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From: World Jewish Congress <newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: sblumen123 <sblumen123@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, May 10, 2016 4:07 pm
Subject: WJC News Update - Israel recognizes its 23,477 fallen on Memorial Day
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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website - 10 May 2016
Israel to recognize its 23,477 fallen on Memorial Day - JTA
The official number of soldiers, police and other security officials who have
died since 1860 while defending Israel or prestate Israel was released Tuesday
by the Defense Ministry. The number has risen by 157 since last Yom Hazikaron.
Thousands of untold stories:
Remembering Israel’s fallen heroes - Buzzfeed
10 May 2016
On Yom HaZikaron, the Day of Remembrance for the Fallen
Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism, we pay our respect to those who
are no longer with us. 23,477 people – Jews Arabs, Druze, and many more- since
1860.
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Arrested Gaza teen providing key terror
tunnel information, Shin Bet says - JTA
10 May 2016
The teen, who is active in Hamas’ military wing, was indicted
Tuesday in Beersheba District Court after being arrested on April 6. At least
two tunnels from Gaza into southern Israel have been discovered since the
arrest.
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Israeli envoy: Talks to repair
Israeli-Turkish ties must await new government - Reuters
10 May 2016
Turkey downgraded diplomatic relations and ejected Israel's
ambassador in 2011, a year after Israeli commandos stormed the Mavi Marmara,
part of a humanitarian aid convoy trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza,
and killed 10 Turks.
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Israel refuses to renew BDS leader's
travel documents - Times of Israel
10 May 2016
Omar Barghouti is one of the most prominent campaigners in the
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which campaigns for a global
boycott of Israel until, among other demands, the country withdraws from all
territories claimed by the Palestinians, as well as the Golan Heights.
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MORE »
UK airline rejects claim it removed
passengers from flight because they were Jewish - Jewish Chronicle
10 May 2016
The low-cost British airline EasyJet rejected claims it had used
armed police to segregate and remove passengers from a flight because they were
Jewish.
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Bail hearing reset for man in Florida
Jewish center bomb plot - Associated Press
10 May 2016
A man charged with plotting to bomb a Jewish synagogue and
school in South Florida is seeking release on bail.
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Bin Laden’s son calls to target Jewish,
US, Western interests - Jerusalem Post
10 May 2016
Hamza bin Laden, the son of former al-Qaida leader Osama bin
Laden, is calling for the targeting of Jewish and Western interests and the
building of an army to “liberate Jerusalem.”
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