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Fast Forward Ethiopian Israelis Clash With Police as Anti-Racism Protests Escalate
Israeli mounted police charged hundreds of Ethiopian-Israeli citizens and fired stun grenades on Sunday to try to clear one of the most violent protests in memory in the heart of Tel Aviv. The protesters, Israeli Jews of Ethiopian origin, were demonstrating against what they say is police racism and brutality after the emergence last week…
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Fast Forward Ethiopian-Israeli Protesters, Supporters Block Off Tel Aviv Roads
Major roads in central Tel Aviv were blocked off by at least 1,000 Ethiopian demonstrators and their supporters protesting police brutality against Ethiopian Israelis. The demonstration which began on Sunday afternoon comes after a Thursday night demonstration in Jerusalem which became violent. Some 5,000 demonstrators are expected in Tel Aviv by Sunday evening. Organizers have…
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Fast Forward Jimmy Carter Calls for Palestinian Elections Following Visit to Ramallah
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter completed a three-day visit to Israel and the West Bank without meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin. Carter and a delegation from the Elders, an international group of elder statesmen who advance peace and reconciliation, also had planned to visit Gaza, but cancelled that visit at…
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Israel News Samaritans Sacrifice Sheep in ‘Hardcore’ Passover Celebration
Passover may have ended three weeks ago, but for a small religious group in the Holy Land the commemoration of the Hebrew exodus from Egypt has just begun. The Samaritans, who number in the hundreds and share many Jewish traditions, celebrate Passover every spring with a sheep sacrifice atop Mount Gerizim, a West Bank hilltop…
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Fast Forward Kerry Warns Against Israeli ‘Hysteria’ Over Iran Deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Israeli criticism of the framework agreement with Iran “hysteria” and said that the deal would be “forever.” “That is not a 10-year deal, that’s forever,” he said. “There have to be inspections. There’s a lot of hysteria about this deal. People really need to look at the facts,…
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Fast Forward Protesters in Tel Aviv Call for Israel To Legalize Marijuana
Some 1,000 protesters gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square calling for Israel to legalize marijuana. The protest Saturday night, which organizers dubbed the “Cannabis March,” began near Tel Aviv’s district courthouse and ended at the central square. There, several politicians and activists addressed the crowd in between musical performances and poetry readings. Left-wing Meretz lawmaker…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Opposes GOP ‘Poison Pill’ Amendments to Iran Bill
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee opposes amendments it would “ordinarily support” to a bill mandating congressional review of an Iran nuclear deal. An AIPAC official confirmed Friday that it had earlier in the week sent a letter to all Senate offices urging the to “refrain from supporting provisions that could harm” bipartisan support for…
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Fast Forward Israel Thanks India for Nepal Quake Rescue Help
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, for helping to rescue Israelis from Nepal. Netanyahu spoke to Modi on Thursday and delivered his condolences for loss of life in India in the April 25 earthquake, Israel Radio reported. More than 6,000 people died in the disaster, the vast majority in Nepal,…
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