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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 643

Daniel Bernstein

A tractor grabs an Israel flag as it tears down homes in the Beit El settlement July 29, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 30, 2015, 7:40 am
US ‘deeply concerned’ about approval of new settlement homes
State Department urges Jerusalem ‘to refrain from unhelpful actions’ after Netanyahu green-lights 300 units in Beit El, Jerusalem
By Daniel Bernstein and AFP
Israeli security forces walk by a building in which Israeli settlers had barricaded themselves to resist an evacuation at the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank town of Ramallah, July 28, 2015. (FLASH90)
July 29, 2015, 10:58 pm
UN, EU denounce approval of fresh settlement homes
Ban Ki-moon calls planned housing projects in Beit El and East Jerusalem ‘impediment to peace’; PLO labels move a ‘war crime’
By Daniel Bernstein and AFP
Likud lawmaker Yaron Mazuz in the Knesset, June 24, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)
July 29, 2015, 7:39 pm
Ethics panel reprimands deputy minister for ‘racist’ remarks
Knesset accuses Yaron Mazuz of undermining legitimacy of Arab citizens and ‘falsely representing’ government position
By Daniel Bernstein
Jonathan Pollard in a December 17, 1997, photo with Israel's communications minister Limor Livnat, who visited him in prison in Butner, North Carolina (photo credit: AP/ Ayala Bar)
July 28, 2015, 11:08 pm
MKs hail Pollard release; Shaked denies link to Iran deal
While some bemoan US failure to release convicted spy sooner, Oren calls move a ‘significant milestone’ in US-Israel ties
By Daniel Bernstein and AP
Israeli security forces scuffle with settlers who had barricaded themselves in an attempt to prevent the demolition of illegally constructed buildings, at the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank town of Ramallah, on July 28, 2015. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
July 28, 2015, 8:21 pm
Fresh clashes erupt at Beit El; state appeals demolition order
Settlers hurl stones at police; education minister hails protesters’ efforts to prevent removal of illegal Beit El structures
By Daniel Bernstein and AFP
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) upon his arrival on July 28, 2015, at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia during an official visit. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / PETRON KARADJIAS)
July 28, 2015, 5:47 pm
On visit to Cyprus, Netanyahu accepts invite to address EU leaders
Cypriot president extends similar invitation to Abbas, says leaders will be able to convey positions directly without ‘filters’
By Daniel Bernstein
Rabbi Yaakov Deutsch, a prominent rabbi from the city of Afula in northern Israel, was sent to prison for nine years on Wednesday for committing sexual offenses against four minors. (screen capture: Channel 2)
July 22, 2015, 9:17 pm
Rabbi gets 9 years for sexually assaulting minors
Yaakov Deutsch of Afula told one victim she was his wife in a previous life and he was ‘acting under divine instruction’
By Daniel Bernstein
Shlomo Twitto (c) outside the District Court in Jerusalem on July 22, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 22, 2015, 7:53 pm
Two brothers sent to prison for torching Jewish-Arab school
Far-right activists Shlomo and Nachman Twitto say arson attack on Jerusalem bilingual school was ‘worth the price’
By Daniel Bernstein
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (R) seen with of Histadrut Chairman Avi Nissenkorn during a press conference regarding a deal on government contract workers at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on July 20, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 21, 2015, 1:13 am
Strike aborted as deal made on contract employment
Histadrut signs deal with Finance Minister to directly employ 15,000 public sector workers, but rights groups say agreement does too little
By Daniel Bernstein
Illustrative: Palestinian youth throw stones at Israeli police during a clash in East Jerusalem, in July 2014. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)
July 21, 2015, 12:36 am
Knesset increases stone-throwers’ sentences
Plenum passes bill which will see assailants jailed for up to 10 years even if state doesn’t prove harmful intent
By Daniel Bernstein
Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg, who was found dead in his home on Sunday, July 19, 2015. (YouTube screen capture)
July 20, 2015, 11:17 pm
Music streaming pioneer found dead at 28
No foul play suspected in death of Josh Greenberg, co-founder of Grooveshark free streaming service
By Daniel Bernstein and AFP
Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards General Mohammad Ali Jafari. (screen capture: YouTube/Press TV)
July 20, 2015, 6:50 pm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards head opposes nuclear deal
Mohammed Jafari calls draft ‘unacceptable’ hours before UN unanimously adopts resolution on accord
By Daniel Bernstein and AFP
President Barack Obama answers questions about the Iran nuclear deal during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
July 15, 2015, 9:40 pm
Obama: Netanyahu yet to provide alternative to Iran deal
President says agreement prevents Iranian nuke, which would compound Israel’s ‘legitimate’ concerns; skewers PM for saying Tehran seeks to ‘take over the world’
By Daniel Bernstein
An image from the "Soul Hunters" pamphlet targeting Haredi soldiers who recruit ultra-Orthodox men into the army.
July 15, 2015, 8:44 pm
Haredim campaign against ‘soul hunting’ army recruiters
Pamphlets targeting ‘professional missionaries’ are latest weapon in ultra-Orthodox battle over IDF enlistment
By Daniel Bernstein
A campaign ad for Donald Trump's presidential bid, posted on Twitter on July 14, 2015, and deleted a few minutes later, containing a photo of Nazi soldiers (Twitter)
July 15, 2015, 12:26 am
Donald Trump tweets, deletes ad containing Nazi troops
GOP favorite removes campaign promo after users notice that Waffen-SS soldiers were mistaken for US troops
By Daniel Bernstein
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