Amnesty International challenged the necessity and legality of the soldier’s action when the clear alternative of having the girl bite a softer, less damaging body part was so readily available. Nabi Saleh, September 3 – The man whose teenage daughter was ...
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“For too long, the reins have been held by a small group of people representing the majority of voting Israelis.” Jerusalem, September 2 – Opposition leader Isaac Herzog laced into the government’s proposed budget today, saving his most vociferous criticism for ...
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Abbas desires to let other ambitious, well-connected Palestinians line their pockets with funds intended for development of the Palestinian economy, governance, rule of law, and transparency. Ramallah, September 2 – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told officials two days ago that ...
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By Jodi Rudoren, NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Journalism is both a challenging and rewarding profession. While my responsibilities as bureau chief require me to engage in almost as much management of people as of stories, I still get to ...
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“We’re talking a waste of time, money, and energy, at best, and full-blown violence-inducing idolatry at worst.” Jerusalem, August 31 – Tensions increased between Minister of Economic Affairs Arye Deri and the Israeli Football Association today as the Association threatened ...
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“You’d have to be, well, crazy not to see the potential of this.” South Tel Aviv, August 31 – Tour guides around the country expressed bewildered amusement at the macabre tastes of visitors from Africa, but are nevertheless preparing to ...
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The report documents the financial advantages of Jewishness via extensive citations from the scholarly work The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. Beijing, August 30 – China’s turbulent economic fortunes have the country’s leadership considering a new economic policy that involves making ...
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“The shark attacks in Egypt in 2010? That really was us.” Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence has a released a new report containing revelations by Mossad agents that they were behind a number of secret operations for which Israel was correctly blamed, most ...
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“Mahmoud Abbas might be Meretz’s ideal candidate, embodying everything they’ve ever campaigned for, but that doesn’t mean they don’t like their jobs. If something happens, expect a fight.” Ramallah, August 29 – Sources close to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas say his ...
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“This whole fiasco, which I have asked the media to ignore, is why I called this press conference.” Jerusalem, August 28 – A spokesman for the United Nations agency that cares for Palestinian refugees issued an urgent call for international assistance ...
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