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Fast Forward Ousted Palestinians Mourn Loss Of Razed Neighborhood In Shadow Of Western Wall
Days after capturing Jerusalem’s Old City in a 1967 war, Israel razed the Moroccan Quarter, a ramshackle neighborhood of Palestinian homes in front of the Western Wall, aiming to create an open space for Jews to pray at one of their holiest sites. The 50th anniversary of that conflict has rekindled memories of the event,…
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Fast Forward 16 Haredim Arrested In Jerusalem For Intimidating Soldiers, Police
(JTA) — Police in Jerusalem arrested 16 young men in the Haredi neighborhood of Me’a She’arim after they reportedly assaulted police officers posted to keep soldiers safe. The incident Friday followed efforts by police to keep extremists in the neighborhood from assaulting other Haredim who serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Haredi men were allowed…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Women Lead ‘SlutWalk’ March Against Sexism
Hundreds of women marched in Jerusalem on Friday wearing revealing attire as part of a global anti-rape culture protest known as the SlutWalk. Signs included slogans like “How should I dress? It’s none of your business” and “Don’t tell us how to dress! Tell men not to rape,” as the women and their male allies…
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Fast Forward Wiesenthal Center ‘Very Disappointed’ After Trump Delays Israel Embassy Move
After the end of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot on Thursday night, which kept observant Jews offline, condemnations of President Trump’s announcement that he would not immediately move the U.S. embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem began to flow in. The first comes from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, whose leader, Rabbi Marvin Hier,…
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Israel News Pro-Israel Trump Supporters Grapple With Flip-Flop On Moving Embassy To Jerusalem
President Trump’s decision to sign a waiver postponing the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem has put many Trump supporters in the pro-Israel community in an awkward position. Trump’s promise to move the embassy was a key selling point to Israel advocates before the elections, and helped build strong support within the…
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Fast Forward Israel ‘Disappointed’ With Trump For Jerusalem Embassy Flip-Flop
Israel on Thursday expressed disappointment at the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to sign a waiver to delay relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv but said it hoped a move could take place later. “Though Israel is disappointed that the embassy will not move at this time, we appreciate…
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Fast Forward Trump Signs Jerusalem Embassy Waiver — Insists Breaking Promise ‘Maximizes’ Chances Of Peace
Breaking a key campaign promise, President Trump has signed a controversial waiver allowing him to not move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Trump, who vowed to move the embassy on ‘Day one,’ is now following the same policy as presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush in refusing to take the explosive step. A U.S….
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Fast Forward Trump To Block Moving U.S. Embassy To Jerusalem In New Flip-Flop
Breaking a campaign promise that had excited pro-Israel activists, President Trump has reportedly decided to sign a waiver postponing the relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Senior administration officials told CNN on Wednesday that Trump will follow the path of his predecessors and sign the biannual waiver on Thursday to postpone the…
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