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Fast Forward Violence Escalates in East Jerusalem, One Day After Palestinian Teen Killed
Violence increased in eastern Jerusalem a day after the death of a Palestinian teen a week after being shot by Israeli troops during a demonstration. Muhammad Abd Al-Majid Sunuqrut, 16, died Sunday morning in Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital. Following news of the teen’s death, protests began in eastern Jerusalem, which has been the scene of…
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Opinion For Vogue, Palestinian Is the New Israeli
Palestinian Gigi Hadid eyes Israeli Michaela Bercu on Vogue’s 1988 November issue / Vogue When Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour was preparing the cover shoot for her very first issue back in 1988, she chose an Israeli model — Michaela Bercu — to grace the front of the glossy magazine. This summer, as Wintour prepared for…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Dies of Wounds from East Jerusalem Demonstration
A Palestinian teenager from eastern Jerusalem shot by Israeli troops during a demonstration a week ago reportedly has died of his wounds. The teen died Sunday morning in Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital. The father of Muhammad Abd Al-Majid Sunuqrut, 16, told the Palestinian Maan news agency that his son was shot in the head with…
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Fast Forward Nigerian Woman Quarantined in Jerusalem Found To Be Ebola-Free
A Nigerian woman visiting Israel who was quarantined in Jerusalem for fear she may have contracted Ebola does not have the deadly virus, according to doctors. The patient, a tourist who works as a nurse in Nigeria’s public health system and arrived in Israel several days ago, was admitted Wednesday to Shaare Zedek Medical Center…
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Opinion Summer’s Missing Question: What Is Zionism?
In October 1998, in a suburb of Buffalo, N.Y., an obstetrician-gynecologist named Barnett Slepian was assassinated while standing in his kitchen, shot by an anti-abortion sniper hiding in the woods behind the house. It was a Friday night, and Slepian had just returned from synagogue where he was saying Kaddish for his late father. Eight…
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Fast Forward Sotloff Lauded at Florida Service as Journalist Committed to Truth
Nearly 1,000 people including relatives, friends and prominent Florida politicians attended a memorial service on Friday for Steven Sotloff, who was killed by Islamic State militants, recalling him as a journalist committed to revealing the truth. “I’m so proud of my son for living his dream,” Sotloff’s mother, Shirley, told those in attendance at the…
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Fast Forward France Is Largest Source of Immigration to Israel in 2014
Reaching a 25-year high, immigration to Israel from France has become the largest single source of newcomers to Israel so far this year. Some 4,566 French immigrants arrived in Israel from January through Sept. 1, surpassing Russia, with 2,632 immigrants, and Ukraine, with 3,252 immigrants. The United States, whose Jewish population is more than 10…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Talks Peace Prospects With Israeli and Palestinian Leaders
John Kerry spoke with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about peace prospects in the Middle East. Kerry, the U.S. secretary of state, spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday and met Wednesday with Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator. Kerry raised with Netanyahu the Obama administration’s call for Israel to reverse…
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