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Fast Forward Fake Pics Show Israelis Killing Disney Characters
A French senator apologized for any misunderstandings connected to her praise for a campaign featuring fake pictures of Israeli leaders murdering Disney cartoon characters. Nathalie Goulet of the Union of Democrats and Independents party made the endorsement on Twitter earlier this week, Europe1.fr reported, in posting on her account the images of Israeli Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Gaza Talks Race for Deal To Extend Truce
Mediators worked against the clock on Thursday to extend a Gaza truce between Israel and the Palestinians as the three-day ceasefire went into its final 24 hours. Israel has said it is ready to agree to an extension as Egyptian mediators pursued talks with Israelis and Palestinians on an enduring end to a war that…
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Fast Forward University of Illinois Rescinds Offer to Professor After Anti-Israel Tweets
The University of Illinois rescinded a job offer to an incoming professor who harshly criticized Israel on Twitter. Steven Salaita, who was offered a job at the Champaign-Urbana campus in the American Indian studies program, will not be hired, according to a report by the website Inside Higher Education. The move reportedly was made in…
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News Israel Ambassador Slams United Nations For ‘Complicity’ In Hamas Existence
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations slammed its members for “their complicity in allowing organizations like Hamas to continue to exist in the Middle East.” Ron Prosor spoke Wednesday at a special General Assembly session on Gaza. “This institution was founded to stand for truth, for justice, and for moral clarity. This is no longer…
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Fast Forward Coins Dating Back To Revolt Against Romans Found Outside Jerusalem
A ceramic money box holding a rare hoard of coins from the Great Revolt against the Romans was discovered outside Jerusalem. The 114 bronze coins date back to the fourth year of the Great Revolt against the Romans, which led to the destruction of the Second Temple, 2,000 years ago this week. The discovery was…
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Fast Forward Hamas Says No Deal To Extend Gaza Truce
A senior Cairo-based Hamas official said late on Wednesday there was no agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians over the extension of a 72-hour Gaza ceasefire that took effect on Tuesday. Israel said hours ago it was ready to extend the three-day deal beyond a Friday deadline and had sent a delegation back to Cairo…
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The Schmooze Dana International: ‘Europe Has No Lessons To Teach Israel’
Facebook/Exodays Dana International made quite a splash this weekend at the Gay Pride in Amsterdam, when the Israeli transgender singing sensation lifted a cardboard sign in the shape of the Ten Commandments. The sight of the Israeli singer, perched atop the Pride’s first Jewish boat, caused anti-Israel protestors to shout. But Dana, not one for…
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Opinion Yup, Rand Paul Wanted To Cut Israel Aid
Getty Images (JTA) — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has cultivated Jewish support as he considers a presidential run, tells Chris Moody of Yahoo News that he never made a legislative proposal to cut assistance to Israel. “I haven’t really proposed that in the past,” Paul told Yahoo News when asked if he still thought the…
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