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Fast Forward Israel Withdraws Most of Its Troops To Areas Around Gaza Border
The Israel Defense Forces has withdrawn most of its troops from Gaza to areas around the border, Israeli media reported. Despite the withdrawals on Sunday, there has been no order to end the Gaza operation, in its 26th day. The IDF spokesperson said in a tweet that “As operation Protective Edge moves to the next…
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Fast Forward Israeli Intelligence Eavesdropped on John Kerry During Peace Negotiations
Israeli intelligence eavesdropped on telephone conversations made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Der Spiegel reported. In addition to Israel, at least one other intelligence agency also listened in on the phone calls, the German weekly reported in an article to appear in its Monday print edition. A summary was…
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Opinion Genocide Is Always Wrong
It seems impossible to me that I am typing this line: Genocide is never permissible. Full stop. That one would even need to type such a line destroys me. That an author proposed such an idea? A horror. But It is also his newspaper. It is also the world he – they? We? – live…
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Fast Forward Pro-Genocide Opinion Piece Pulled From Jewish Papers
The Times of Israel and the 5 Towns Jewish Times removed a blog post calling for genocide to be considered as an option in the Gaza conflict and the Times of Israel dropped the blogger. “If political leaders and military experts determine that the only way to achieve its goal of sustaining quiet is through…
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The Schmooze Why Mayim Bialik Supports Israel
Mayim Bialik has been active on social media since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge, sending thoughts and prayers to her friends and family in Israel. shabbat shalom, israel. — Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) July 11, 2014 apparently wishing a happy sabbath to my family and friends and people in israel constitutes being a baby killer…….
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Fast Forward Mayor of London Borough Flies Palestinian Flag at Town Hall
The Muslim mayor of a London borough drew criticism when he displayed a Palestinian flag at town hall to express solidarity with Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip. Lutfur Rahman of Tower Hamlets, one of 32 boroughs in London’s east, had the flag displayed “in solidarity with Gaza and in support of…
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Fast Forward Israel and Hamas Agree to 72-Hour Ceasefire in Gaza, To Begin Friday
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire in their conflict in the Gaza Strip starting on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. The ceasefire will begin at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Friday, Aug. 1, they said in a joint statement. The…
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The Schmooze Joan Rivers Has Advice for Israel: Nose Jobs
Getty Images Joan Rivers is trading in her “Fashion Police” badge for some international relations credentials. The comedian, who just last week was seen passionately defending Israel to a TMZ reporter, is at it again. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 10 on Wednesday, Rivers had some words of advice for Israel’s PR team. “We…
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