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Opinion 9 Years Later, Here We Go Again in Gaza
A woman cries as Israeli soldiers evict Jewish settlers from Gaza in 2005 / Getty Images Even as war continues to rage, August will mark the ninth anniversary of Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Dubbed a “disengagement” by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the retreat was greeted enthusiastically by the institutional Jewish community. A…
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Breaking News British Supermarket Chain To Stop Carrying West Bank Products
The largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom has announced that it will cease to sell products sourced in the West Bank by September. The Jewish Chronicle reported that Tesco, which has stores in Europe, North America and Asia, has announced that it would cease to sell dates packaged in the West Bank, meaning that…
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Breaking News Palestinian Authority Announces 24-Hour Cease-Fire
The Palestinian Authority announced that it has brokered a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire with all Palestinian factions, with the possibility of extending it an additional 48 hours. Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon during a news conference in Ramallah. The announcement was reportedly made with the…
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Breaking News Israel Thwarts Terror Attack at West Bank Checkpoint
Israeli border police thwarted a terror attack at a West Bank checkpoint. The police stopped a suspicious-looking vehicle at the Beitar Illit checkpoint in the Gush Etzion bloc south of Jerusalem. The car was stopped after the driver approached the checkpoint in a slow and suspicious manner. A search of the car turned up a…
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Breaking News Extremist Settlers Clash With Rabbis Over Palestinian Olive Groves on West Bank
Jewish settlers clashed with activists of the Rabbis for Human Rights movement near the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday as they protected Palestinians beginning the annual olive harvest. Israeli police and soldiers grappled with settlers who tried to drive off local Palestinians and international supporters of Palestinian rights in the West Bank. “This…
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Breaking News 5 Killed as Violence Spreads to West Bank and 10,000 March
(Reuters) — Five Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank on Friday in shootings involving both Israeli forces and a civilian who appeared to be a Jewish settler, medics and witnesses said. Three Palestinians were killed during clashes between Israeli forces shooting live bullets and protesters throwing stones near the flashpoint city of Hebron….
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Breaking News Extremist Rabbi Issues Ruling Saying Jewish Law Permits Destruction of Gaza
Rabbi Dov Lior, a leading West Bank rabbi who endorsed a book justifying the killing of non-Jews, issued a religious ruling saying that Jewish law permits the destruction of Gaza to keep southern Israel safe. Lior, chief rabbi of the Kiryat Arba settlement, issued the opinion after receiving questions about Jewish law’s position on harming…
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Breaking News Israeli Man Shot And Seriously Injured At West Bank Junction
An Israeli man was shot and seriously injured while waiting at a West Bank junction. The Israel Defense Forces identified the shooter in Monday night’s incident at the Rechalim Junction as a Palestinian terrorist and said its forces were searching the area for the shooter. The junction is located near the West Bank city of…
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