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Israel News Ultra-Orthodox Mom Fired for Getting Driver’s License To Help Disabled Daughter
The woman reportedly obtained the driver’s license in order to more easily transport her disabled daughter
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Who Shot Unarmed Palestinian Faces Manslaughter Probe
JERUSALEM — The Israel Defense Forces soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian man who charged a West Bank guard post and ignored warnings to stop is being investigated for negligent manslaughter. The soldier, a member of the haredi Orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion, was questioned under caution as a suspect in a crime on Sunday,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian Who ‘Ran at Them’ on West Bank
Israeli soldiers on Friday shot and killed an apparently unarmed Palestinian who ran towards their position in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, and the incident was under review, a military spokeswoman said. A Palestinian official said the 38-year-old man suffered from mental illness, and several unsourced Israeli news websites reported that no…
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Fast Forward Belgian Airline Dumps Halva From Occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Belgium’s national airline has stopped serving its passengers a halva snack made in the West Bank following complaints by a group that supports the BDS movement against Israel. Brussels Airlines called the snacks “controversial,” the Hebrew-language Ynet news website reported. The vanilla-flavored halva sesame snacks are manufactured by the Israeli food company…
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Opinion If Israel’s Occupation Is Permanent, Why Isn’t It the Same as Apartheid?
Apartheid. The word is thrown around on the left-wing side of Israel-Palestine politics these days, and often it seems intended to provoke outrage, not reflection. And indeed, that’s exactly what it does on the right. But with the news on August 22 that only 58% of Israelis still support a two-state solution (and that’s counting…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Water Crisis Bites in Searing West Bank Summer — Settlers Have Plenty
At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe water shortages, prompting a war of words between Palestinian and Israeli officials over who is responsible. The Palestinians say Israel is preventing them from accessing adequate water at an affordable price, and point out that…
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Fast Forward Contentious Hebron Jewish Settlement Gets First Green Light To Expand in Decade
The Israeli government has approved the planning of new housing for Jews in the predominantly Arab West Bank city of Hebron. COGAT, the Israel Defense Forces Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Unit, which coordinates civilian issues in the West Bank, confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that permission was granted for planning…
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Fast Forward Lutherans Demand End To Aid for Israel Over Settlement Building
— The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America approved a resolution calling on the U.S. government to end all aid to Israel if Israel does not stop building settlements and “enable an independent Palestinian state.” Voting at its triennial assembly in New Orleans that ended Saturday, the church also sought a halt to all investment in…
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