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Fast Forward Yaalon Heads to D.C. as Israeli Ministers Rip Kerry Remarks
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon left for a five-day U.S. trip amid criticism by Israeli ministers of remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry. Yaalon headed to the United States on Saturday night, two days after Kerry linked the rise of ISIS terrorism to the lack of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a…
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Fast Forward Rivlin: Violence Is an Epidemic in Israeli Society
The epidemic of violence permeates every sector of Israel, the country’s president, Reuven Rivlin, said in an address. “It is time to honestly admit that Israeli society is ill – and it is our duty to treat this disease,” Rivlin told the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities on Sunday at a conference titled “From…
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Fast Forward Daughter of Hamas Leader Treated at Israeli Hospital
A daughter of Gazan Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was treated this month at a Tel Aviv hospital, according to reports. Haniyeh’s daughter received emergency treatment at Ichilov Hospital, the hospital confirmed, according to Haaretz. She remained hospitalized in Israel for about a week. The hospital did not name the daughter — Haniyeh has 13 children…
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Fast Forward Argentine Far-Left Leader Gets Prison Term for Threatening Jewish Rally
The leader of the Argentine far-left group Quebracho was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for threatening a Jewish community demonstration. Fernando Esteche was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty that day to charges of intimidation and violence against the 2006 protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in Buenos Aires. Local Jewish groups said…
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Fast Forward Spain’s Anti-Semitic Graffiti Due to Gaza War Coverage, Watchdog Group Says
A Spanish pro-Israel group said the recent spraying of anti-Semitic graffiti in Toledo was the result of media coverage of the latest Gaza war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Madrid-based Action and Communication on the Middle East lobby group, or ACOM, made the assertion over the weekend in connection with the Oct. 4 spray-painting of…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Girl Dies After Being Hit by Settler Driver
A Palestinian girl died after being hit by a car driven by a Jewish West Bank settler who fled the scene. Einas Khalil, 5, died hours after being struck near the central West Bank town of Sinjil, located northeast of Ramallah. Another 5-year-old Palestinian girl also was injured. Residents of the Palestinian town accused the…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Graffiti Sprayed On Temple Mount
Graffiti equating the Star of David with a swastika was found painted on the Temple Mount. The graffiti in blue paint was found in at least three places on the Temple Mount on Sunday, according to reports. Israel Police have opened an investigation into the incident. The graffiti was painted less than two days after…
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Fast Forward Pope Paul VI, First Pontiff To Visit Israel, Moves Closer to Sainthood
Pope Paul VI, the first pontiff to visit Israel and the pope who opened the Roman Catholic Church to formal dialogue with the Jewish world, has moved a step closer to sainthood. Pope Francis beatified Paul at a Vatican ceremony Sunday at the close of a synod of bishops. Paul VI reigned from 1963-1978. He…
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