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Opinion Did Hamas Get Bibi to Freeze Settlements?
Getty Images Settlements haven’t been in the news of late — and not simply because war pushed them off the media’s radar. They haven’t been in the news because since the kidnapping and murder of the three Israeli yeshiva students back in June, there hasn’t been much settlement news to report. True, already-approved settlement construction…
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Opinion How I Know Israel Won the Gaza War
Getty Images In his press conference yesterday on the Gaza operation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was open and honest about at least one thing: the outcome. He noted that it was “too early” to tell if long-term quiet had been achieved. This was inevitable, given the vague nature of “quiet” as a goal for…
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Fast Forward Birthright Launches New Trip for Hebrew-Speakers
Birthright Israel and the Israeli-American Council will offer a new Birthright program track for Israeli-American young adults called IAC Shelanu. The free trip for children of Israelis, which will be funded by the council, will be conducted in Hebrew. The Birthright program takes Jewish 18- to 26-year-olds on free 10-day trips to Israel. The impetus…
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Fast Forward Israel’s ReWalk Plans IPO After ‘Ecoskeleton’ Success
The Israeli company ReWalk Robotics will sell public shares for the first time for a device that enables people with spinal cord injuries to stand and walk. The company, which changed its name from Argo Medical Technologies to the name of its major product, announced this week that it will make an initial public offering…
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Opinion Moral Emptiness of Holocaust Survivors Who Took on Israel
Given Hitler’s voluminous rants about Jews, it is not surprising that one aspect of his obsession is less known: the pleasure he took in the spectacle of Jews deriding and defaming other Jews. Hans Frank, one of Hitler’s top aides, quotes him as saying: “I am an innocent lamb compared to revelations by Jews about…
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Fast Forward Desmond Tutu Urges Dutch Pension Fund To Divest From Israel Banks
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Wednesday urged Dutch pension fund ABP, the world’s third largest, to “strike a powerful, non-violent blow for peace in the Middle East” by divesting from three Israeli banks. An ABP spokeswoman said the management board would discuss Tutu’s appeal at its monthly meeting on Thursday, alongside a letter from…
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Fast Forward Relief and Bitterness as Gaza Returns to Normalcy
Gaza’s city workers cleared roads of rubble and fixed power lines on Wednesday as a ceasefire took hold after 50 days of war, with displaced families expressing a sense of relief and frustration as they returned to their damaged homes. Some of the biggest cheer was among Gaza’s fishermen, who were able to sail six…
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Israel News Could Foreigners Who Serve in Israeli Army Face War Crimes Charges?
(Haaretz) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki has sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon and a number of Western foreign ministers asking them to bring to trial their citizens who serve in the Israeli army or volunteer with the military for alleged war crimes commited in Gaza. Haaretz received a copy of…
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