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Fast Forward Rock Throwers in Israel Can Now Be Sentenced to 20 Years
An amendment to Israel’s penal code will allow for sentences of up to 20 years for throwing stones or other objects at vehicles. Israel’s Cabinet passed the amendment at its weekly meeting on Sunday. “Israel is taking vigorous action against terrorists and those who throw stones, firebombs and fireworks,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said…
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Fast Forward Kerry Calls Netanyahu To Apologize for Anonymous ‘Chickenshit’ Remark
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in a phone call to Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for a U.S. official’s anonymous attack describing the Israeli prime minister as “chickenshit.” The conversation took place on Friday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters the following day. Kerry on Thursday had called the slur “disgraceful, unacceptable, damaging,” saying, “That…
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Fast Forward Peres at Rabin Memorial: Ruling Over Another People Against Jewish Values
Israel can not protect its Jewish and democratic character without peace, former President Shimon Peres said at a memorial for assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. “Peace has become a derogatory term. There are those who say that those who believe in peace are naive, not patriots, delusional. But I say to all those in a…
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Fast Forward Far-Right Israeli Politician Visits Temple Mount, Defying Benjamin Netanyahu
A far-right politician who wants Jews to be allowed to pray at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa compound visited the site on Sunday, defying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for restraint after clashes this week between Israeli police and Palestinians. Sunday was the first day the compound, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple…
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Fast Forward Israel Closes Border Crossings With Gaza Following Rocket Launch
Israel has closed the two border crossings between Gaza and Israel in the wake of a rocket fired into Israel from Gaza. Israel’s closing of the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings indefinitely beginning on Saturday angered Hamas in Gaza, who called the decision “collective punishment.” “The justifications given by the (Israeli) occupation to shut down…
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Fast Forward Conversion Reform Passes Israeli Cabinet Vote
Israel’s Cabinet approved a government regulation that will reform the conversion process. The regulation approved on Sunday at the regular weekly Cabinet meeting will have the force of law. It can, however, be rescinded by the Cabinet as well. Only one government minister, the Jewish Home party’s Uri Ariel, who serves as housing minister, voted…
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Israel News A Tale of Two American Tragedies
In October, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict claimed two American citizens over just three days. Three-month-old Chaya Zissel Braun and 14-year-old Orwa Hammad were born in Jerusalem and Ramallah, respectively, but both held citizenship in the United States. Chaya’s parents were American Jews who immigrated to Israel. Orwa’s parents were Palestinian Muslims who immigrated to the United…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Calls for Temple Mount Calm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday urged lawmakers to show restraint over Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque, which has been at the heart of rising tension with the Palestinians in recent weeks. Daily clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in the streets of East Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa compound, known to Jews as the Temple…
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