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Fast Forward UN: Israeli Settlements May Have Already Killed Two-State Bid
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, March 26 (Reuters) – Israeli settlements on occupied land wanted by the Palestinians may have already killed a possible two-state solution, said the United Nations Middle East envoy on Thursday as he suggested the U.N. Security Council should take action on the peace process. Palestinians seek a state in Gaza,…
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Fast Forward Gaza Rocket Attacks Are Palestinian War Crimes, Amnesty International Says
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Several rocket attacks launched at Israel from inside the Gaza Strip amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said. In a report released Wednesday, the human rights group also found that Palestinian rocket fire during the Hamas-Israel conflict last summer killed more civilians inside the Gaza Strip than inside Israel due to the…
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Fast Forward German Leftist Party Introduces Resolution To Recognize Palestinian State
A left-wing opposition party in the German parliament has introduced a resolution to recognize a Palestinian state, a position opposed by the current governing coalition. Die Linke, or The Left Party, submitted the petition on March 18, The Jerusalem Post reported. No date has yet been set for a vote by the Bundestag, and it…
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Opinion The Dilemma
Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprising and decisive victory in the Israeli elections has created a wrenching dilemma for many American Jews: How to continue to love Israel while a government that violates many of our community’s values is in place? This is likely not an issue for those who unequivocally support Netanyahu’s aggressive, nationalistic stance and cheer…
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Opinion Is Bibi Our Moses or Pharaoh? Neither.
Illustration by Lior Zaltzman In his speech to Congress a few weeks ago, Bibi concluded with a quote from none other than Moses, the great leader of the Jews and hero of Passover. Indeed, many of his supporters might see him as a modern-day Moses, boldly rebuking the arrogant Pharaoh (whether Obama or the Ayatollah)…
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Fast Forward Israeli Lawmaker Calls on Netanyahu to Fire Ambassador to U.S.
An Israeli lawmaker called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire the country’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer. Firing Dermer would be a first step to repairing the U.S.-Israel relationship, Erel Margalit of the Zionist Union party said in a letter sent to Netanyahu on Wednesday. Dermer played a key role in organizing…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Dies of Injuries Sustained Last Week in West Bank Clash
A Palestinian teenager died on Wednesday of a gunshot wound sustained a week ago during a confrontation with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, hospital officials said. The officials at Ramallah Hospital said Ali Safi, 17, had been shot through the chest. Witnesses said soldiers had responded to stone-throwing at a protest against a…
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Israel News J Street, Newly Combative, Takes On the Jewish Establishment
J Street, the dovish Israel lobby, crossed the Rubicon in March, effectively defining itself as an outright opponent of the Jewish establishment rather than as its dissenting adjunct. The fateful step, taken after years of wavering, came at the group’s national conference in Washington, marking an end to J Street’s earlier efforts to fight for…
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