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Fast Forward Palestinian Population To Pass Jews by 2017 in Israel and Territories
The number of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories will equal the number of Jews by the end of 2017, according to a report issued by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statics (PCBS.) The number of Palestinians worldwide is currently estimated at 12.37 million, with 4.75 million living in the Gaza Strip and the…
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News 2 Killed as New Year’s Day Terror Strikes Tel Aviv
At least two people were killed on New Year’s Day when a suspected Israeli Arab terrorist opened fire on a bar on Dizengoff Street, in the heart of Tel Aviv’s chic shopping thoroughfare. Seven people were also wounded, two seriously, in the attack. Security forces identified the shooter as a 28-year-old Israeli Arab from northern…
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The Schmooze Bar Refaeli Announces She’s Pregnant — on Instagram
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli announced in an Instagram post that she is expecting her first child. Refaeli, 30, posted a photo of a positive pregnancy test on her Instagram account. “2016 is going to be like…” she wrote, followed by an icon of a baby bottle and an icon of a baby. The post received…
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Fast Forward Sara Netanyahu Quizzed by Fraud Unit Over Household Spending Irregularities
Israel’s first lady was questioned by the Israel Police fraud investigation unit over suspected spending irregularities at the prime minister’s residence. Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was questioned Thursday afternoon, despite a request by her attorney to close the investigation. She reportedly was asked to detail her involvement in the running…
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Culture Israel Bans Novel About Mixed Romance From Classrooms
Israel’s Education Ministry has ruled against the inclusion of a novel about a romance between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man in the Hebrew high school curriculum because it feared it could raise tensions among pupils, an official said on Thursday. Israeli media said some teachers requested Dorit Rabinyan’s novel, “Borderlife,” be included in…
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Israel News Israel’s Russians Show Pride by Openly Celebrating ‘Novy God’ on New Year’s Eve
Tonight, Tanya Shmulevitch will openly celebrate the Russian New Year’s Eve for the first time since immigrating to Israel as a child nearly two decades ago. The 28-year-old Shmulevitch is joining a growing group of Russian speakers who are defying a taboo against marking the Novy God holiday, which many Israeli incorrectly believe is a…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Detention Center for African Immigrants Filled to Limit
Israel has run out of space in its detention center designated for migrants and asylum seekers who have entered the country without documentation. The Israel Prison Service announced Tuesday that with 3,300 inmates, its Holot center is full, several Israeli media outlets reported. Inmates are permitted to leave the Negev facility during the day, but…
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Fast Forward U.S. Eavesdropped on Israeli Talks With Jewish Leaders on Iran Deal
The U.S. National Security Agency’s foreign eavesdropping included phone conversations between top Israeli officials and U.S. lawmakers and American-Jewish groups, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing current and former U.S. officials. White House officials believed the intercepted information could be valuable to counter Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign against the nuclear deal…
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