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Fast Forward 4 Palestinians Killed in Suspected Stabbing Incidents
Israeli authorities said four Palestinians had been shot dead and a fifth seriously injured in thwarted knife attacks on Saturday in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank as tensions ran high after more than two weeks of unrest. Forty-one Palestinians and seven Israelis have died in the recent street violence, which was in part triggered…
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The Schmooze Roger Waters Ignites New War of Words Over Israel
Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters had some very strong words for rock star Jon Bon Jovi before the latter’s Oct. 3 concert in Tel Aviv. “You stand shoulder to shoulder with the settler who burned the baby,” he wrote in an open letter to the rocker that went viral across U.S. and Israeli media….
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Fast Forward Novartis Pumps $15M Into Israeli Stem Cell Research Firm
The Swiss drug maker Novartis will invest an extra $15 million in Gamida Cell, an Israeli developer of stem cell therapies, Gamida said. Novartis last year invested $35 million in the company for a 15 percent stake, the Tachles Jewish weekly of Switzerland reported this week. The deal could reach $600 million if Novartis exercises…
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Fast Forward Anti-‘Homeland’ Graffiti Artists Want Change on Hit Show
The artists who produced Arabic graffiti seen in the latest episode of the TV series “Homeland,” which accuses the show of racism, said on Friday they were surprised at the impact of their protest but hoped it would get the producers to change their scripts. The hit show is about U.S. intelligence efforts to thwart…
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Fast Forward Russia Chief Rabbi Leads Solidarity Trip to Jerusalem
Dozens of Russian Jewish community leaders and businessmen arrived in Israel for a solidarity visit led by Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar. The approximately 50 visitors from across the Russian Federation landed in Israel earlier this week and are scheduled to return next week, Lazar said. The group was scheduled to leave for Israel after…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Torch Joseph’s Tomb in West Bank ‘Day of Rage’
Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage against Israel, with tensions still running high after two weeks of violence. Israel’s military said about 100 people converged on the tomb of the biblical patriarch Joseph, which is located in…
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Fast Forward American Ambassador Says Israel Response to Violence Not ‘Excessive’
The United States’ ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro, said Washington does not view Israel’s recent actions to curb Palestinian violence as excessive and supports Israel right to defend its citizens. Shapiro made the statement during an interview Friday on Israel Radio about indignation by Israeli officials at what they viewed as a suggestion by a…
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Opinion Who Is To Blame for the Bloodshed and Despair in Israel? Everyone.
Just when the Israeli-Palestinian political situation seems like it can’t get any worse, it gets worse. And everyone is to blame. First blame lies with the Palestinian murderers who are stabbing innocent people on the streets of Israel. While these actions are the predictable results of Israeli policies, they are also inexcusable, ghastly and horrible….
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