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Fast Forward Hamas Leader’s Wife and Infant Son Killed in Israeli Strike
An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas’s military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling it an attempt to assassinate him after a ceasefire collapsed. Palestinians launched more than 100 rockets, mainly at southern Israel, with some intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, the military said. No…
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Israel News Why Israel’s Fight Against William Schabas May Be Off-Target
Before his foot even touches Gaza’s ground, the Canadian human rights scholar recently appointed to head the United Nations’ inquiry into the latest war there has come under withering preemptive attack. Israeli officials and their American supporters have compared the choice of William Schabas to chair the Gaza inquiry commission to “inviting ISIS to organize…
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Fast Forward State Department Designates Gaza-Based Jihadist Group As Terrorist Organization
The U.S. State Department designated a Gaza-based jihadist umbrella group as a terrorist organization. The designation for the Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, which has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on Israel since the group’s founding in 2012, means that American individuals and organizations are barred from any transactions with the council…
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Opinion Israeli Soldier David Menachem Gordon in His Own Words
David Menachem Gordon / Facebook David Menachem Gordon, the IDF soldier from Ohio who was found dead on Tuesday, left a record explaining his journey from budding American journalist to Israeli army recruit. The 21-year-old’s personal blog, “Shields of David,” together with his writings available elsewhere online, offers a glimpse of an articulate young man…
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Fast Forward Missing Israeli Lone Soldier Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds
The body of a missing Israeli lone soldier from the United States was found in central Israel with gunshot wounds. David Menachem Gordon, 21, was found Tuesday afternoon, hours after reports that he was missing were made public. His army-issued assault rifle was by his side, according to the IDF. Israel’s Channel 2 reported that…
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News Israel To Stop Exporting Settlement Poultry, Dairy to E.U.
Israel will stop exporting poultry and dairy from settlements to the European Union, Israeli and European officials announced. Effective Sept. 1, Israeli poultry and dairy exports to the EU will be restricted to products from within the Green Line, Israel’s pre-1967 borders, the French news agency AFP reported. An Israeli official involved in discussions with…
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Fast Forward More Rockets Fired on Israel as Communities Reopen Bomb Shelters
A barrage of rockets was fired from Gaza at southern Israel after a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian groups was broken. The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted two of the rockets fired Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day, rockets were fired at Beersheba in violation of the 24-hour extension of a five-day cease-fire. The…
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Fast Forward Anti-Israel Protesters Target Synagogue in Geneva
Anti-Israel protesters demonstrated outside Geneva’s main synagogue. A Swiss watchdog group said the weekend protests in front of the Beth Yaakov, or Grande, Synagogue were the first public displays of hostility in Switzerland toward Israel since the conflict with Gaza began in early July. A veiled woman carried a sign reading “Every synagogue is an…
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