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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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Fast Forward BDS Motions Scrapped in 4 Spanish Cities After Judicial Ruling
— Following legal action by supporters of Israel, four Spanish municipalities dropped their former policy of support for boycotts of the Jewish state. Occurring amid an unprecedented judicial crackdown in Spain against the phenomenon, three of the four reversals last month came following court-issued injunctions that suspended municipal motions passed in support of a boycott, ACOM,…
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News ‘Zionist Pig’ Student Protesters Get Slap on Wrist From Brooklyn College
A City University of New York disciplinary committee handed down the minimum punishment to two Brooklyn College students involved in an “anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish” February protest, where a faculty member said he heard someone called a “Zionist pig.” Sarah Aly and Thomas DeAngelis, seniors who both belong to the activist group Students for Justice in…
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Israel News Women of the Wall Leader Arrested for Smuggling Torah Scroll Into Kotel
Women of the Wall executive director Lesley Sachs was detained by Jerusalem police on June 7 for smuggling a small Torah scroll into the women’s section of the Western Wall. The group said she was detained for “disturbing the public order” after a prayer service of about 80 female worshippers read from the Torah. Sachs…
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Opinion Why Andrew Cuomo Is Worst Possible Face of the Anti-BDS Movement
Pro-Israel activists who are battling the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) against the Israeli military occupation of Palestinian territory emphasize the freedom and democracy of Israeli society and juxtapose it to the intolerance of the BDS movement. With his new anti-BDS bill, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made it that much harder for…
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Fast Forward Second Helpless Palestinian Was Shot Dead by Israeli Soldier: Rights Group
JERUSALEM ) — The second Palestinian in a March stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers in Hebron also was executed after being downed with minor injuries, the B’Tselem human rights organization claims. According to a statement issued Monday by the Israeli group, Ramzi al-Qasrawi was executed with a shot to the head after he was down…
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