As Israeli officials attempted to quell the violence against their citizens this past week, officials of the Obama administration made a number of controversial statements that they later retracted. The most prominent of these statements came from Secretary of State John Kerry, who in a speech at Harvard on Tuesday...
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A Palestinian man posing as a journalist and wearing a “Press” logo on his t-shirt stabbed an Israeli soldier before being shot to death near Hebron, the Associated Press reported today. The stabbing occurred on the sidelines of clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian stone-throwers after Friday prayers in the...
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Joseph’s Tomb, a Jewish holy site located near the West Bank city of Nablus, was set ablaze last night by Palestinian rioters. The shrine, which is in an area under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, had previously been torched in 1996 and 2000. The Times of Israel reported more: Channel 2 television said Palestinian...
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MSNBC correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin, a reporter with a history of anti-Israel bias, suggested during an on-air segment Wednesday that a terrorist who had been killed after attacking Israeli police was unharmed. Mohyeldin was immediately corrected by anchor Jose Diaz-Balart, who pointed out that the accompanying video clearly showed that the terrorist was,...
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Palestinian leaders are responsible for inciting teenagers into perpetrating the current wave of violence against Israelis, a leading Palestinian human rights activist has said. Acting Israeli Police Chief Bentzi Sau told the Knesset this week that more than half of those arrested on terror charges in recent weeks have been teenagers. Bassem Eid, the former director...
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of “executing” a teenage Palestinian terrorist who attacked two people on Monday and is currently convalescing in a Jerusalem hospital, The Times of Israel reported. Ahmed Mansara is recovering from injuries he received from being hit by a car as he attempted to flee from authorities....
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