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Opinion Deep in Kurdish Heartland, Finding an Enduring Bond With Israel
As a journalist and tourist, one feels like an invader of this quiet sanctuary. Had these young women seen the evils of ISIS? Did they know people who were still in captivity or had been murdered? Luqman Mahmood, a local Yazidi journalist and economics teacher, had volunteered to give us a tour. “They have suffered…
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Fast Forward Egypt Sending Envoy to Israel for First Time in 3 Years
Egypt has appointed an ambassador to Israel after recalling its envoy three years ago. Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday that there will be a new Egyptian minister. “The Foreign Ministry welcomes the appointment,” ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said in a statement. The new ambassador has been identified as Hazem Khairat, Egypt’s former permanent representative…
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Fast Forward Arguing for Gun Control, Obama Cites Israel Favorably
President Barack Obama compared Israel favorably to the United States in making a point about gun violence. “Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel,” Obama said Sunday on a Twitter account that the White House…
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Fast Forward Israeli Minister’s Wife Tweets Offensive ‘Obama Coffee’ Joke
The wife of Israeli Interior Minister Silvan Shalom apologized after tweeting a tasteless joke about U.S. President Barack Obama. Judy Shalom Nir Mozes posted the joke Sunday and removed it shortly after, but not before unleashing a storm of criticism. “Do u know what Obama Coffee is? Black and weak,” read the offensive tweet. After…
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Opinion Could Israeli Startup Have Prevented Charleston Massacre?
As Wednesday’s massacre in Charleston demonstrated, houses of worship face a particularly difficult security challenge. Unlike schools, churches such as the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal, where nine people were gunned down by a lone shooter on Wednesday, need to stay open and accessible to carry out their mission of community and religious outreach. That’s why…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Slams French Peace Initiative As ‘Dictate’ That Hurts Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prefaced talks about a French-led peace initiative on Sunday by saying foreign powers were trying to dictate to Israel a deal with the Palestinians. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, on a two-day visit to the Middle East, was due to meet Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank before seeing Netanyahu…
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Fast Forward Did Israel Destroy Its Own Drone in Lebanon?
An Israeli war plane struck a remote area in Lebanon’s western Bekaa region on Sunday to destroy a downed Israeli drone, al-Manar television, which is run by Hezbollah militant group, said. An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment when asked about the explosion. A Lebanese security source told Reuters that the cause of the blast,…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Man Stabs Israeli Policeman in Jerusalem
A Palestinian man stabbed and seriously wounded an Israeli Border Police officer in Jerusalem. The Palestinian stabbed the officer outside the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday morning. The officer shot and seriously injured his assailant before collapsing, according to Israeli news reports. The attacker stabbed the officer in the neck…
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