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St. Louis Jewish Light

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St. Louis Jewish Light

Is Israel’s Supreme Court headed for conservative tilt?

By Mati Wagner, JTAPublished February 29, 2012

  JERUSALEM—It ordered the West Bank security fence rerouted because it cut through private Palestinian property. It overturned state-backed discrimination against Arab Israelis on issues of land distribution and ruled against the Israel Defense Forces’...

Palestinian TV station raided by Israel

JTAPublished February 29, 2012

JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian television station in the West Bank went off the air following a raid by Israeli soldiers. Israel's Communication Ministry ordered Wednesday's raid of the al-Watan TV station, located near Ramallah, for using unauthorized frequencies...

Israeli troops kill infiltrator from Egypt

JTAPublished February 28, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli soldiers shot and killed a man attempting to infiltrate into Israel from Egypt. The soldiers early Tuesday morning saw a group of about 15 infiltrators into Israel, who failed to stop when asked to by the Israeli troops. The infiltrators...

Israeli soldiers, Palestinians clash following protester’s funeral

JTAPublished February 26, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli troops and Palestinian rioters clashed following the funeral of a Palestinian protester who was killed after throwing exploding firecrackers at soldiers. The clashes Saturday in the West Bank district of al-Ram next to Jerusalem...

Shalit travels to U.S. for NBA All-Star Game

JTAPublished February 26, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is in the United States, where he will attend the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. Shalit is the guest for Sunday's game of leading sports agent Arn Tellem. He also was scheduled to attend other...

Israeli troops thwart terror attack in south

JTAPublished February 21, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli troops thwarted a terror attack on Israel's border with Egypt. During a routine patrol on the Israel-Egypt border to prevent smuggling, Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the middle of stopping a smuggling attempt saw a man leave a...

Israel strikes Gaza sites after weekend of rockets

JTAPublished February 19, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israel's Air Force struck two sites in the Gaza Strip after a weekend of rocket attacks on southern Israel. Israeli aircraft late Saturday night struck a weapons manufacturing site in northern Gaza, and a home in Gaza City which a statement...

Israel strikes Gaza targets

JTAPublished February 16, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israel's Air Force struck what the military called two "terror activity sites" in the Gaza Strip. The attacks early Thursday morning were in response to four rockets fired on southern Israel Wednesday night, according to a statement from...

Good cop advocacy marked Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi’s The Israel Project

By Uriel Heilman, JTAPublished February 14, 2012

NEW YORK -- Here's what the international Jewish media conspiracy looks like: Two men and four women, all clad in dark suits, sitting around a table in a windowless conference room in a nondescript office in midtown Manhattan. Together they run a global...

Israel attacks Gaza sites in response to rocket fire

JTAPublished February 12, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israel's Air Force attacked four targets in Gaza, in response to rocket fire from Gaza that injured an Israeli woman. The attacks early Monday morning struck three tunnels between Gaza and Israel as well as what the IDF said in a statement...

Israel: Time of Iran reckoning is closer

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished February 3, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Israeli officials said there was an understanding that the time was near to consider a military strike on Iran. "Today, unlike the past, the world has no doubt that Iran's nuclear program is steadily nearing readiness and is about to enter...

Art prize available for Israeli artist

JTAPublished February 2, 2012

JERUSALEM -- An art prize that will guarantee an Israeli artist living in Israel or abroad a cash prize and a solo exhibition in Jerusalem was established at the Bezalel Academy. Entries for the Ilana Elovic Bezalel Prize for the Arts are due by Feb....

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