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Fast Forward More Than 3,000 People Attend Pro-Israel Rallies in 3 Australian Cities
More than 3,000 people demonstrated in support of Israel at rallies in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. In Melbourne, a piercing siren shattered the silence Sunday as about 2,000 people joined a “Code Red” rally. Dr. Danny Lamm, president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, told the crowd, “Israel faces a battle on three fronts —…
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Fast Forward War-Weary Gaza Cheers Report of Soldier’s Capture
Residents of the Gaza Strip, mostly house-bound and fearful after 13 days of Israeli bombardment, lit fireworks and chanted “God is great!” into the early morning darkness on Monday after Hamas said it had captured an Israeli soldier. Abu Ubaida, the masked and camouflaged spokesman of the Palestinian Islamist militant group’s armed wing, announced that…
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Fast Forward Oops! Rookie Diplomat Rick Stengel Sorry for #UnitedforGaza Tweet
The U.S. under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs published and then removed a tweet with a hashtag in support of Gaza. Rick Stengel used the hashtag #UnitedForGaza in a tweet published late Saturday night calling for an international investigation into the crash of a Malaysian Airlines flight earlier this week in…
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Fast Forward Israel Guns Down Hamas Tunnel Invaders as Gaza Carnage Mounts — Toll Tops 500
(Reuters) — The Palestinian death toll in an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip jumped to more than 500 on Monday, as the United States, alarmed by escalating civilian bloodshed, took a direct role in efforts to secure a ceasefire. Despite growing calls for a halt to two weeks of fighting, violence raged on, with…
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Fast Forward French Interior Minister Slams ‘Anti-Semitic’ Violence at Anti-Israel Protest
France’s interior minister promised on Monday to crack down on anti-Semitism after violence marred pro-Palestinian rallies in and around Paris to protest against Israel’s role in the two-week-old Middle East conflict. France has both the largest Jewish and Muslim populations in Europe and flare-ups of violence in the Middle East often add to tensions between…
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Israel News Americans College Students Try To Stay Chill in Israel War Zone
Jason Hershman, a third-year Northeastern University student, stopped by an outdoor breakdancing competition on his way home from work July 10. More than 100 people were sprawled on the park grass in front of him, enjoying the spins and twists of dance teams who had driven two hours to show off their talents. The Boston…
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Israel News Hamas Claims It Captured Israeli Soldier in Gaza
A spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing said on Sunday the group had captured an Israeli soldier during fighting in the Gaza Strip. Speaking on a Hamas television station, the masked spokesman, Abu Ubaida, said “Qassam Brigades have captured a Zionist soldier and the occupation has not admitted that.” Israeli television stations ignored the report in…
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Fast Forward 2 Slain Israeli Soldiers Were U.S. Citizens
Two American men were among the 13 Israeli soldiers killed in the conflict in Gaza on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said, the bloodiest day of the conflict, in which about 100 Palestinians were also killed. Max Steinberg, a native of California’s San Fernando Valley, was a sniper in the Golani Brigade of the Israel…
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