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Fast Forward Israel’s Most Popular Baby Name? Mohammed
(Haaretz) — The list of Israel’s most popular names for newborns did not include obviously Arab names, including the most popular boy’s name of Mohammed, the Population, Immigration and Border Authority confirmed on Sunday. The authority circulated a list with the 10 most popular names for boys and for girls under the heading, “The most common…
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Fast Forward Israel Aid Group Joins Ebola Fight
The Israeli nongovernmental relief organization IsraAID is sending medical professionals to Sierra Leone to help patients who have tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus. The first Israeli professionals will arrive in the African nation this week, IsraAID said in a statement. During the first phase, the IsraAid team will provide psycho-social support training to…
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Fast Forward Israel Establishing National Cyber Defense Authority
Israel will launch a national cyber defense authority to defend civilians against cyber threats. The authority, which was announced at the regular weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, will act alongside the National Cyber Bureau, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Eviatar Matania, the head of the National Cyber Bureau, will lead its establishment,…
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Fast Forward Politicians Slam Lapid for Shabbat News Conference
Politicians from the left and Orthodox parties criticized Finance Minister Yair Lapid for calling a news conference on Shabbat. Zehava Gal-On, head of the Meretz party, criticized Lapid for holding the news conference on a non-pressing matter outside his home on Saturday on short notice, calling it “a demonstration of insensitivity.” “I’m not even talking…
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Fast Forward Israel, Palestinians To Resume Ceasefire Talks in Cairo
Indirect cease-fire talks between Israel and the Palestinians will resume this week. The negotiation of truce terms was part of the Aug. 26 cease-fire agreement between the two sides. Topics up for discussion include building a Gaza seaport and airport, the release of Palestinian prisoners and the return of the remains of Israeli soldiers. The…
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Israel News In Golan Heights, Harvesting Apples Against Backdrop of Syrian War
Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner, and in the Golan Heights, Israeli-run apple farms are in peak production mode, overflowing with the Starking, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala and Pink Lady varietals that will grace tables set for the Jewish new year across the land. But unlike years past, this year’s apple crop is…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Draws Smaller Crowd
Hundreds of people participated in Jerusalem’s 13th annual Gay Pride parade, down from previous years. The parade Thursday night had been postponed twice during Israel’s 50-day war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the summer. Fewer people attended than in previous years, when thousands have turned out for the event, according to reports. Hundreds…
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Fast Forward Israel Warns Against Anti-ISIS Alliance With Iran
Saying a nuclear Iran would be a “thousand times” greater threat to the world than ISIS, Israel’s ambassador to the United States warned against including Iran in any coalition to derail the jihadist group. Ron Dermer, speaking Wednesday to guests at a pre-Rosh Hashanah reception at his residence in suburban Maryland, also cautioned the U.S….
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