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Fast Forward Israel Declares War on Stone-Throwers as Temple Mount Seethes
Israel will “use all necessary measures to fight against those who throw stones, firebombs, pipe bombs and fireworks in order to attack civilians and police,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the security situation in and around Jerusalem, in particular a wave of attacks by Palestinians on Jewish…
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Fast Forward Clashes Erupt on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount for Third Day
Israeli police armed with stun grenades and tear gas clashed with rock-throwing Palestinian youths who barricaded themselves inside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque on Tuesday, police and witnesses said, in the third day of violence at the sacred site. Masked Palestinians hurled flares at the security forces, who said they were trying to secure the plaza outside…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Raid Temple Mount Ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Israeli police raided the plaza outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday in what they said was a bid to head off Palestinian attempts to disrupt visits by Jews and foreign tourists on the eve of the Jewish New Year. Police used tear gas and threw stun grenades towards Palestinian youths, who barricaded themselves inside the…
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Fast Forward Matisyahu Performs ‘Jerusalem’ in Spain Amid Palestinian Protests
American Jewish reggae star Matisyahu sang his famous song “Jerusalem” as protesters waved Palestinian flags at a music festival in Spain. Matisyahu performed a 45-minute set early Sunday morning at the Rototom SunSplash Festival, two days after the festival apologized for canceling his performance in the face of pressure from the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Demonstrate Against Movie Theater on Shabbat
Thousands of haredi Orthodox Jewish men clashed with police during protests against a new cinema in Jerusalem that stays open on Shabbat. Some of the protestors threw stones at police and broke the windows of a building on Friday night, the Times of Israel reported. Two separate demonstrations took place throughout the night in the…
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Film & TV Is Zombie Armageddon a Metaphor for Mideast Conflict?
At the recent Jerusalem International Film Festival, the Israeli horror movie “Jeruzalem” was scheduled to premiere right after “From Caligari to Hitler,” a German documentary based on Siegfried Kracauer’s book of the same name. Kracauer was a Jewish writer and critic who escaped Nazi Germany. In his book, he analyzed Weimar-era German cinema and theorized…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Gay Pride Stabber To Be Transferred to Psychiatric Ward
Yishai Schlissel, who stabbed six marchers at the annual Jerusalem gay pride parade, will be admitted to a hospital psychiatric ward. The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday ordered Schlissel’s transfer to a psychiatric institution and extended his police custody by 10 days. During his 48-hour stay in the psychiatric ward, doctors will observe Schlissel and…
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Fast Forward Second Temple-Era Mikveh Covered in Ancient Script Discovered in Jerusalem
An ancient mikvah covered in paintings and inscriptions was discovered in Jerusalem at the construction site of a nursery school. The school was being built in the upscale Arnona neighborhood of southern Jerusalem when the ritual bath dating to the Second Temple period was discovered two months ago during a routine archaeological inspection, the Israel…
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