Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward After naming its terms for a normalization deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia restores relations with Iran
The two developments have created a complex picture for Israel, whose prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has publicly sought a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia
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News Why a county in Utah could play a role in Israel’s judicial crisis
A county in Utah has, improbably, caused a seismic shift in the way marriages are legally recognized in the Jewish state
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Fast Forward ‘Today, I won’t condemn’: Some Netanyahu allies are declining to decry Sunday’s West Bank settler riot
Some lawmakers in the governing coalition denounced the riot while expressing understanding for the settlers who rioted
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Fast Forward In major step, Israeli judicial reform bill passes first parliamentary vote
The bill would give the Israeli governing coalition full control over the appointment of judges. It would also bar the Supreme Court from striking down basic laws, which are Israel’s closest parallel to a constitution
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Fast Forward Israeli airstrike kills five in Damascus, Syrian officials say
Israel has regularly carried out airstrikes in the country aimed at Iranian-backed groups or Iranian weapons transfers to its proxies
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Fast Forward New Israeli law strips citizenship from convicted terrorists who are paid by the Palestinian Authority
The lopsided vote in favor of the measure comes in stark contrast to other more controversial proposals from Israel’s right-wing government that have come amid a recent escalation in terror attacks
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Fast Forward Israeli army jails soldier after video of him beating Palestinian activist in Hebron goes viral
The activist, Issa Amro, was taking a New Yorker writer on a tour of Hebron when the incident occurred
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Fast Forward 8-year-old injured in eastern Jerusalem car ramming attack dies
The boy’s 6-year-old brother was killed in the terror attack at a bus stop outside Ramot, a neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, along with a 20-year-old man
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