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Fast Forward Israeli Man Shot His Daughter, 9, Before Killing Himself In His Texas Home
An Israeli man living near Austin, Texas, apparently shot his nine-year-old daughter before killing himself, the Times of Israel reported. A social worker found the bodies of Yariv Kaplan, 42, and Lielle Kaplan on Monday during a routine welfare home visit. Yariv Kaplan’s father said that he had emailed the family with his intention to…
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Fast Forward Israeli Film, Deemed ‘Enemy Propaganda’ By Government, Shortlisted For Oscar
(JTA) — An Israeli film accused of “undermining” the country and its soldiers’ morality has been named to the shortlist for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Director Samuel Maoz’s film “Foxtrot” made the list Thursday, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday. It features a scene in which…
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Fast Forward Intense Photos Show Undercover Israeli Agents Infiltrating Protest
A Reuters photo essay captured undercover Israeli agents shutting down a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Agents wearing Palestinian flags and face masks dispersed a crowd of hundreds by firing their guns in the air and throwing sound grenades, according to witness reports. “The undercover personnel were posing as Palestinian protesters and…
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Fast Forward Why These Experts Say Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition Will Help The Peace Process
NEW YORK (JTA) — When President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, many foreign policy experts called it a blunder. It could spark a conflagration of violence in the city, they said. It would alienate Palestinians who revere the city, and would ice any remaining hopes of a peace process. It could be the…
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Fast Forward City Of Jerusalem Distributing Free Christmas Trees
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Jerusalem municipality is preparing for Christmas, including the annual Christmas tree distribution. The city will distribute 150 free Christmas trees to Jerusalem residents next week. Meanwhile, the municipality is hanging Christmas lights and flags in predominately Christian neighborhoods. In addition, the city is preparing for Christmas pilgrimages and processionals. Christmas trees…
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Community Orthodox Jews Should Mourn Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration — Not Cheer It On.
Karl Marx famously wrote that when historic events recur, they appear “the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” If Israel’s bloody conquest of East Jerusalem in 1967 (including the mass expulsion of Palestinians that followed it) was a tragedy, what can I call this latest chapter in the degradation of the place our…
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Fast Forward Miss Iraq’s Family Forced To Flee Over Photo With Miss Israel
(JTA) — The family of Iraq’s contestant in the Miss Universe Pageant have left the country due to threats to their lives over her modeling in a bikini and posting on social media photos taken with Miss Israel. Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan, lives in the United States and the rest of her family has now…
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Fast Forward Pence Puts Off Visit To Israel To Lobby For Tax Plan
(JTA) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Israel has been postponed by several days so that he can stay in Washington to promote the Trump administration’s tax reforms in Congress, according to Israel reports. Pence had been scheduled to arrive in Israel on Sunday to meet with Israeli and Palestinian officials and also…
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