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News Suicide Bomber Had Fake Michigan ID
A “normal”-looking man carrying a fake Michigan driver’s license carried out the suicide bombing that killed seven people in a bus transporting Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, the country’s interior minister said. Israel said Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants were to blame. The attack, carried out by a man wearing shorts and carrying a backpack, took place on…
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Israel News Rabbi’s Death Could Splinter Ultra-Orthodox
When Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, Israel’s most revered rabbi, died on July 18 at the age of 102, he left his community at a crossroads. Elyashiv, broadly accepted as the leader of the “Lithuanian” Haredi community — meaning all Ashkenazi Haredim who aren’t members of a Hasidic sect — took this important post from another consensus…
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Opinion Israel Can’t Ignore the World’s Opinion
A friend wrote in last week to dispute my critique of Israeli judge Edmond Levy’s settlements report. Levy claimed the West Bank isn’t “occupied” under international law, and therefore settlements aren’t illegal. I wrote that while his interpretation squares with the language of the relevant treaties, not one nation in the world accepts it, so…
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Israel News Bulgaria Attack Came on Terror Anniversary
The suspected terror attack that killed at least seven Israeli tourists in Bulgaria came on the 18th anniversary of a deadly Hezbollah bombing in Argentina, providing a tantalizing clue to the possible perpetrators of the attack. The bus bombing also came six months after the Israeli government reportedly requested that Bulgaria increase security precautions for…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Blames Iran for Bulgaria Bombing
At least six Israeli tourists were killed in a bomb attack on a bus at a Bulgarian airport on Wednesday and Israel accused Tehran of carrying out the attack, promising a strong response to “Iranian terror”. Body parts were strewn on the tarmac and mangled metal hung from the bus’s torn-back roof. Its windows were…
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Fast Forward Syria Regime Teeters as Rebels Near Palace
The revolt against President Bashar al-Assad came within sight of his presidential palace on Wednesday as fighting erupted in major Damascus neighbourhoods for a fourth day and killed several key members of the inner ruling circle. Syrian state television said al-Assad’s brother-in-law and senior military official Assef Shawkat was killed and intelligence chief Hisham Bekhtyar…
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Opinion Don’t Be Fooled by Egypt Happy Talk
The situation in Egypt and throughout the Middle East is confusing, with many different but simultaneous developments from country to country. Each conflict comes along with a set of unknown variables regarding the real strength and aspirations of governments, militaries, institutions, leaders, political parties, political movements, insurgent factions, groups, tribes, etc. And on top of…
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Fast Forward Clinton’s ‘Slap in Face’ Rejection of Pollard Plea
Supporters of Jonathan Pollard called Hillary Clinton’s remarks rejecting his possible clemency “a resounding slap in the face” to Israel’s leaders and its people. “With respect to Mr. Pollard, he was convicted of spying in 1987, he was sentenced to life in prison, he is serving that sentence, and I do not have any expectations…
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