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Fast Forward Israeli Police, Palestinians Clash at Dome of the Rock Complex
Israeli police fired stun grenades to disperse Palestinian worshippers who had thrown rocks and firebombs at them after Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, police said. Dozens of officers entered the politically sensitive area, one of Islam’s holiest sites to break up several hundred protesters. A number of policemen were…
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Opinion Locusts Go Biblical — But Are They Kosher?
If it were a movie, Israel’s real-life nightmare would be a cross between “The Birds” and “The Ten Commandments.” Just in time for Passover, the Holy Land has been plagued by millions of locusts swarming in from across the Egyptian border. Hysterical news reports warned Israelis in the southern part of the country to stay…
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Israel News Obama Tells Jewish Leaders He Will Ask Both Sides To Jumpstart Peace Process
On his upcoming visit to Israel, President Obama will tell Israelis that “both sides have an obligation” to return to long frozen negotiations to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, according to Jewish leaders who met with Obama Thursday. The construction, if accurate, is notable as it varies somewhat from the government of Israel’s stance that it…
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News States Move to Extend Window on Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits; Was AIPAC Boring?
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward reporter Paul Berger to discuss New York may ease restrictions on lawsuits stemming from decades-old cases of child sex abuse and, if the law passes, how it might bring justice for victims at Yeshiva University. Then, Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman reports…
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Fast Forward Israel ‘Bromance’ Bloc Hits Skids Over Gay Marriage
Yair Lapid’s party says it is demanding that homosexual couples be permitted to marry legally, as the negotiations to form Israel’s next coalition enter their final lap amidst a flurry of contradictory reports. Habayit Hayehudi stated that it does not support the demand for legal gay marriage as a condition for joining the coalition, but…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Shot by Israeli Soldiers Dies
A Palestinian shot by Israeli soldiers during a confrontation with stone-throwers in the occupied West Bank two weeks ago died of his wounds on Thursday, his family and a hospital official said. The incident occurred during protests in support of a hunger strike by four Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Mohammed Asfour, 22, was shot…
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Opinion Will Jonathan Pollard Be Home for Passover?
It may sound farfetched to Americans. But some Israelis are hoping Barack Obama will free Jonathan Pollard as a goodwill gesture ahead of the president’s upcoming visit to the Middle East Activists and even members of Knesset are pressing for the release of the convicted Israeli spy and some have even suggested that Obama bring…
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Opinion Why Barack Obama Must Go to Rabin Square
When President Obama’s itinerary for his upcoming Israel trip was leaked to the press, it appeared to be noticeably safe. It is true that Obama will make a number of important gestures during the visit, chief among them laying wreathes in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem, as well as on the graves of…
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