Gaza, there were no wounded,” a statement from the Hamas Interior Ministry said….
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Fast Forward Shells From Syria Land in Israeli-Occupied Golan
A mortar shell fired on Tuesday during fighting between Syrian forces and rebels landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israeli military sources said. It was unclear if the shell, which landed near an Israeli settlement and caused no injuries, was fired deliberately at territory held by Israel or was a stray, the sources said. The…
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Opinion Israel’s Dr. Dolittle Government Has Two Heads When It Comes to Peace
Maybe it’s just coincidence, but there does seem to be an awful lot of talk lately about the possible demise of the Jewish state. Indeed, it feels as though it’s heating up just as Israel approaches its 65th birthday. Should we be reading something into the fact that 65 is the age of retirement? Is…
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Fast Forward Worst Sandstorms in Years Engulf Israel as Passover Nears End
Heavy haze from sandstorms in the Negev area engulfed most parts of Israel on Monday, limiting visibility to approximately a kilometer. Conditions are expected to improve on Monday evening. The Environment Ministry issued a statement warning of high levels of air pollution. According to the ministry’s estimates, Monday’s conditions were caused by the worst such…
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