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Fast Forward Thousands Mourn Ari Fuld, Prominent Israel Activist Killed By Palestinian
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands of Israels attended the late night funeral for U.S. born Israel activist Ari Fuld, who was killed in a terrorist stabbing attack. The funeral began at close to midnight on Sunday, less than a day after Fuld, a 45-year-old father of four, was stabbed to death by a teenage Palestinian assailant…
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The Schmooze Jewish NFL Stud Julian Edelman Shares Pro-Israel New Year Greeting
Muscles rippling under a thin white t-shirt, head bowed beneath a polyester-sateen kippah, New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman prayed at Jerusalem’s Western Wall in a new year greeting posted to social media. Say that sentence six times and your ancestors will rise from their graves and start a spontaneous hora. Edelman, a 32-year-old…
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Opinion If You Can’t Mourn Ari Fuld, You Are An Accomplice In His Murder
Ari Fuld was a friend. We had met a couple of times face to face, shared a coffee or two, but he was omnipresent on my Facebook feed. We will meet no more. 17-year-old Khalil Yusef Ali Jabarin, from a West Bank village near Hebron, stabbed Ari in the back, and Ari succumbed to his…
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Fast Forward American-Israeli Activist Killed In West Bank Stabbing Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A father of four who was an activist for Israel was stabbed to death outside a shopping mall near Efrat, the West Bank town where he lived. Ari Fuld, 45, a dual American-Israeli citizen, was attacked late Sunday morning by a Palestinian teen in the Etzion bloc. He chased after his attacker…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Negotiator Says Trump Will Never Unveil Peace Plan
The United States will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace in the foreseeable future and is instead trying to unilaterally change the terms of reference for any future proposal, a senior Palestinian official said on Saturday. Echoing deep skepticism among the Palestinians, Arab countries and analysts, Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian chief negotiator, said…
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Opinion Want To Support Israel But Upset About Its Policies? Support Liberal Israelis
We’re liberals, we’re Zionists, and we have some concerns about Israel. By now, this is a familiar script whose next passage can be predicted. But this is not that story. Our Zionism is one borne from the hard truths of our family’s respective histories. For Ari, it’s one where Israel served as a refuge for…
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Fast Forward Israel Knew About Sex Accusations Against Spokesman
(JTA) — Israel’s ambassador to the United States was warned about sexual misconduct allegations against David Keyes, the prime minister’s spokesman, but says he chose not to pass on the information to the Prime Minister’s Office. Keyes took a leave of absence Thursday from his position as the spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu after a number…
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Fast Forward 11-Year-Old Palestinian Killed By Israel As Gaza Protests Rage
Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians — including an 11-year-old boy — and wounded at least 30 others taking part on Friday in weekly protests at the fortified Gaza Strip border, Palestinian medical officials said. The Israeli military said it used force necessary to prevent border breaches by some 12,000 Palestinians who massed at several points near…
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