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Fast Forward Family Flees After ID Of Israeli Embassy Guard Who Shot Civilian Made Public
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The family of the Israeli Embassy security guard who shot and killed two Jordanians while under attack in diplomatic living quarters has left their home after a publication in Jordan made the guard’s identity public. The identity of the guard, Ziv Moyal, 28, from a moshav in southern Israel, had been censored…
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Fast Forward Israel To Investigate Shooting By Embassy Guard In Jordan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Shin Bet will investigate the shooting of two Jordanian civilians by an embassy guard in what an initial investigation determined was a self defense shooting during a terror attack. During the incident, which occurred on July 23, the Israel embassy security guard, identified as Ziv, shot and killed an assailant, 17,…
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Fast Forward Blogger Jailed In Azerbaijan Asks To Be Extradited To Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli blogger who was sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan for illegally entering Nagorno-Karabakh has asked to be extradited to Israel. Alexander Lapshin, who also holds Russian and Ukrainian citizenship, appealed to Israel to extradite him from Azerbaijan, Haaretz reported, citing Lapshin’s attorney. He said he did not want…
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Fast Forward Israeli Court Upholds Conviction Of Soldier Who Shot Disarmed Terrorist
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A military appeals court upheld the manslaughter conviction and 18-month prison sentence for Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier convicted of shooting a downed Palestinian terrorist. The panel of five judges on Sunday handed down the ruling, which took more than two hours to read out. The judges rejected the defense’s arguments and…
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Fast Forward Venezuelan Jews Fleeing Chaos Immigrate To Israel
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Twenty-six Jews from Venezuela immigrated to Israel fleeing the South American country’s political, social and economic unrest. After several years of discontent with the far-left government under President Nicolas Maduro and his slain predecessor and political godfather Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has been racked by protests that began in April against…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldiers Raid Palestinian Media Facility, Citing ‘Incitement’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli soldiers raided the offices of PalMedia, a Palestinian media production company, in the West Bank city of Ramallah early Saturday morning. The forces seized equipment and documents from at least one of the offices, on suspicion of “incitement to terrorism,” according to the Israel Defense Forces. PalMedia provides broadcast services to…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Defends Decision To Remove Temple Mount Security
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister publicly defended his decision to remove metal detectors and other security measures from the Temple Mount, calling it a difficult choice, but one made with a broad view. Netanyahu also announced at the beginning of Sunday’s regular Cabinet meeting that he has authorized the reinforcement of security forces on…
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Fast Forward First Israeli Lands College Football Scholarship
Israelis might be known for their athletic prowess, but when they talk about football, they usually mean what we call soccer. Yaniv Kovalski, a 23-year-old Israeli, might have a hand in changing that, as he arrives in the United States as the first college student from Israel to attend an American school on a football…
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