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Fast Forward Israeli Military Investigating Palestinian’s Death In West Bank Confrontation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian man died after a confrontation with Israeli troops in the West Bank on Thursday that the Palestinian Authority condemned as a “cold-blooded execution.” The Israeli military said the man had attempted to attack troops and that it was investigating the incident. In security camera footage posted on social media and…
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Fast Forward Knesset Extends Israeli Sovereignty Over West Bank Universities
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Knesset approved legislation that would extend Israeli sovereignty over universities and colleges in the West Bank. The institutions will be placed under the auspices of Israel’s Council for Higher Education, instead of being overseen by the parallel Judea and Samaria Council for Higher Education. The legislation is known as the “Ariel…
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Fast Forward Women Are ‘Weak-Minded’ And ‘Just Babble,’ Israeli Rabbi Tells Yeshiva Students
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rabbi who teaches at a pre-military yeshiva in the West Bank told students that women are “weak minded” and “just babble.” Rabbi Yosef Kelner also said women have a “limited capacity” for spirituality in the footage broadcast Tuesday by Hadashot news taken at a class on marriage and family. The class…
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News Israeli Father Of 4 Killed In West Bank Stabbing
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli father of four was fatally stabbed in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Israeli security forces are searching the area for the Palestinian assailant in the Monday afternoon attack, the Israel Defense Forces spokesman said. An IDF officer who identified the attacker began to pursue him in his vehicle and…
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Fast Forward Israel Begins Legalizing West Bank Outpost After Settler Killed There
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Cabinet approved a proposal that begins the process of legalizing the Gilad Farm outpost in the northern West Bank. The approval comes less than a month after Rabbi Raziel Shevach, the 35-year-old father of six children, was killed in a drive-by shooting at the outpost junction. The proposal says the government…
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Fast Forward Angered By Trump, Palestinian Protesters Target U.S. Business Delegation
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians protesting against President Donald Trump’s policy on Jerusalem halted a U.S.-coordinated Palestinian marketing workshop in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, damaging an American diplomatic vehicle as it sped away. Protesters threw tomatoes at the sports utility vehicle, which had U.S. consular license plates, kicked one of its doors…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teens Shot In Legs During Attempted Stabbing Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Palestinian teens were wounded in their legs after they attempted to stab Israeli security forces at a West Bank junction. Border Police at an observation point near the Tapuach junction on Tuesday saw the teens approaching a bus shelter at the traffic circle. They called on the teens to stop and…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Man Killed In Clashes With Israeli Troops
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man was killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers near Qalqilya in the West Bank. Dozens of Palestinians were protesting in Jayyus, located near the western border of the West Bank, and began throwing rocks at Israel Defense Forces soldiers deployed near Qalqilya. The soldiers responded with riot dispersal methods and…
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