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Fast Forward Israel Backs Down On Revoking Al Jazeera Reporter’s Press Credentials — For Now
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Government Press Office said it will defer the revocation of the press card of a senior reporter for the Al Jazeera network based in Jerusalem. The move to revoke the press card of reporter Elias Karram, accused of aiding the Palestinian “resistance” to the State of Israel, was seen as the…
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Fast Forward Gorka Lashes Out At Liberal Jews As ‘Basically Anti-Israel’
Ousted White House adviser Sebastian Gorka lashed out at liberal American Jews, saying they “have basically become anti-Israel.” Gorka claimed he had come under attack because of his pro-Israel stance — not his long association with far right wing Hungarian group that was allied to the Nazis. “I’ve been a great friend of Israel and…
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Fast Forward Israeli Police Halt Wedding Of 14-Year-Old Hasidic Girl
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Police halted a Hasidic wedding in the central Israel city of Lod because the bride was 14 years old. The groom, reported to be in his 20s, and the girl’s father were arrested on Monday night prior to the ceremony, Israel’s Channel 2 first reported. The men later were released to…
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Fast Forward Israeli Ministry Drops Opposition To Same-Sex Adoption
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs has reversed its opposition to allowing same-sex couples to adopt in the country. The ministry said in a Supreme Court brief that there is no problem in principle with adoption by a same-sex couple. The brief was filed in response to a petition regarding adoption…
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Fast Forward Israel Ordered To Halt Indefinite Detention Of African Immigrants
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel can continue to deport illegal migrants to third countries, but cannot continue its policy of indefinite detention, the Supreme Court ruled. The illegal migrants, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea in Africa, can now only be held in jail or a detention center for no more than 60 days, the court ruled…
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The Schmooze Israelis Resolve One Conflict: Rachel and Ross From ‘Friends’ Were On A Break
Finally exploiting the fact that it’s really easy to rhyme in Hebrew, Israelis took to Rabin Square wielding protest signs and chanting on Saturday night. “One, two, three, four — they were on a break!” shouted the mass of around a hundred young Israelis. The protesters were up in arms about a broken cease fire…
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Community Is The Retroactive Legalization of Israeli Settlements Just?
In February of this year, the Knesset passed a bill known as the chok ha’hasdarah or the Regulation Law. The purpose of the law is to retroactively legalize housing built in good faith, i.e. at the time it was built the builder did not know that the land they were building on was owned by…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Vows Israeli Settlements Are Here ‘Forever’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will not evacuate any more settlements, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged. “We are here to stay, forever,” the prime minister said at an event in the northern West Bank settlement of Barkan, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Israel’s settlement of the West Bank. “There will be no more uprooting of settlements…
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