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Fast Forward U.N. Says Israeli Move on Palestinian Permits May Be Collective Punishment
Israel’s cancellation of entry permits for Palestinians following a deadly attack in Tel Aviv may amount to collective punishment, which is banned under international law, the United Nations’ top human rights official said on Friday. Responding to the criticism, Israel defended its actions as “legitimate steps in order to defend its citizens from terrorists”. The…
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Fast Forward At Funeral, Tel Aviv Terror Victim’s Father Slams Government Response
The father of one of the victims of Wednesday’s terror attack at a Tel Aviv shopping center criticized the Israeli government for not doing enough to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the funeral Thursday for Ido Ben Ari, one of four people killed when two Palestinian terrorists opened fire at the Sarona Market in central…
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Opinion The Sickening Triumphalism of Trolls Who Are Glad ‘Tel Aviv Lefties’ Got Killed
The images of Palestinians rejoicing after Wednesday night’s terrorist attack sicken me. It nauseates me to think about the dozens of Jerusalemite Palestinians who were cheering the gunmen at the Damascus Gate, only about a mile and a half from my home, and passing out candies in cities and towns throughout the West Bank. It…
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News Birthright by the Numbers
(JTA) — There may be no such thing as a free lunch. But there is a free 10-day trip to Israel. For 16 years now, the Birthright Israel Foundation has been giving away guided tours of the country to young people from around the world. The goal is to strengthen participants’ Jewish identity and connection to…
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Opinion Bloody Terror Attack Poses Tricky Questions for Israel — Especially New Defense Chief
The shooting on Wednesday night in the very heart of Tel Aviv, in which four people were killed and six wounded, was the first lethal attack in Israel for exactly three months. The last time that the so-called ‘stabbing intifada’ claimed a life was in March, when American citizen Taylor Force was killed in Jaffa….
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Fast Forward 4 Killed, 4 Badly Injured in Suspected Tel Aviv Terror Attack
Four people were killed and four were seriously injured in a shooting at an outdoor shopping center in Tel Aviv. Two gunmen carried out the apparent terror attack and were shot and disarmed, according to the police. “One is wounded, the other’s condition is unclear at the moment. All these details are preliminary,” said police spokeswoman Merav Lapidot….
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Fast Forward BREAKING: 4 Reported Dead, Several Wounded in Tel Aviv Terror Attack (Liveblog)
This liveblog is now closed; further details can be found here. 4:44pm “Tel Aviv” is trending on Twitter as social media users share photos, videos and news of the attack. 4:40pm The death toll has risen to four, according to media reports. 4:34pm DRAMATIC FOOTAGE: First moments after terrorist opens fire in Tel Aviv restaurant…
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Opinion How (Not) To Wield Jewish Privilege in Israel
As Israel reels from yet another rightward lurch in its governing coalition, the question again arises: Can the first Jewish state in thousands of years be democratic and liberal while retaining its distinct religious and ethnic character? Even as staunch a defender of the Zionist enterprise as Moshe Ya’alon is uncertain of the answer. In…
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