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St. Louis Jewish Light

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Accept compromise on Migron outpost, Netanyahu urges residents

JTAPublished January 22, 2012

JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the residents of the illegal West Bank outpost of Migron to accept a compromise on its evacuation. Under the compromise, permanent housing for the residents of Migron would be built on state...

Israeli soldiers denied free train transportation

JTAPublished January 22, 2012

JERUSALEM—An Israeli Knesset minister has threatened to hold up the defense budget until soldiers are again allowed to ride trains for free on Sunday mornings. On Sunday, Israel Railroads instituted for the first time a blackout on free travel for Israeli...

RNC calls for ‘united Israel governed under one law for all people’

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished January 20, 2012

WASHINGTON—The Republican National Committee adopted a resolution calling for "a united Israel governed under one law for all people." The resolution passed last week at an RNC conference in New Orleans. Some liberal bloggers suggested that it effectively...

Islamic Jihad cell arrested in West Bank

JTAPublished January 19, 2012

JERUSALEM—Ten members of an Islamic Jihad terror cell were arrested near Jenin in the West Bank. The cell was planning attacks against Israeli soldiers and the abductions of Israelis, according to reports Thursday after the Shin Bet security services...

Settlers, officers hurt in outpost demolition

JTAPublished January 19, 2012

JERUSALEM—Six West Bank settlers and three police officers were hurt during the demolition of an illegal outpost near Jericho. Settlers threw rocks at police early Thursday morning when they gathered at an outpost near Mitzpeh Jericho to raze six dwellings....

British museum urged to quit study that includes Ahava

JTA REPORTPublished January 18, 2012

British scientists and filmmakers have called on the Natural History Museum in London to pull out of a study because of its collaboration with the Israeli company Ahava, which operates in the West Bank. Ahava/Dead Sea Laboratories, which manufactures...

Second Fogel family killer sentenced to five life sentences

JTAPublished January 16, 2012

JERUSALEM -- A second Palestinian man was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences for the murder of five members of the Fogel family in a West Bank Jewish settlement. Amjad Awad, 19, was sentenced Monday in a West Bank military court. He was convicted...

Israeli, Palestinian negotiators meet for third time

JTAPublished January 15, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met for the third time this month in Jordan. The talks began Saturday night and continued for several hours according to reports. The sides agreed to meet again on Jan. 25, according to Palestinian sources,...

Israel demolishes third illegal outpost this week

JTA, JERUSALEMPublished January 12, 2012

Israeli security forces demolished an illegal West Bank outpost, the third this week. Israel Defense Forces troops and Civil Administration inspectors early Thursday morning evacuated and demolished the Mitzpe Avichai outpost near Kiryat Arba. The outpost...

State Department condemns vandalism of West Bank mosque

JTA, JERUSALEMPublished January 12, 2012

The United States condemned the vandalizing of a mosque in the northern West Bank. "The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s most recent vandalizing of a mosque, as well as the burning of three cars, in the West Bank village...

Israel’s Supreme Court upholds limit on family reunifications

JTA, JERUSALEMPublished January 12, 2012

Israel's Supreme Court voted by a narrow margin to uphold a law that prevents Israelis who marry Palestinians from living in Israel. The panel of judges late Wednesday evening rejected a lawsuit against the Citizenship Law by a vote of 6 to 5. The majority...

Rep, Brad Sherman condemns honor for Robinson

JTA, NEW YORKPublished January 12, 2012

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) urged the University of California Berkeley to rescind the “2012 Public Health Hero” award bestowed on Mary Robinson, citing her virulent anti-Israel bias. Robinson, the former president of Ireland and the United Nations...

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