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Family 'overwhelmed' after US student's body found in Israel - USA TODAY Thu, 28 Aug 2014 23:18:55 GMT

USA TODAY

Family 'overwhelmed' after US student's body found in Israel USA TODAY Israeli police said Thursday they have found the body of an American student who went missing last week while hiking and do not suspect a crime was involved, media reports say. The body of Aaron Sofer, 23, a Jewish seminary student from New Jersey, was ... Missing NJ man found dead in Israel forestNew York Post Police: Body found in Israeli forest is missing American hikerCNN Israeli police find body of missing US studentCBS News Philly.com -The Star-Ledger -Huffington Post all 263 news articles »

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On the Ground in Israel and Gaza - New York Times Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:27:40 GMT

On the Ground in Israel and Gaza New York Times In mid-August, I read a column in an Israeli newspaper by a mother who described putting her children to bed in their home near Gaza, where fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas had been raging since July 8. She explained how she made sure ... and more »

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In Israel's South, Families Worry About the Future of Life Near Gaza - New York Times Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:21:02 GMT

New York Times

In Israel's South, Families Worry About the Future of Life Near Gaza New York Times KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, Israel — Towering concrete walls surround the kindergarten in this rural Israeli community next to the border with Gaza, blocking out the light. The fortresslike panels went up a few days ago as protection against deadly shrapnel ... and more »

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Rebels in Syria Capture Border Crossing With Israel - Wall Street Journal Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:19:17 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Rebels in Syria Capture Border Crossing With Israel Wall Street Journal Smoke rises at the Israeli side of the Syrian-Israeli border amid fighting between the Syrian army and rebels over the control of the border crossing of Quneitra. European Pressphoto Agency. Rebel factions in Syria, including an al Qaeda affiliate ... Syrian rebels capture sole border crossing between Israel and Syria in Golan ...Washington Post Syrian Rebels Seize Border Crossing With IsraelABC News Rebels capture 43 UN peacekeepers at Israel-Syria borderJerusalem Post i24news -Center for Research on Globalization -Aljazeera.com all 751 news articles »

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With Gaza War, Movement to Boycott Israel Gains Momentum in Europe - New York Times Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:11:17 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

With Gaza War, Movement to Boycott Israel Gains Momentum in Europe New York Times LONDON — A branch of Sainsbury's grocery store removed kosher products from its shelves, it said, to prevent anti-Israel demonstrations. The Tricycle Theater in north London, after hosting a Jewish film festival for eight years, demanded to vet the ... Elizabeth Warren Sides With Israel, Not With the Liberals Who Keep ...Slate Magazine (blog) Tel Aviv Diary: How Soon Before Islamic State Attacks Israel?Newsweek Hamas leader Mashaal says latest Gaza conflict with Israel not the lastJerusalem Post NBCNews.com -Haaretz -Aljazeera.com all 1,256 news articles »

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Israel, Hamas Agree to Open-Ended Cease-Fire - Wall Street Journal Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:42:37 GMT

USA TODAY

Israel, Hamas Agree to Open-Ended Cease-Fire Wall Street Journal Since then, however, Israel has suffered setbacks, including having Tel Aviv's international airport partially closed by rocket-fire, said Ehud Eiran, a political scientist at Haifa University, who said that its battlefield gains have been marginal ... Israel-Gaza ceasefire: Negotiators look to next phase for peaceCBC.ca Why Israel's bombardment of Gaza neighborhood left US officers 'stunned'Al Jazeera America Israeli leader declares victory in Gaza warUSA TODAY Vox -Washington Post -CNN all 7,952 news articles »

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Father of New Jersey man missing in Israel joins search - CNN Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:30:21 GMT

CNN

Father of New Jersey man missing in Israel joins search CNN Jerusalem (CNN) -- The father of a New Jersey man who went missing while studying in Israel has joined police and hundreds of volunteers searching the forest outside Jerusalem where his son disappeared. Yeshiva student Aaron Sofer, 23, was reported ...

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Body found in Israeli forest is missing New Jersey man, sources confirm - Fox News Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:46:28 GMT

Fox News

Body found in Israeli forest is missing New Jersey man, sources confirm Fox News A body found in an Israeli forest is a missing 23-year-old New Jersey man, sources said Thursday. Sources confirmed to Fox News Channel that the body is that of Aaron Sofer, of Lakewood, who disappeared last Friday while hiking in Jerusalem Forest with ...

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Israel tourist industry wants compensation over Gaza - BBC News Fri, 29 Aug 2014 02:47:41 GMT

BBC News

Israel tourist industry wants compensation over Gaza BBC News Israeli hoteliers are demanding millions of dollars in compensation from the state over the Gaza conflict. Visitor numbers had dropped to their lowest levels in seven years, before the latest ceasefire. Palestinian businesses that rely on tourism to ... and more »

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Body of missing US student found in Jerusalem Forest - Haaretz Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:41:22 GMT

Haaretz

Body of missing US student found in Jerusalem Forest Haaretz Soffer's parents flew to Israel to assist with the search. In June, three Israeli seminary students, all teenagers, were kidnapped while hitch-hiking in the West Bank, some 30 km south of Jerusalem, and later found dead. The Palestinian militant group ... Search for Yeshiva Student Continues as Abduction Fears GrowArutz Sheva all 9 news articles »