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Frustrated Negotiator Gives ‘Palestine’ State Ultimatum

The Palestinians’ chief peace negotiator has laid out in the clearest terms yet plans to establish an independent Palestinian state within three years, even if it means ignoring pleas from the United States not to push ahead. Expressing deep frustration and a degree of resignation that years of efforts to forge a two-state solution with…

By Reuters Oct 24, 2014 | 3 min read
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U.S. Government Personnel Restricted From Using Jerusalem Light Rail Stations

U.S. government personnel have been restricted from using Jerusalem Light Rail stations in parts of eastern Jerusalem for a month. The U.S. State Department announced the ban Thursday in a security message emailed to Americans in Israel the day after a terrorist attack on a light rail station left an infant dead and seven people…

By JTA Oct 23, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Israel Slams Latvian Show Celebrating Life of Alleged Nazi War Criminal

Israel’s Foreign Ministry slammed the production in Latvia of a show celebrating the life of alleged Nazi war criminal Herbert Cukurs. Titled “Cukurs, Herbert Cukurs,” the musical premiered earlier this month. The play is based on the life of the deputy commander of the Arajs Kommando force that participated in the near annihilation of Latvian…

By JTA Oct 23, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Netanyahu Vows ‘Sharp Reaction’ to Terror Attempts on Jerusalem Residents

Attempts to attack Jerusalem residents “will be met with a sharp reaction,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu held a security consultation Thursday afternoon at Israel Police headquarters in Jerusalem a day after a terror attack on the city’s light rail killed a 3-month-old girl and injured seven. “United Jerusalem was — and will…

By JTA Oct 23, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Using Ebola To Scare Israelis Off African Migrants

Getty Images Nine workers at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport lost their jobs yesterday because they refused to interact with passengers who arrived from Ethiopia. The workers, contractor employees of the Israel Airports Authority, were asked to hand out Ebola information pamphlets to the Ethiopian Airlines passengers and to direct them to an area where they…

By Yael Even Or Oct 23, 2014 | 3 min read
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Jewish BDS Group Protests Israeli Dance Troupe in Buenos Aires

A Jewish group affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel demonstrated outside of a performance in Buenos Aires by an Israeli dance troupe. The Los Otros Judios, or “The Other Jews,” group demonstrated outside of an auditorium in downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening against the Mayumana dance troupe. Members of the…

By JTA Oct 23, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Palestinian-American Student Alleges Anti-Muslim Assault at Brooklyn Arena

A Palestinian-American student alleged that she was assaulted by a group of Jewish fans at a Brooklyn arena during an exhibition basketball game between the host Nets and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv. Nerdeen Kiswani, 20, said that she was punched in the stomach and had a Palestinian flag taken from her hands during the Oct….

By JTA Oct 22, 2014 | 2 min read
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Drug Smugglers Killed in Attack Along Egypt Border: Israel

At least three attackers in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, probably drugs smugglers, were killed after they opened fire on Israeli soldiers across the border on Wednesday and wounded two, the Israeli military said. The attackers fired guns and an anti-tank missile at the Israelis and two soldiers were wounded by fire directed at them from Egypt,…

By Reuters Oct 22, 2014 | < 1 min read

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Frustrated Negotiator Gives ‘Palestine’ State Ultimatum

U.S. Government Personnel Restricted From Using Jerusalem Light Rail Stations

Israel Slams Latvian Show Celebrating Life of Alleged Nazi War Criminal

Netanyahu Vows ‘Sharp Reaction’ to Terror Attempts on Jerusalem Residents

Using Ebola To Scare Israelis Off African Migrants

Jewish BDS Group Protests Israeli Dance Troupe in Buenos Aires

Palestinian-American Student Alleges Anti-Muslim Assault at Brooklyn Arena

Drug Smugglers Killed in Attack Along Egypt Border: Israel

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Frustrated Negotiator Gives ‘Palestine’ State Ultimatum

U.S. Government Personnel Restricted From Using Jerusalem Light Rail Stations

Israel Slams Latvian Show Celebrating Life of Alleged Nazi War Criminal

Netanyahu Vows ‘Sharp Reaction’ to Terror Attempts on Jerusalem Residents

Using Ebola To Scare Israelis Off African Migrants

Jewish BDS Group Protests Israeli Dance Troupe in Buenos Aires

Palestinian-American Student Alleges Anti-Muslim Assault at Brooklyn Arena

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