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Fast Forward Parents Of Soldiers Killed In 2014 Gaza War Rip Netanyahu At Hearing
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The parents of soldiers killed in Israel’s 2014 Gaza War verbally attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government during a Knesset hearing, with one throwing a cup of water at a lawmaker. At the Knesset State Control Committee hearing Wednesday on the state comptroller’s report on the war, the mother…
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Fast Forward Israeli Supreme Court Rules Some Tel Aviv Businesses Can Operate On Sabbath
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that some businesses and supermarkets may remain open on the Sabbath. The decision issued Wednesday dealt with the operation of businesses in entertainment complexes including the Tel Aviv and Jaffa harbors along with the old train station, as well as the opening of supermarkets in some parts of…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Crossing Into Israel For Cancer Treatment Caught With Explosives
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Palestinian sisters attempting to cross into Israel from the Gaza Strip so that one could receive cancer treatment were caught smuggling explosives. The explosives, used in the production of homemade bombs, were hidden in tubes carried by the women labeled “medical materials,” the Shin Bet security service said in a statement…
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Fast Forward Trump Wants ‘Conflict-Ending’ Mideast Peace Deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump is seeking “a conflict-ending settlement” for Israelis and Palestinians, his spokesman said ahead of Trump’s meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The statement Wednesday by Sean Spicer, who was confirming the May 3 visit, is an indication that Trump is determined to extract a deal from the sides….
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Fast Forward Bring On The Kosher Sabbath-Friendly Panic Alarm Button
Synagogues in Israel are getting a new tool that will let them handle a Sabbath emergency – a tablet that’s designed to call first responders on the day of rest, when many congregants do not carry phones. Developed by the software company Nedarim Plus, the tablet has only two features – to phone the police…
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Fast Forward Madrid Official Hosts Solidarity Event For Jailed Palestinian Terrorists
(JTA) — A deputy mayor of Madrid hosted in a municipal space an event honoring Palestinian terrorists from Hamas and other groups who are imprisoned in Israel. The event, titled “International Day of Palestinian Prisoners,” was hosted Monday at the main municipal space of the district of Retiro in the southeastern part of the center…
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Fast Forward The Tiny Insect Israeli Researchers Are Using To Hone The Drone
Israeli scientists are using whiteflies, tiny insects that feed on the undersides of leaves, to create better drone technology. Tel Aviv University researchers say that the fly could serve as a model for stability in small drones, based on the fact that the propel their bodies forward before flapping their wings in flight. “Whiteflies take…
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Fast Forward Is Israel Heading Toward A Housing Bubble?
Israel could be headed toward a housing bubble soon, warned an executive with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Peter Jarrett, the head of an OECD division that oversees 10 of the 34 member states including Israel, issued the warning, with plenty of caveats, in an interview with Globes, Israel’s economics magazine. Israel is…
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