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Fast Forward Palestinian Man Killed By IDF During Raid on West Bank Refugee Camp
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid on a West Bank refugee camp. The man was shot in the chest early Wednesday morning as he threw an explosive device at the soldiers in the al-Amari refugee camp near Ramallah. The soldiers were in the camp to arrest a wanted Hamas operative,…
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Culture The Spy Who Came In From Hamas
With the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories constantly shifting between open conflict and frail cease-fires this summer, the release of the documentary “The Green Prince” could not be timelier. Directed by Nadav Schirman, the film, which opens on Friday in New York, tells the story of Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas…
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Israel News Steven Salaita Speaks Out
The controversial professor, whose harsh and at times vulgar postings on Israel cost him his university position, has a message to pro-Israel students who may feel intimidated by his views. “I’ve never, ever punished a student for expressing a particular point of view or for adhering to a particular ideology and I never will,” Steven…
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Opinion Yeshiva Retracts ‘Mazel Tov’ to Gay Newlyweds
A Jewish gay couple takes part in the annual pride parade in Jerusalem / Getty Images “Mazel tov on your engagement! Oops — actually, strike that. No mazel tov for you.” That’s essentially the message Israeli yeshiva Ma’ale Gilboa conveyed to one of its former students and his partner this week, upon realizing that the…
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Fast Forward Egypt To Host Gaza Reconstruction Conference in October
Egypt will host a donors conference on the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip on October 12 in Cairo following the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Tuesday. The announcement carried on the state news agency came after Norway’s foreign minister held talks with Egyptian President…
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Fast Forward Jewish Settlements Receive Higher Share of State Funds, Study Shows
Jewish settlements in the West Bank and on the Golan Heights received a higher share of state funds than other communities, according to a new report. Arab towns receive the second highest amount of state funds per capita followed by development towns, according to the report by the Adva Center, which tracked Israeli government spending…
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Fast Forward Israel Illegaly Pushing Out African Asylum Seekers, Human Rights Watch Says
Israel has illegally coerced nearly 7,000 Eritrean and Sudanese nationals into returning to their home countries, where they risk serious abuse, Human Rights Watch said. Returning Sudanese have faced torture, arbitrary detention and treason charges in Sudan for setting foot in Israel, according to a report released Tuesday by the international human rights group. “Israeli…
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Fast Forward Early Gaza Cease-Fire Broke Down Over Misunderstanding Between U.S. and Israel
A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during Israel’s Gaza operation reportedly broke down over a misunderstanding between Israel and the United States. Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal did not agree to refrain from attacking Israeli troops on the ground during the 72-hour cease fire that started Aug. 1, though the United States promised Israel that…
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