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Fast Forward 21 Palestinians Hurt in Clashes Over Joseph’s Tomb
At least 21 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli troops in Nablus, Palestinian media reported. The clashes erupted early Friday following a visit by Israelis to Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus, Palestinian security officials told the Ma’an news agency. Over 30 Israeli military jeeps entered the city late Thursday and soldiers took up positions on…
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Fast Forward Jewish Communities to Remember 3 Kidnapped Israeli Teens With Unity Day
Jewish communities will mark the first anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens by Palestinian terrorists with a Unity Day. The commemoration, set for June 3, was developed by the parents of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shear and Eyal Yifrach in conjunction with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and the Gesher organization. Organizations representing…
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Opinion In Stealth Move, Congress Backs Israeli Right’s War on Settlement Boycotts
The finance committees of the House and Senate have approved amendments to a trade bill that equate boycotts of West Bank settlement products with boycotts of Israel, strengthening efforts by the Israeli right to silence opponents of West Bank settlements. Both committees approved the amendments unanimously. Each committee then approved its version of the trade…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Killed by Israeli Troops at Militant’s Funeral
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian stone-thrower and wounded several others in the occupied West Bank on Friday after a militant’s funeral turned violent, hospital officials and witnesses said. An army spokeswoman confirmed soldiers opened fire during the incident at Beit Omar, near the Palestinian city of Hebron, saying they had feared for their lives as…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Extend Security to West Bank Towns
Palestinian police said on Wednesday they had extended their security control in parts of the occupied West Bank following a deal with Israel, launching armed patrols for the first time in towns near Jerusalem. Louy Izriqat, spokesman for Palestinian police, said 90 officers had deployed in Abu Dis, A-Ram and Biddu, towns that had been…
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Fast Forward SodaStream Agrees to ‘Made in West Bank’ Label
SodaStream changed the labels on some of its products to note that they were manufactured in the West Bank, according to an international media group. The labels were changed to read “Made in the West Bank” following a complaint filed nearly a year ago with the Oregon Department of Justice, the International Middle East Media…
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Fast Forward Americans for Peace Now Calls Illegal Israeli Settlements ‘Plague’
Americans for Peace Now called the expansion of Israeli settlements a “plague” in a Facebook post. On March 30, the group posted a photo to its Facebook page showing the expansion of the West Bank settlement of Modiin Illit between 1997 and 2014. Evoking the upcoming Passover holiday, the photo featured a caption calling the…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Dies of Injuries Sustained Last Week in West Bank Clash
A Palestinian teenager died on Wednesday of a gunshot wound sustained a week ago during a confrontation with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, hospital officials said. The officials at Ramallah Hospital said Ali Safi, 17, had been shot through the chest. Witnesses said soldiers had responded to stone-throwing at a protest against a…
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