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Fast Forward 15 Jewish Settler Families Move Into Disputed Hebron Building
JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least 15 Jewish families moved into a three-story West Bank building whose ownership is in dispute. The ownership of the Hebron building, which is next to the Cave of the Patriarchs and known as the Machpelah House, is under appeal. The Israeli army’s Civil Administration, which had given the settlers permission…
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Fast Forward Israeli Professor Pays $850K To Settle Mobileye Insider Trading Case
An Israeli professor has agreed to pay more than $850,000 to settle U.S. claims he engaged in insider trading in Jerusalem-based Mobileye NV, a maker of sensors and cameras for self-driving vehicles, ahead of its $15.3 billion takeover by Intel Corp. According to an agreement filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday…
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Art Tel Aviv’s Love Car Is Israel’s Graffiti In Motion
Tel Aviv’s Florentin neighborhood is known for its constantly changing graffiti — and for the artists, eccentrics, hipsters, and refugees that call it home. But there is also the Love Car. The Love Car changes parking spots, resurfacing in different corners of the neighborhood. Covered in hearts, it is a form of moving graffiti. If…
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Fast Forward Mother Of Palestinian Shabbat Killer Arrested For ‘Incitement’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The mother of the Palestinian terrorist who killed three Israelis as they sat at their Shabbat table was arrested for incitement. Israel Defense Forces troops arrested Ibtisam al-Abed on Monday night, the IDF said. She is accused of “aggravated incitement” against Jews. Following the attack, Ibtisam al-Abed said in a statement captured…
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Fast Forward Muslim Worshippers Shun Temple Mount Despite Removal Of Metal Detectors
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Metal detectors and security cameras installed at entrances to the Temple Mount for Muslim worshippers were removed hours after the announcement of a Security Cabinet decision to do so. By Tuesday morning the security measures that had been put in place less than two weeks ago were completely removed. The Security Cabinet…
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Fast Forward Philadelphia 76ers Draft Pick To Play For Maccabi Tel Aviv
(JTA) — Jonah Bolden, a second-round pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2017 NBA draft, will play in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Bolden, 21, a 6-foot-10 forward, made the announcement Friday that he had signed a three-year deal with the most prominent basketball team in the Israeli Premier League. The deal has an…
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Fast Forward Israel To Replace Temple Mount Metal Detectors With Less Obtrusive Surveillance
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday decided to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City with other, less obtrusive surveillance means, a cabinet statement said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet voted to remove the metal detector gates after a meeting lasting several hours convening for…
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Fast Forward Israeli Embassy Staff, Including Guard Who Killed Attacker, Return From Jordan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The members of Israel’s diplomatic mission in Amman, Jordan, including a security guard who shot and killed his teenage assailant and a bystander, are back in Israel. The embassy employees, who had been confined to the embassy compound all day Monday following the stabbing attack Sunday evening by a 17-year-old and subsequent shooting,…
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