simmons | December 29, 2011
In the Israeli town of Ramle, a recent fire at a synagogue has caused tension between police and the local Jewish population. One rabbi has said the fire was an act of arson, whilst police have maintained that it was caused by a short circuit. Jewish residents have complained that the authorities are afraid to confront terrorism against Jews in the town
simmons | December 29, 2011
The Israel Air Force conducted a second strike of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, just hours after the Israeli army confirmed it targeted a terror operative in the coastal strip. A statement by the IDF Spokesman's Office said that the second strike targeted a global Jihad terror cell in the northern Strip that was planning to attack the western part of Israel's border with Egypt. The IDF identified the two operatives targeted in the second strike as Rami Daud Jaber Kaferana, a global Jihad operative from the Gaza town of Jebalia and Hazzam Muhammad Saadi al-Shaker, a global Jihad man from the town of Beit Hanun.
simmons | December 29, 2011
A radio host in Berlin who claimed the Holocaust was fictitious in an email has been fired by German publicly funded radio station RBB following a protracted row over the scandal.
simmons | December 29, 2011
The Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip has meant that farmers have not been able to export most of their produce, starving them of a much needed economic lifeline. Palestinian farmers grow strawberries, peppers, tomatoes and flowers, but Israel's security blockade since 2007 has meant most produce won't find an external market. According to the terms of an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in 2005, about 400 trucks of fruit and vegetables should be exported from Gaza every day.
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