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Israel News Israeli Republicans Stump for Donald Trump in West Bank Office
Chaim Spring, an 80-year-old Jewish settler, had given up on American politics since he immigrated to Israel from the United States 43 years ago. But this November he’ll be casting a vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump, whom he calls an “honest man” and a good father, two qualities that earned Spring’s support. The Republican…
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Breaking News Israeli Soldier Shot While Guarding Jews at Flashpoint Joseph’s Tomb
JERUSALEM — An Israeli soldier was shot while protecting worshippers at Joseph’s Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus. He was taken to a hospital in central Israel where he is in stable condition, the army said. Some 16 buses of worshipers arrived at Joseph’s Tomb early Thursday morning. Their IDF escort was attacked…
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Breaking News U.S. Slams Israel for New West Bank Settlement Expansion
— The U.S. State Department condemned the announcement that an Israeli planning committee approved the construction of hundreds of housing units in four West Bank settlements. “We’re deeply concerned by the government’s announcement to advance plans for these settlement units in the West Bank,” State Department Spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday, in answer to a…
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Israel News Donald Trump’s Campaign Is Famously Disorganized — Except in Occupied West Bank
The Israeli chapter of the U.S. Republican Party is getting out the vote for Donald Trump, with a special focus on West Bank settlers. The campaign is opening two offices in the West Bank, one in a private home in Karnei Shomron in the north and the other in a yet-to-be-decided location in Gush Etzion,…
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Israel News Ultra-Orthodox Mom Fired for Getting Driver’s License To Help Disabled Daughter
JERUSALEM — A haredi Orthodox teacher in a girls’ school in the largely haredi West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit reportedly was fired from her long-time position after obtaining a drivers’ license. The woman obtained the driver’s license in order to more easily transport her disabled daughter, the haredi Orthodox news website Kikar Shabbat reported…
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Breaking News Israeli Soldier Who Shot Unarmed Palestinian Faces Manslaughter Probe
JERUSALEM — The Israel Defense Forces soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian man who charged a West Bank guard post and ignored warnings to stop is being investigated for negligent manslaughter. The soldier, a member of the haredi Orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion, was questioned under caution as a suspect in a crime on Sunday,…
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Breaking News Israeli Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian Who ‘Ran at Them’ on West Bank
Israeli soldiers on Friday shot and killed an apparently unarmed Palestinian who ran towards their position in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, and the incident was under review, a military spokeswoman said. A Palestinian official said the 38-year-old man suffered from mental illness, and several unsourced Israeli news websites reported that no…
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Breaking News Belgian Airline Dumps Halva From Occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Belgium’s national airline has stopped serving its passengers a halva snack made in the West Bank following complaints by a group that supports the BDS movement against Israel. Brussels Airlines called the snacks “controversial,” the Hebrew-language Ynet news website reported. The vanilla-flavored halva sesame snacks are manufactured by the Israeli food company…
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