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Fast Forward U.S. Plans Harsher Language Against Israel in Settlements Report
— The United States reportedly will approve harsher language against Israel in a report set to be released by the Middle East Quartet dealing with Israeli settlements and other actions in the West Bank. The focus of the report by the Quartet, the body comprising the United States, Russia, the United Nations and the European…
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Fast Forward Thousands of Jews Visit West Bank Tomb of Joshua
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands of Jewish Israelis entered the West Bank Palestinian village of Kifl Haris to visit the tomb of the biblical figure Joshua. Also buried in the northern West Bank village located near the Ariel settlement are Joshua’s father, Nun, and Calev Ben Yefuneh. Joshua and Calev were two of the 12 spies…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Convicted in Brutal Murder of Jewish West Bank Mom of 6
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian teen has been convicted in an Israeli military court in the brutal murder of Dafna Meir, a mother of six, in her West Bank home. The Palestinian attacker, 16, was convicted of murder and illegal possession of a weapon on Monday in Judea Military Court, the IDF announced on Tuesday. He…
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Fast Forward Israel May Create Separate Legal Systems for Jews and Palestinians in West Bank
Israel’s justice minister said she would resurrect a legal initiative to bring Israeli civil law to Jewish settlements in the West Bank while keeping the Palestinians who live there under military orders. Ayelet Shaked, of the right-wing Jewish Home party, made the remarks on Sunday evening during a speech to the Legal Forum for the…
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Opinion Sanders Calls It ‘Palestine,’ Trump Won’t Call It ‘West Bank’ — and Why These Words Matter
To Bernie Sanders, the 2,000-square mile swath of disputed territory east of the Green Line demarcating the internationally recognized border of Israel is known as “Palestine.” Hillary Clinton has called it the “West Bank,” the mainstream term used by the White House and most news organizations, including this one. Ted Cruz refers to it as…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Riot as Busloads of Jewish Worshippers Visit Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus
JERUSALEM — Palestinians in Nablus attacked Israeli soldiers escorting a convoy of Jewish worshippers who entered the West Bank city to visit Joseph’s Tomb. The 26 busloads of worshippers arrived overnight Wednesday into Thursday in order to visit the purported burial place of the Jewish patriarch. The site is holy to Muslims, Christians and Jews….
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Israel News Israel to Close Off West Bank Amid Terror Fears
Israel is closing off the West Bank for the start of Passover amid fears of further terrorist attacks after a bus bombing in Jerusalem that wounded 20. The closure will begin Thursday night and last through Saturday night. Israel has “warnings, although not concrete” about terrorist attacks planned for the coming days, Israel’s Channel 10 reported,…
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Fast Forward Extremist Settlers Charged as ‘Jewish Terror Cell’ Targeting Palestinians
Israel has arrested six West Bank settlers for violence against Palestinians that included an assault and an attempt to set fire to a home, the Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday, describing the suspects as a “Jewish terror cell.” The group, which included a soldier and two minors, sought to copy the 2015 torching…
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