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Food Leavened Bread Is Banned In Israeli Hospitals This Week
In Israeli hospitals, visitors were astonished to find their bags rummaged through for contraband upon entry – only in this case contraband was not guns or drugs, but sandwiches and cookies. “The danger is not guns during Pesach, but leavened bread,” said an East Jerusalem doctor. This is certainly proving to be one heck of…
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Fast Forward Protesting Palestinian Parapalegic Not Killed By Israeli Soldiers, IDF Says
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli military investigation determined that a Palestinian parapalegic was not killed by Israel Defense Forces troops attempting to quell a riot near the Gaza border fence. Palestinian health officials said Ibrahim Abu Thurayya, 29, was shot in the head while demonstrating in Gaza in December, during protests against President Trump’s recognition…
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Fast Forward Israel Deploys 100 Snipers To Thwart Protest On Gaza Border
The Israeli military has deployed more than 100 sharpshooters on the Gaza border ahead of a planned mass Palestinian demonstration near the frontier, Israel’s top general said in an interview published on Wednesday. Organizers hope thousands in Gaza will answer their call to flock, starting on Friday, to tent cities in five locations along the…
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Fast Forward WATCH: 8-Year-Old Jumps To Safety In Israel Apartment Fire
An eight-year-old Israeli girl made a dramatic jump to safety after her family’s Be’er Sheva apartment caught on fire. The Sunday blaze killed a two-year-old girl and left a four-year-old boy critically injured, Times of Israel reported. The girl’s six-month old brother is in stable condition. The girl was hesitant to make the leap off…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Hospitalized, Leaves After Tests
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left hospital late Tuesday following tests after suffering a high fever and a cough. A Reuters witness saw Netanyahu’s convoy leaving the hospital, and shortly after midnight Netanyahu said on Twitter: “I am on my way home. Sure some rest and hot soup will put things right.”…
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Fast Forward Israel Delays Deportation Of African Migrants Until After Passover
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s deportation of African migrants will be delayed until after Passover. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to a government request for an extension on the court’s order for a brief to outline the state’s deportation policy and related issues to April 9. The original deadline was March 26. The state said…
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Food Is Fair Trade Olive Oil The Future Of The Middle East?
What would peace in the Middle East look like? Think abandoned espadrilles, bottles of half-drunk arak, the wind in your hair and unlimited hummus. Can a company dedicated to fair-trade olive oil ever make this dream a reality? Sindyanna, the non-profit organization led by female, change-seeking Israeli Jews and Arabs, believes it can. At least…
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Fast Forward Case Closed Against Parents Who Shot Palestinians During West Bank Family Hike
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The case against two Israeli fathers who shot into a mob of Palestinians, killing one, while escorting a West Bank hike in honor of a boy’s bar mitzvah has been closed. The Central District Attorney’s Office determined that the father shot his firearm in self-defense. On November 30, at least 30 Palestinian…
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