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Fast Forward Arab Couple Claims Restaurant Shunned Them
An Arab-Israeli couple said an Israeli restaurant refused to give them reservations because they are Arab. Sama and Muhamad Sufri of Tel Aviv said they tried to make a reservation late last week at one of their favorite restaurants, Soho in Rishon Lezion, using the Arab name Walid, but were told that the restaurant was…
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Opinion Gaza Escalation Changes Political Tune
Dozens of rockets launched by militants in Gaza have pounded down on southern Israel today, wounding three Israeli civilians. The round of violence began last night when Gazans launched an anti-tank missile which scored a direct hit, wounding four Israeli soldiers — an act that was followed by Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian targets in Gaza….
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Fast Forward Volleys of Rockets From Gaza Hit Israel
At least 50 rockets fired from Gaza have struck Israel since Saturday night, according to the military and Israeli news reports. A factory in Sderot sustained a direct hit Sunday morning and several buildings and two cars in the Sha’ar Hanegev municipality were also damaged in attacks. At least three Israelis have been wounded. The…
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Fast Forward Dutch Leader: Homeland for Jews in Germany
A former Dutch prime minister reportedly said that the Jewish state should have been established in Germany. “Jews need a safe place. Why couldn’t they get a safe place in Germany, at the time?” Dries Van Agt said on Nov. 8 during a seminar Nijmegen, according to the Dutch daily Telegraaf. The paper described Van…
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Fast Forward Medical Aid Fund Turns Away Holocaust Survivors
A fund that helps Israeli Holocaust survivors pay medical expenses told recipients that it would stop receiving applications until next year, citing an overflow of requests. The Israeli news site Ynet reported that the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel this week suspended the transfer of funds to over 8,000 survivors eligible…
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Fast Forward Ireland Backs Ban on Settlement Products
Ireland would support a European Union ban on goods produced in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, but “there is no prospect for reaching an agreement” on such a ban, the Irish foreign minister said. “Ireland would support such a ban [on goods from Israeli settlments in the West Bank] at E.U. level,” Eamon Gilmore said in…
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Fast Forward Israel Riled Over Palestinian U.N. Bid: Oren
The Palestinian Authority’s bid for an upgrade in U.N. status is of immediate concern in the U.S.-Israel relationship, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren said in a post-U.S. election interview. “We regard this with the utmost seriousness and are closely communicating with the United States and other likeminded nations in the world,” Oren told JTA on Thursday….
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Opinion For Bibi, Two Setbacks on Tuesday
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reeling from not one but two disappointments on Tuesday. It is widely believed that he was desperate for Mitt Romney to win the American presidential election. But he also had an eye on another election at home. The main religious-Zionist party Jewish Home was holding its primaries to choose…
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