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Breaking News Settlers Forged 14 of 15 Land Deals WIth Palestinians
Nearly all of the West Bank real estate acquisitions made by a company run by a pro-settlement activist were forged. The details of the transactions by the Al-Watan company, owned by the Amana housing company and run by director-general Zeev Hever, were broadcast Monday on Israel’s Channel 1. A full report was to be broadcast…
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News Dafna Meir’s Very Orthodox Battle for Birth Control — Cut Short by Terror Slaying
Since Dafna Meir’s death at the hands of a teenage Palestinian stabber January 17, the 38-year-old Israeli has been memorialized as a mother and a wife, a foster parent and a nurse. But to a certain subset of Israeli women she will be remembered for a different reason: She was the leader of the “diaphragm…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Down Widening Criticism of Israel
JERUSALEM – The United States, European Union and the United Nations have issued unusually stern criticism of Israel, provoking a sharp response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and raising Palestinians’ hopes of steps against their neighbor. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday described Israel’s settlements as “provocative acts” that raised questions about its commitment to…
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Israel News Bibi Says U.N. Chief’s Criticism of Settlements ‘Bolsters Terrorism’
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel’s settlement activities as “provocative acts” that raise questions about the nation’s commitment to a two-state solution amid growing Palestinian frustration over nearly 50 years of occupation. The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a 1967 war….
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Breaking News Israeli Woman, 23, Dead After Palestinian Stab Attack at Market
One of the women seriously injured in a stabbing attack at a West Bank supermarket has died. Shlomit Krigman, 23, died of her injuries early on Tuesday morning. Krigman, who grew up in Shadmot Mehola located in the Beit She’an Valley, had been in the Beit Horon settlement, located between Jerusalem and Modiin, on Monday…
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The Schmooze 5 Killer Airbnb Spots — Only Drawback Is They’re in West Bank Settlements
Want to stay in a possibly dangerous and unauthorized Israeli settlement? Even if you don’t, you might accidentally. Airbnb was by opponents of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank for listing homes there and not properly labeling them. It turns out that those looking for a quiet neighborhood right outside either Tel Aviv or…
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Breaking News Netanyahu Will Let Booted Hebron Settlers Return To West Bank Homes
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would allow Jewish settlers evicted by the Israeli army from two houses in the West Bank city of Hebron to return once proper permits were in place. Israeli settlements in occupied territory, deemed illegal by most countries, are a fundamental issue in the stalled Israeli-Palestinian…
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Breaking News Israel Confirms New West Bank Land Grab Near Jordan
JERUSALEM – Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation. In an email sent to Reuters, COGAT, a unit of Israel’s Defence Ministry, said the political…
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