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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Tries Stabbing At West Bank Junction — A Day After Cousin
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian teen was shot and critically injured after an attempted stabbing attack at the same West Bank junction where a similar attack occurred a day earlier. The assailants in the two attacks were later identified in Palestinian media as relatives. The Palestinian teen on Wednesday afternoon ran toward soldiers stationed near the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Killed In Suspected Car-Ramming On West Bank
The Israeli military said a car driven by a Palestinian deliberately rammed two Israeli soldiers, killing one and injuring the other, in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. The death brings to 39 the number of Israelis killed in a wave of Palestinian street attacks that began in October 2015, while at least 242 Palestinians…
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Fast Forward Europe Condemns Israel For West Bank Home Demolitions
The European Union has expressed frustration with Israel over its demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, with the EU ambassador taking the unusual step of reading out a joint statement denouncing the practice. The ambassador delivered a stern diplomatic message, saying Israel was breaking international law. The issue came to a head…
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Fast Forward Some Jewish Settlers Lose Interest As Growth Slows — And Inconvenience Grows
After five years, Batsheva Reback couldn’t take living in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank any longer. Despite renting a house with a garden for far less than it would cost in Israel itself, it didn’t make sense. Her new apartment in Israel may be small, but unlike where she used to live…
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Fast Forward Hundreds Of Israeli Protesters March To Denounce 50 Years Of Occupation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of Jewish demonstrators marched in Jerusalem to protest 50 years of Israeli control of the West Bank. The march on Saturday night marked 50 years since Israel captured the West Bank during the Six Day War. It was organized by Omdim Beyachad, or Standing Together, a joint Jewish-Arab umbrella organization including…
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Fast Forward White House Won’t Criticize First New Israeli Settlement In 20 Years
(JTA) — White House officials appeared to show understanding for the Israeli government’s decision to build a new settlement in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, despite condemnations at the United Nations and by the Palestinians of the move. One official told the Times of Israel yesterday that “we would note…
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Fast Forward Israel Gives Green Light To First New Settlement in 20 Years
Israel’s security cabinet on Thursday approved the building of the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiates with Washington on a possible curb on settlement activity. The unanimous vote in favor of construction of the new settlement in an area called Emek Shilo came…
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Whose Wife Was Killed In 2016 Terror Attack Announces Engagement
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Natan Meir, whose wife Dafna was killed in a terror attack in their home, announced that he is engaged to be married. Meir announced Monday evening on social media that he is engaged to Jerusalem native Zohar Morgenstern. The announcement comes over a year after the terror attack in the West Bank…
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