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Fast Forward First British Muslim Minister Sayeeda Warsi Quits Over Gaza
Sayeeda Warsi resigned from her position as a senior minister in Britain’s Foreign Office on Tuesday, saying she could no longer support the government’s policy on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Warsi, a baroness who sits in Britain’s upper house of parliament, became Britain’s first Muslim to serve in Cabinet in 2010 but was…
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Fast Forward Israel Pulls Troops From Gaza — 3-Day Truce Starts
Israel pulled its ground forces out of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and started a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war. Minutes before the truce began at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT), Hamas launched a salvo of rockets, calling them…
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Opinion 4 Things About the Times of Israel ‘Genocide’ Blunder
So the blogosphere and social media were aflutter late last week over a post by a blogger at the Times of Israel which raised the possibility that Israel is justified in committing genocide against Hamas. Here are my four take-aways: It’s best to first read the thing you are railing against. The post, by Yochanan…
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Food United Noshes: The Alphabet Foodies
United Noshes from Jewish Daily Forward on Vimeo. For the past three years, Jesse Friedman and Laura Hadden have been on a quest to explore world cuisine from their modest kitchen in Brooklyn. The married couple is the force behind United Noshes, a project to throw a dinner party featuring the culinary offerings of each…
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Fast Forward Condolence Letters From Netanyahu, Peres, to Max Steinberg’s Family Released
Condolence letters from Israeli leaders sent to the family of lone soldier Max Steinberg, who died fighting in Gaza, were published by a Jewish Journal reporter. Photos of the letters first posted Sunday on Twitter by Jared Sichel were from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-President Shimon Peres, as well as New England Patriots owner…
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Fast Forward Israel And Hamas Agree to 72-Hour Truce in Gaza
Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement agreed on Monday to an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire to end four weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip, while Jerusalem was rocked by two attacks that appeared to be a backlash to the violence. Egypt’s plan called for a 72-hour-long truce to begin at 0500 GMT on Tuesday and then…
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Fast Forward Three-Week-Old Gaza Twin Boy Killed by Israeli Strike — Brother Critically Hurt
A three-week-old Gaza twin baby boy was killed and his brother critically injured when an Israeli missile struck a home, killing nine other family members, Ma’an News Agency reported. The identical twins — whose births were hailed as a ‘door of light and happiness’ — were both members of the extended al-Ghoul family, which was…
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Fast Forward Israel Faces Rising Criticism Over Gaza War Tactics After U.N. School Bombings
(JTA) — Shortly after dawn on July 30, a bomb hit a United Nations school sheltering thousands of civilians displaced by the fighting in Gaza, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens. The attack on the Jabalia Elementary Girls School was the fifth attack on U.N. facilities in Gaza since fighting broke out July…
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