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Breaking News Israel Confirms New West Bank Land Grab Near Jordan
JERUSALEM – Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation. In an email sent to Reuters, COGAT, a unit of Israel’s Defence Ministry, said the political…
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Breaking News Bibi Lashes Out at Israel’s Critics in Visit to Family of Slain Mom of 6
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the grieving husband and six kids of slain settler mom of Dafna Meir — and vowed to destroy the family home of her alleged teen killer and to take away their work permits, Israeli media reported Tuesday. He also railed against Israel’s critics, particularly in the European Union, and…
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Breaking News Stop Doing Business in Settlements, Human Rights Watch Urges
JERUSALEM — Human Rights Watch said businesses should stop operating in West Bank Jewish settlements because they violate Palestinian rights. In a 162-page report released Tuesday titled “Occupation, Inc.: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights,” the human rights group concluded that companies that finance, service or trade with Jewish settlements facilitate…
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Breaking News Palestinian Teen Arrested in Murder of Israeli Mom of 6
A Palestinian teen was arrested for the murder of Dafna Meir, an Israeli mother of six who was stabbed to death in her West Bank home. The suspect, believed to be 15 or 16, was arrested late Monday in a Palestinian village near the scene of the attack, where he was hiding out, the IDF…
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Breaking News 6 Heartbreaking Photos From Slain Mom Dafna Meir’s Funeral
A funeral for Dafna Meir, the slain settler mom of six, was held Monday amid a sea of grief. The gynecology nurse was set upon in the doorway of her home in the West Bank settlement of Otniel Sunday, authorities said. Her attacker fled and the manhunt for him continued Monday as Meir, 39, was…
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News Terrorist Fatally Stabs Israeli Mom of 6 in West Bank Home
A mom of six was stabbed to death in her West Bank home by a terrorist who escaped capture. Dafna Meir, a gynecology nurse, was set upon in the doorway of her home in the West Bank settlement of Otniel Sunday. Her attacker reportedly fled to the nearby Palestinian village of Khirbet Karameh, and the…
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Opinion Why Are Our Federation Dollars Funding Israeli Settlements?
(CLARIFICATION BELOW) When Haaretz released its recent investigation into the funding of Israeli settlements, revealing that settler groups in East Jerusalem and the West Bank received more than $220 million in tax-deductible donations from U.S. organizations between 2009 and 2013, we were troubled — but not surprised. For the past year, we and our fellow…
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News The Radical New Face of the Jewish Settler Movement
When Eliezer Shekhtman moved to Israel from Chicago, he chose to live in Tapuach, a hardcore settlement deep inside the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He had family friends there; his father had been an associate of Meir Kahane, the virulently anti-Arab rabbi. But after a year, Shekhtman wanted more privacy and moved to a trailer on…
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