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Israel Dismantles Controversial Metal Detectors At Jerusalem Holy Site - NPR Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:19:00 GMT

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Israel Dismantles Controversial Metal Detectors At Jerusalem Holy Site
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Israel has removed controversial metal detectors at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem, aiming to ease tension after days of protests. But it remains to be seen whether Muslim worshippers will accept the security measures that Israel plans to ...
Israel's former foreign minister warns of holy war with Muslim worldThe Independent
Palestinians keep up holy site boycott despite Israel's removal of metal detectorsLos Angeles Times
Israel removes metal detectors as tensions simmerCNN
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In Jordan, a Killing Threatens to Upend Peace with Israel - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:55:03 GMT

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In Jordan, a Killing Threatens to Upend Peace with Israel
Foreign Policy (blog)
The shooting and killing of two Jordanian citizens by an Israeli embassy guard on Sunday night caused a 24-hour diplomatic crisis between Jordan and Israel. According to Israeli reports, Mohammad al-Jawawdeh had attacked the Israeli guard with a ...
Jordanians protest against Israel at funeral of shot teenagerReuters
Israeli embassy staff home after Amman standoffBBC News
Israel Agrees to Remove Metal Detectors at Entrances to Aqsa Mosque CompoundNew York Times
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Israel removes metal detectors from holy site entrance - Washington Post Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:44:53 GMT

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Israel removes metal detectors from holy site entrance
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JERUSALEM — Israel began removing metal detectors from entrances to a major Jerusalem shrine early Tuesday morning to defuse a crisis over the site that angered the Muslim world and triggered some of the worst Israeli-Palestinian clashes in years.

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Congress can send a powerful message by passing the Israel Anti-Boycott Act - The Hill (blog) Tue, 25 Jul 2017 22:00:31 GMT

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Congress can send a powerful message by passing the Israel Anti-Boycott Act
The Hill (blog)
Is the ACLU actually attempting to sway congressional debate against Israel? The red flags are alarming, including this recent tweet by Jamil Dakwar, Director of the ACLU's Human Rights Program: “Israeli leaders exploit horrible acts of anti-Semitism ...
Israel bars five US Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders backing boycott effortThe Guardian
Democratic Senators Rethink Bill Criminalizing Support for Israel BoycottRoll Call
Israel bars entry to 5 US activists under anti-BDS lawWashington Post
The Intercept -Jewish Week
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Israel: Metal Detectors Will Be Removed From Jerusalem Holy Site - NPR Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:45:32 GMT

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Israel: Metal Detectors Will Be Removed From Jerusalem Holy Site
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The prime minister's office says Israel will remove metal detectors from the entrance to a Jerusalem site that is considered holy by Muslims and Jews. Known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, and to Jews as Temple Mount, it has been the site of ...

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With its Arab neighbors uncharacteristically quiet, Israel seeks to stem crisis - Los Angeles Times Tue, 25 Jul 2017 01:45:00 GMT

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With its Arab neighbors uncharacteristically quiet, Israel seeks to stem crisis
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Seeking to defuse rising tensions with Muslims over access to a holy shrine in Jerusalem, the Israeli Cabinet announced early Tuesday that it would remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to the site after a deadly attack by Israeli Arab ...

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Refugees: Between worlds in Israel, Turkey and Greece - Al Jazeera - Al Jazeera America Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:39:21 GMT

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Refugees: Between worlds in Israel, Turkey and Greece - Al Jazeera
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Short docs about an Eritrean boarding school in Israel, refugee children in Turkey and a hotel-turned-squat in Greece.

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Russian military police deploy close to Israel's Golan to monitor safe zones - The Jerusalem Post Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:20:32 GMT

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Russian military police deploy close to Israel's Golan to monitor safe zones
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“It is to be stressed that the nearest watch post is 13 kilometers from the separation zone between Israel and Syria, near the Golan Heights. The zone has been approved in accordance with the international agreements,” he said, adding that Moscow had ...

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Artists' anti-Israel protest of David Grossman play fizzles — as it deserved to - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:06:00 GMT

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Artists' anti-Israel protest of David Grossman play fizzles — as it deserved to
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
NEW YORK (JTA) — In David Grossman's 2008 novel “To the End of the Land,” an Israeli mother flees to the countryside to avoid news of her soldier son, who is serving a dangerous stint in the West Bank. Ora considers herself apolitical and tries to ...

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North American Jews urge Israel to provide equal adoption rights for same-sex couples - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:27:01 GMT

North American Jews urge Israel to provide equal adoption rights for same-sex couples
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The call came in a letter to the government coordinated by A Wider Bridge, a San Francisco-based organization that focuses on ties between U.S. and Israeli LGBTQ communities. Signatories included Hillel International, leaders of the Central Conference ...

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