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Fast Forward Israel Spokesman Admits Army ‘Should Have’ Spared Boys Playing Soccer on Gaza Beach
A top Israeli spokesman conceded the Israeli military should have been able to tell that four Palestinian boys killed on a Gaza beach while playing soccer were not terrorists. “The IDF had a target, a Hamas terrorist target,” Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner told ABC, an Australian TV news outlet. “We had intelligence pointing specifically to…
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Opinion Don’t Reward Hamas for Israeli Soldier’s Body
Palestinians celebrate after Hamas’ armed wing said it had captured an Israeli soldier / Getty Images Immediately after a Hamas military spokesperson announced the capture of an Israeli soldier this Sunday, the streets of Gaza, Hebron, Ramallah and Bethlehem erupted in fireworks and celebration. Israel confirmed this week that the body of, Oron Shaul, a…
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Fast Forward How Hamas Exacts Record High Toll on Israeli Soldiers in Gaza
(Reuters) — Using tunnels, mines, booby traps and snipers, Hamas fighters have inflicted record casualties on Israeli troops waging an offensive in the Gaza Strip, applying years of training in urban warfare with a new tactical acumen and suicidal resolve. The Israelis say weapons and know-how supplied by Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah make Hamas…
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Fast Forward Obama Administration Pushes For $225 Million for Iron Dome System
The Obama administration asked Congress to fast-track Israel’s request for an additional $225 million for the Iron Dome anti-missile system. The administration cited Israeli needs arising from the Gaza war in pressing for the extra funding. “The Government of Israel has requested $225 million in additional funding for Iron Dome in order to accelerate production…
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Opinion I’m Done Apologizing
A Palestinian gestures as flames rise from the site of an Israeli air strike in Gaza / Getty Images I’m done apologizing for Israel. It’s tiring to apologize over and over. Instead, I’ve decided to come clean: I am a progressive American rabbi who leans left pretty hard. I’ve been engaged, as a US faith…
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Fast Forward Rockets Found at Second United Nations School in Gaza
Rockets were discovered in a second United Nations school in Gaza. The school in which the rockets were discovered on Tuesday is located between two other United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools, that are currently serving as shelter for 1,500 internal Gazan refugees, UNRWA said in a statement. It is not known how many…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Killed in ‘Fire Exchange’ in Gaza, Israel Defense Forces Confirm
An Israeli soldier was killed in a “fire exchange” in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced. Sgt. Avitar Moshe Torjamin, 20, of Beit Shean, was killed Tuesday morning in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF said in a statement. At least 27 soldiers have been killed since the start of Israel’s ground operation in Gaza….
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Fast Forward Will Israel Re-Occupy Gaza?
(JTA) — The air war has become a ground war. The Israeli population, always on edge, has become a nation in mourning. And a military operation that nearly ended after eight days has become a bloody invasion of Gaza that could last weeks and has Israeli officials divided over how it ought to end. With…
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