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In light of an ongoing investigation into an Israeli soldier who was filmed shooting a neutralized Palestinian stabber in Hebron last week, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot sent a letter to all soldiers emphasizing “key military values the army holds dear.” Excerpts of the letter were published on the IDF’s website on Wednesday....

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Ma’an News Agency has an article by Ramzy Baroud that is upset that there are not more terror attacks against Jews. The article, entitled “Why is a popular uprising yet to take off?” expresses frustration that there aren’t more knifings and shootings and car rammings, because this is just what...

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Shadia Jirani, an 18-month-old Tanzanian girl, was born with a giant hole in her heart. Without surgery her chances of survival were grim. Shadia was the first child wheeled into the operating room at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during a weeklong medical mission in...

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Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems reached a cooperation agreement worth $10 billion with the Indian giant Reliance Defense, Globes reported on Tuesday. The companies will produce air-to-air missiles, air defense systems, and surveillance balloons or aerostats for the Indian military over the next ten years. The venture is projected...

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The United States “vigorously opposes efforts to isolate or boycott Israel,” Ambassador Dan Shapiro told an anti-boycott conference on Monday. “We have demonstrated this commitment for decades and continue to devote substantial resources in our government to this fight,” he added. “We consider it an extension of our longstanding commitment to fight...

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The latest round of reconciliation talks between Fatah, the ruling party in the Palestinian Authority, and the terrorist group Hamas ended without an accord, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. The only agreement that the two parties reached was to avoid discussing the negotiations with the media. Ziad al-Thatha, a senior Hamas...

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