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Fast Forward Ethiopian Israelis Clash With Police as Anti-Racism Protests Escalate
Israeli mounted police charged hundreds of Ethiopian-Israeli citizens and fired stun grenades on Sunday to try to clear one of the most violent protests in memory in the heart of Tel Aviv. The protesters, Israeli Jews of Ethiopian origin, were demonstrating against what they say is police racism and brutality after the emergence last week…
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Fast Forward Declassified Recording Shows Israeli Deception in 1975 Savoy Hotel Terror Attack
A declassified recording of Israeli special forces during the 1975 Savoy Hotel attack revealed how they negotiated with Palestinian terrorists while planning the raid that killed them. The recording from the March 4, 1975 attack in Tel Aviv was aired for the first time on Army Radio on Thursday, after it release by the IDF…
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Fast Forward Facebook Expanding Its Operations in Israel
Facebook said it will expand its operations in Israel. The company announced this week that it would hire 30 new employees, including engineers, product managers and designers, for its development center, and 10 new employees for marketing and business development, the Israeli business daily Globes reported. Facebook already has 55 development personnel and 20 sales…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Backs Bibi While Tel Aviv Votes for Left
The Likud and haredi Orthodox parties dominated in Jerusalem, while the Zionist Union took the most votes in Tel Aviv in Israel’s national elections. Nationally, the right-wing Likud Party garnered 23.3 percent of the vote and the center-left Zionist Union coalition garnered 18.7 percent of the vote, followed by the United Arab List with nearly…
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Fast Forward 40,000 Gather for Anti-Netanyahu Rally in Tel Aviv
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered at a rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square calling for a change in the government. The anti-Netanyahu rally held on Saturday night, which attracted up to 40,000 people, was billed as the “Israel Wants Change” event, and was organized by the One Million Hands movement, a grassroots campaign against…
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Fast Forward Alan Parsons Will Play Tel Aviv, Despite Roger Waters’ Objections
Alan Parsons will be playing Tel Aviv over the objections of fellow British musician Roger Waters, a BDS supporter. The Alan Parsons Project is scheduled to perform Tuesday at Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. “Very happy to be in Tel Aviv!” Parsons tweeted Sunday. Parsons is set to collaborate on an English-language album with popular…
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Opinion #JeSuisCouteau Trending After Tel Aviv Attack
This might just be the world’s worst hashtag — ever. Hours after a Palestinian terrorist stabbed 12 people on board a Tel Aviv bus, extremists took to social media to praise his actions with #JeSuisCouteau, which is French for “I am the knife.” The hashtag, a clear play on the #JeSuisCharlie hashtag used around the world…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Stabs 12 on Tel Aviv Bus
At least 12 people were wounded, some seriously, when a Palestinian terrorist boarded a bus in Tel Aviv, stabbing the driver and passengers. Four victims, including the driver, remained in serious condition following the Wednesday morning attack, which Israeli reports say injured between 12 and 21 people. The assailant, a 23-year-old Palestinian man from the…
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