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Fast Forward Teenage Settlers Attack Soldiers Sent To Evacuate Them From Illegal Settlement
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Teenage settlers who erected an illegal outpost in the northern West Bank attacked Israeli soldiers who came to evacuate them. The evacuation on Saturday was met with rocks and pepper spray, according to reports. The soldiers reportedly shot into the air and used tear gas and other riot dispersal methods to halt…
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Fast Forward J Street 2018: Trump And Netanyahu Are Peas In A Rotten Pod
WASHINGTON (JTA) — J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East lobby, launched its 10th anniversary conference with repeated and unflattering comparisons of the two leaders of the countries it straddles, Israel and the United States. The villains that cropped up over and over at the conference opening Saturday night were Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Killed In Tank Accident On Border With Egypt
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli soldier was killed and three others injured when the tank they were riding in along the border with Egypt rolled over and caught fire. The accident during an operation to stop a smuggling attempt on the border, which security forces thought could be cover for a terrorist attack, came very…
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Fast Forward Ethiopian Jewish Teen Competing In Israeli Bible Quiz Will Be Allowed To Stay
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Jewish teen from Ethiopia who had been ordered to deposit thousands of dollars in order to participate in the final stages of the International Bible Quiz in Israel to guarantee that he would leave was granted residency status. While the residency status granted to Sintayehu Shafrao, 18, means that he can remain…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Destroys Hamas Terror Tunnel That Was ‘Ready For Use’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli army destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel that stretched from Gaza into southern Israel. The tunnel, which was constructed by Hamas after the Gaza War in 2014, was “ready for use,” the IDF spokesman said. It was also connected to a network of tunnels under Gaza, according to the IDF. The…
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Fast Forward Israel Offers ‘Full Support’ For U.S.-Led Airstrikes On Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered Israel’s “full support” for airstrikes on Syrian targets in retaliation for the Assad regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians in the rebel-held town of Douma. “A year ago, I declared Israel’s full support for President Trump’s decision to take a stand against the use…
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Fast Forward 22% Of Millennials Haven’t Heard Of The Holocaust, Study Finds
(JTA) — Over a fifth of millennials in the United States have not heard of or are unsure if they have heard of the Holocaust, a study found. The survey, which was commissioned by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (also known as the Claims Conference), found that many Americans were unaware of…
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Fast Forward Elizabeth Warren Urges Israel To Express Restraint Toward Gaza Protesters
(JTA) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on the Israeli government to respect the rights of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border. Warren, D-Mass., made the call in a statement sent to The Intercept on Wednesday, the online news publication reported the following day. “I am deeply concerned about the deaths and injuries in Gaza,” Warren said….
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