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Fast Forward Israeli Settler Attacked By Rock Throwers Kills Palestinian
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli settler opened fire on a group of Palestinians throwing rocks at his car, killing one and injuring a journalist. The shooter, a father of eight from Itamar in the West Bank who was on his way home from the supermarket, said he felt his life was in danger when he…
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Fast Forward A $149 Flight To Israel? Wow, Don’t Believe The Hype.
(JTA) — Wow, what a deal! Or not? The headlines screamed at me from every Israeli newspaper, in both English and Hebrew: only $149 for a flight from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv to New York on WOW air. The Iceland-based airline has plastered Israel with advertisements featuring its distinctive purplish logo for the new…
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Fast Forward Trump Nixes Masada Visit, Says Won’t Ride Cable Car
President Trump is nixing a stop at Masada from his Israel trip itinerary, after the country’s authorities told him he could not land his helicopter on top of the ancient fortress. The regulation comes from Israel’s Air Force, which prohibits helicopter landings due to the damage they can inflict on the site’s ruins. Presidents George…
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Community Learning On Empty: Combatting Israel’s Breakfast Crisis
This past week, former First Lady Michelle Obama strongly criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to delay programs to make federally subsidized school breakfasts and lunches more nutritious, noting that million of children nationwide rely on schools to provide healthy food for the first two meals of their day. Obama was underscoring a major issue in…
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Fast Forward Sheriff David Clarke Praised West Bank Wall On Israel Trip
The controversial Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who says he has been offered a key position with the Department of Homeland Security, praised the West Bank separation barrier while on a 2015 junket to Israel. Clarke has been to Israel at least twice: in 2011 as part of a delegation of police chiefs and sheriffs…
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Fast Forward Hebrew University Will Skip ‘Hatikvah’ At Graduation To Avoid Offending Arab Students
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hebrew University will not play Israel’s national anthem at a graduation ceremony, saying it does not want to offend the university’s Arab students. The decision not to play “Hatikvah,” or “The Hope,” at the end of Thursday night’s graduation ceremony for the Humanities Department on the Mount Scopus campus in Jerusalem was…
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Fast Forward Jailed JCC Bomb Threat Hoaxer Tries Suicide 5 Times
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The attorney for the Israeli-American teenager accused of making threats against Jewish community centers in the United States told an Israeli television news program that he has attempted suicide five times in the past two weeks. The teen from Ashkelon, in southern Israel, is currently in the psychiatric ward of an Israeli hospital, after being…
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Fast Forward King David Hotel Ready For Another Slice Of History As Trump Jets In
The King David Hotel has hosted emperors, kings, prime ministers and divas in its 85-year history and on Monday it will add another salient name to its storied annals – President Donald Trump. Perched in the heart of Jerusalem, with sweeping views of its walled Old City, its terraces surveying manicured gardens, a swimming pool…
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