This is the Forward’s coverage of protests and demonstrations relating to Jewish issues.
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Fast Forward Thousands of Israelis Protest Austerity Measures
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to protest against austerity measures presented this week as part of the state’s new budget. Rallies were expected to take place in cities across the country, bringing back the social protest that took Israel by storm two years ago. Some 10,000 people were estimated to be…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Mob Swarms Western Wall To Protest Women’s Prayer Service
Haredi Orthodox youth mobbed the Western Wall plaza by the thousands to protest Women of the Wall as they held their monthly prayer service. The youth, many of them students from haredi Orthodox yeshivot, had filled the Western Wall Plaza by 6:40 a.m. on Friday, 20 minutes before Women of the Wall, a women’s prayer…
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Fast Forward Thousands Mourn 2 Palestinian Teens Killed by Israeli Troops on West Bank
Thousands of mourners turned out on Thursday for the funerals of three Palestinians, including two teenagers killed by Israeli army gunfire in some of the worst violence in the occupied West Bank in years. The upsurge in unrest was triggered on Tuesday by the death of Maysara Abu Hamdeya, a 64-year-old prisoner serving a life…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Troops as West Bank Boils
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian youth in the West Bank, a Palestinian medic said, as confrontations went into a third day after the death of a prisoner held by Israel provoked street clashes and rocket fire. Medical staff said troops brought the body of 17-year-old Amer Nassar from the village of Anabta to a…
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The Schmooze Bar Refaeli Ad Airs Despite Army Objection
When it comes to tourism, Israel has a lot of things going for it. The weather is almost always perfect, the food is delicious, and the people are good looking. Really, really good looking. So when the Israeli Defense Force objected to an ad featuring Israel’s most beautiful of “beautiful people” — Bar Refaeli —…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Hunger Striker Released to Gaza Exile
A hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner was exiled by Israel to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian officials said. The deal involving Ayman Sharawneh, whose case had helped fuel Palestinian protests, could reduce friction ahead of Wednesday’s two-day visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Israel and Palestinian territory. Sharawneh, 37, from the Hebron area in…
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Fast Forward Israeli Police, Palestinians Clash at Dome of the Rock Complex
Israeli police fired stun grenades to disperse Palestinian worshippers who had thrown rocks and firebombs at them after Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, police said. Dozens of officers entered the politically sensitive area, one of Islam’s holiest sites to break up several hundred protesters. A number of policemen were…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Shot by Israeli Soldiers Dies
A Palestinian shot by Israeli soldiers during a confrontation with stone-throwers in the occupied West Bank two weeks ago died of his wounds on Thursday, his family and a hospital official said. The incident occurred during protests in support of a hunger strike by four Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Mohammed Asfour, 22, was shot…
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