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Fast Forward Palestinian Says He Was One Shot By Israel Soldiers In Viral Video
A 28-year-old Palestinian said on Wednesday that he was the man whose shooting by an Israeli sniper was captured on a leaked video, and he denied the army’s allegations that he had been organizing a violent demonstration at the Gaza border. Tamer Abu Daqqa, an unemployed resident of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip,…
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Opinion Embracing Anti-Semitic Hungarian Leader, Netanyahu Betrays Zionism
In October 1999, the far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) won over 27% of the national vote in parliamentary elections and shortly thereafter entered a governing coalition for the first time. I lived at the time as a visibly Hasidic Jew in Vienna and recall the xenophobic campaign that featured billboards with texts such as, “We…
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Fast Forward Reform’s Rabbi Rick Jacobs Calls For Restraint On Gaza Border
(JTA) — The president of the largest Jewish movement in the United States called on Israel to “take all necessary and effective precautions” to prevent harm to civilians during the Gaza border protests. Rabbi Rick Jacobs of the Union for Reform Judaism said in a statement issued Monday that the “ongoing escalation on the Gazan…
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Fast Forward Israel Labour Party Cuts Ties With Britain’s Jeremy Corbyn
Israel’s Labour party said on Tuesday it had suspended relations with British Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, accusing him of sanctioning anti-Semitism and showing hatred towards Israeli policies. “It is my responsibility to acknowledge the hostility you have shown to the Jewish community and the anti-Semitic statements and actions you have allowed as leader of…
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Fast Forward Video Shows Israeli Snipers Cheering As Shot Hits Palestinian Protester
The Israeli military said on Monday that it was investigating a video that appears to show an Israeli army sniper shooting a motionless Palestinian across the border in Gaza, to whoops of excitement from the onlooker. Israeli television channels broadcast the clip at the start of their primetime evening news bulletins – with one host…
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Fast Forward Did Bar Refaeli Use Leonardo DiCaprio To Hide From Israeli Taxman?
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli agreed on Monday to provide prosecutors with bank details as she faces a massive tax evasion case, The Times of Israel reported. Refaeli had previously resisted handing over the paperwork to prosecutors who suspect she hid tens of millions of dollars of income. Refaeli claimed to not have been living in…
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Fast Forward Fox Adapting Israeli Show About An Interracial Couple
(JTA) — Hollywood’s love affair with Israeli television continues. The latest Israeli TV show to be adapted for an American audience will be “Nevsu,” which depicts a marriage between an Ethiopian man and an Ashkenazi Jewish woman. It became the first Israeli show to include a black lead character on a primetime show when it…
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Food This Easy Mediterranean Dip Will Elevate Any Meal
I remember sitting out on my terrace as a 7-year old girl, eating a bowl of plain yogurt, cucumber, dill, garlic and salt. Looking out at the Hudson River and Tappan Zee bridge, I’d crunch the chunky cucumbers in between my little, crooked teeth and smack my mouth together from the tart yogurt. I liked…
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