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Arab teen murdered in possible ‘revenge’ killing

July 2, 2014

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Police found the body of 17-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Abu Khdeir early on Wednesday, July 2, in what appears to be revenge kidnapping and murder carried out by right-wing Israeli extremists, according to media reports. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ office issued a statement, saying: “Israel bears full responsibility for this incident. […]

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Positively Israel: July 2, 2014

July 2, 2014

By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel (Press Release) — My instinctive reaction to Monday’s tragic news about the three slain teenagers was to not write a positive news blog this week. But why let the terrorists win? Dry Bones’ cartoon included the line “… we find joy in remembering their lives …” and Israelis’ love for

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Cell phone recording of teens’ murder released

July 2, 2014

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — In fast moving developments since the burial of three Israeli teens abducted by terrorists, police released a cell phone recording of their murder; rabbis in Gush Etzion pleaded in Arabic to the Muslim community to stop incitement against Jews; and the IDF released the statistics of arrests and financial

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Middle East

Creating Iraq, not 3 countries, was a mistake

July 2, 2014

By J Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — There were 39 English men, diplomats, army officers and Middle East experts, — and one English woman — sitting in Cairo in March 1921. They had been convened by Winston Churchill who had taken over the colonial office not long before. The former Turkish Provinces of Mossul,

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JNS news briefs: July 2, 2014

July 2, 2014

Hamas official vows more kidnappings of Israelis (JNS.org) Hamas official Mushir al-Masri warned against Israeli retaliation for the murder of the three Jewish teens, saying that the Gaza-based terrorist group and partner with Fatah in the Palestinian unity government possesses rockets and missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv. Masri also vowed that Hamas would abduct

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Middle East, USA

A nation deep in mourning

July 1, 2014

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — For the past three weeks, life in Israel seemed to have hit a pause. A heavy cloud descended on the nation as a rain of prayers poured forth from a people united in hope and some, in foreboding. From the moment that the report came out that three teenage Israeli

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Peres delivers eulogy for 3 slain Israeli teens

July 1, 2014

MODI’IN, Israel (Press Release) — President Shimon Peres on Tuesday, July 1, delivered a eulogy for the three kidnapped and slain Israeli teenagers. Following is the text of his comments as provided by his office: Dear Yifrach Family, Frankel Family and Shaar Family, Prime Minister, Ministers, Rabbis, Knesset Members, Officers and soldiers of the IDF,

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JNS news briefs: July 1, 2014

July 1, 2014

U.S. Reps.: Palestinian government should be dissolved after murder of teens (JNS.org) U.S. leaders condemned the murders of the three Israeli teens, one of whom was an American citizen, while Congressional leaders called on the Palestinian unity government to be dissolved. “The news of the murder of these three Israeli teenagers—Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar, and

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International, Middle East

ZOA: France, Spain, Italy issue false warnings

July 1, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)- The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the France, Spain and Italy for issuing ‘warnings’ to their businesses not to conduct commerce with Jews living in Judea/Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. In recent days, Spain and Italy published advisories, warning their citizens against doing business with ‘settlements,’ just days

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International, Middle East

WJC opens global mourning book for 3 teens

July 1, 2014

NEW YORK (WJC)– In reaction to the discovery of the bodies of the three Israeli teenagers abducted and murdered by terrorists on Monday, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) is mobilizing Jewish communities around the world in support of the victims’ families and the people of Israel. “This horrendous crime has sent shock waves throughout the

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International, Middle East

Families, officials eulogize 3 murdered teens

July 1, 2014

By Anav Siverman and Aryeh Savir MODI’IN, Israel (TNA) — The families of the three murdered Israeli teens conducted separate services and eulogies before laying their children side-by-side in a joint funeral in the Modi’in cemetery on Tuesday, July 1. Thousands gathered together in the home communities of Gil-ad Sha’ar (16), Naftali Frenkel (16)

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RZA urges U.S. political campaign against Hamas

July 1, 2014

By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn PHILADELPHIA –Jews throughout the United States will hold memorial services this week to mourn the murders of the three Israeli teenagers. There will be tears, there will be prayers, there will be words of consolation. And then the mourning needs to be followed by action — political action. The

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Middle East, USA

New outpost created at Ma’ aleh Adumim

July 1, 2014

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – During the early hours of the morning a group of some thirty Israelis established a new community in the disputed E1 area near Ma’aleh Adumim. The members of the group announced that their action is in response to the murder of the three boys. Five months ago 15,000 protesters

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Israel ponders options in wake of 3 teens’ murders

June 30, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The IDF and Israel’s other security services have found the bodies of the missing boys. Indications are that they were killed shortly after being taken. The operation throughout the West Bank, along with an escalation with respect to Gaza, is not only about the boys. There have been more than

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Arab teen murdered in possible ‘revenge’ killing

Positively Israel: July 2, 2014

Cell phone recording of teens’ murder released

Creating Iraq, not 3 countries, was a mistake

JNS news briefs: July 2, 2014

A nation deep in mourning

Peres delivers eulogy for 3 slain Israeli teens

JNS news briefs: July 1, 2014

ZOA: France, Spain, Italy issue false warnings

WJC opens global mourning book for 3 teens

Families, officials eulogize 3 murdered teens

RZA urges U.S. political campaign against Hamas

New outpost created at Ma’ aleh Adumim

Israel ponders options in wake of 3 teens’ murders

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