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Fast Forward Palestinian Kills 3 Israeli Security Officers In West Bank Settlement
A Palestinian man with security clearance to work at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank opened fire at a checkpoint on Tuesday, killing two Israeli security guards and a paramilitary policeman. The assailant, who was armed with a pistol and also seriously wounded a fourth Israeli, was shot dead, police said. The incident…
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Fast Forward Rasmea Odeh Will Be Deported To Jordan Next Week
Palestinian women’s activist Rasmea Odeh will be deported to Jordan from Chicago Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reported. Hatem Abudayyeh, coordinator of her defense committee, said that her supporters and some activists will hold a gathering at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport before her flight. Odeh pleaded guilty in April to concealing prior convictions in her application…
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Fast Forward Trump: Israelis And Palestinians Both Want Peace
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump said he believes there is a chance for Israeli-Palestinian peace because both sides are committed to it. “I think we have a chance of doing it, I think the Palestinians would like to see it happen, I think the Israelis would like to see it happen and usually when you…
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Fast Forward Kushner: ‘We’ve Read Enough Books’ About The Middle East—Time To Reach A Deal
A private speech by Jared Kushner to congressional interns revealed the White House senior advisor’s thoughts about Middle East peace, which has been part of his official portfolio. When asked by an intern how he will solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite past diplomats’ failures, he acknowledged that “not a whole lot has been accomplished over…
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Fast Forward Jewish Summer Camp Draws Fire After Flying Palestinian Flag
What was meant to be a symbolic goodwill gesture toward visiting Palestinian campers ended up causing major conflict, drawing anger from Jewish families and from outside right-wing groups. Haaretz reported that Kids4Peace, an Israeli-based program aimed at encouraging Israeli-Palestinian co-existence, took Christian, Jewish and Muslim campers to visit Camp Solomon Schechter in Washington State. Camp…
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Fast Forward 3 Israelis Killed In West Bank Stabbing Attack
(JTA) — Two Israelis were reportedly killed and one wounded in a stabbing attack in a West Bank settlement north of Ramallah. Two men, in their 40s and 60s, and a woman in her 40s reportedly died of their wounds, while a woman in her 60s was seriously injured in the stabbing attack in the…
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Fast Forward Israel Slammed For Dismantling $600K West Bank Solar Project
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Dutch Prime Minister complained to his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, about Israel’s dismantling of solar panels set up without permission in the West Bank thanks to funding from the Netherlands. Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said on Tuesday in parliament that Mark Rutte had complained to Netanyahu about the move last…
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Opinion The Israeli Right Is Terrified of Peace — And Their Jerusalem Bill Proves It
The man who heads the right flank of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Israeli governing coalition, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, issued on Sunday what amounts to an extraordinary public acknowledgment: that a peace agreement with the Palestinians is possible — and indeed that negotiators had come within “a hair’s breadth” of concluding an agreement several…
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