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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in Push To Find Kidnapped Teens
Israeli armed forces swept through half a dozen Palestinian towns on Monday and arrested more Hamas officials, expanding a search for three teenagers into a crackdown on the Islamist group accused of abducting them. In al-Jalazoun refugee camp, near the de facto Palestinian capital of Ramallah, Palestinians threw rocks at Israeli troops and army gunfire…
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Opinion I’m Making Aliyah Days After Israelis’ Kidnapping
The three kidnapped Israelis / Twitter The kidnapping of three Israeli teens from the Gush Etzion area is especially poignant for us now as it (and please God, their safe return) is the lead story in the weeks leading up to my family’s aliyah in 12 days. My obsession over the past six months —…
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Fast Forward Over 25,000 Gather at Western Wall To Pray for Kidnapped Teens
Thousands gathered at the Western Wall to pray for the safe return of three teens kidnapped in the West Bank. More than 25,000 people attended the Sunday evening service led by Chief Rabbi David Lau. Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef also was at the service, as were members of the Chief Rabbinate council and Knesset members….
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Fast Forward Abbas’ Wife Undergoes Surgery at Tel Aviv Hospital
The wife of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was released from a private hospital in Tel Aviv after having surgery there. Amina Abbas was sent home Sunday from the Assuta Medical Center following the procedure on her leg two days earlier. The surgery was performed amid a search for three Jewish teens purportedly kidnapped by…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Seeking Kidnapped Teens Blast into Hebron Home
Israeli troops scouring a West Bank city for three Israeli teenagers who are believed to have been abducted by Palestinian militants blew down the door of a home with explosives on Sunday after residents did not admit them, Palestinian witnesses said. They said there were no casualties in the incident in Hebron, in which gunfire…
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Fast Forward Kerry Points Finger at Hamas in Israelis’ Kidnapping
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for the immediate release of three kidnapped Israeli teens and noted the “many indications” pointing to Hamas’ involvement. In a statement released Sunday afternoon, more than 48 hours after the teens’ abduction, Kerry said he “strongly condemns” the kidnapping and reiterated that Hamas is a “terrorist organization.” Kerry…
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Fast Forward Parents of Kidnapped U.S-Israeli Teen: ‘Israel Will Bring You Back’
The parents of Naftali Frenkel, one of three teens kidnapped last week, assured their son that “Israel will bring you back.” “Naftali, Mom and Dad and your siblings love you to no end. Know that Israel is turning the world upside down to bring you home,” Rachel Frenkel said in a message to her son…
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Opinion Why Israel’s #BringBackOurBoys Is Offensive
Natan Sharansky holds up a #BringBackOurBoys sign on behalf of the Jewish Agency / Twitter What’s in a hashtag? Soon after news broke about the three kidnapped Israeli teens who went missing in the West Bank on Thursday night, Israel supporters began using #BringBackOurBoys to signal their desire to see the students safely returned to…
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