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Texas and Florida Get Involved in Israel's Fight With Ben & Jerry's Over West Bank Boycott
Texas and Florida are getting involved in Israel’s battle with the socially conscious Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand.
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Israel Is Offering a Third Pfizer Shot Amid Spiking Cases, Even as the U.S. Says It's Not Yet Needed
Pfizer says its booster vaccine “has the potential to preserve the highest levels of protective efficacy against all currently known variants including Delta.”
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Secretary of State Blinken Heads to the Middle East on the Heels of Israeli-Palestinian Violence
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East this week on the heels of nearly two weeks of fighting between Israel and Palestinians.
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‘Why Should It Be Different?': Former Israeli Justice Minister Skeptical About Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire
World leaders welcomed the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, but Israeli former Justice Minister Yossi Beilin has expressed skepticism.
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Protestors at Facebook HQ Accuse Site of Censoring Pro-Palestinian Posts
Dozens of protestors converged on Facebook’s Menlo Park headquarters Thursday, accusing the social media website of censoring their pro-Palestinian posts.
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Netanyahu Determined to Carry on With Gaza Military Offensive Despite Pressure for Cease-Fire
Israel’s artillery forces will strike Lebanese targets in response to rocket attacks from within Lebanon, its military said Wednesday.
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North Texas Teams Highlight Must-See Matchups in High School Football Playoffs
Frisco Lone Star takes on Denton Ryan, Duncanville matches up with Rockwall, plus Denton Guyer and Aledo take on teams from other parts of the state, as North Texas teams aim for a trip to championship games.
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Inside High School Sports: Nov. 30, 2019
NBC 5’s Pat Doney recaps the third week of the high school football playoffs, including an overtime thriller between Highland Park and Frisco Lone Star, a dominant performance by Duncanville, and a come-from-behind win for Rockwall.
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Union Pacific Sues to Nullify Old Jobs Pact With East Texas City
Union Pacific wants a court to invalidate an 1872 pact requiring it to keep a certain number of railroad jobs in the Texas town of Palestine indefinitely.
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Incoming Harvard Student Denied Entry to US by Boston CBP Officer
An incoming Harvard University freshman was denied entry to the United States, the school confirmed Tuesday, the day when first years were set to move into their dormitories. Ismail Ajjawi is an incoming first year, part of the class of 2023. He told The Harvard Crimson, which was first to report the story, that a customs official refused his entry...
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Netanyahu Vows to Annex West Bank Settlements If Re-Elected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Saturday to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if re-elected, a dramatic policy shift apparently aimed at rallying his nationalist base in the final stretch of the tight race. Netanyahu has promoted Jewish settlement expansion in his four terms as prime minister, but until now refrained from presenting a detailed vision for...
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Woman Set on Fire Tells Her Story
For the first time since being set on fire, a Palestine woman shared her memory of the harrowing moment caught on camera.
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Woman Set on Fire Tells Her Story
For the first time since being set on fire, a Palestine woman shared her memory of the harrowing moment caught on camera.
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Man Arrested, Accused of Setting Customer on Fire During Convenience Store Robbery
A man is under arrest in Palestine after police said he set a woman on fire during a convenience store robbery.
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Man Arrested, Accused of Setting Customer on Fire During Convenience Store Robbery
A man is under arrest in Palestine after police said he set a woman on fire during a convenience store robbery.
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Pope Seeks Peace in Venezuela Crisis But Doesn't Pick Sides
Pope Francis called Sunday for a “just and peaceful solution” to Venezuela’s political crisis as he wrapped up a visit to Panama for a World Youth Day rally that was overshadowed by the upheaval unfolding nearby. Francis refused again to say if the Holy See would recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido in his claim for the presidency, which has been...
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Texas Man Accused of Kidnapping, Assaulting Woman at Motel for Three Days: Police
A man is behind bars facing multiple charges, after police say he kidnapped and assaulted a woman at a Palestine motel for three days.
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Alabama Civil Rights Institute Rescinds Angela Davis Honor
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama is getting withering criticism on social media after rescinding its decision to honor political activist and scholar Angela Davis. Davis is a Birmingham native who has spent decades fighting for civil rights. She was an active member of the Black Panther Party, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Communist Party USA. She’s also an...
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US and Israel Exit UN Cultural Agency, Claiming Bias
The United States and Israel officially quit of the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organization fosters anti-Israel bias. The withdrawal is mainly procedural yet serves a new blow to UNESCO, co-founded by the U.S. after World War II to...
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CNN Fires Analyst Marc Lamont Hill After UN Speech on Israel
CNN on Thursday parted ways with contributor Marc Lamont Hill after a speech the college professor made on Israel and Palestine at the United Nations. A CNN spokesperson confirmed Hill is no longer under contract. The network did not give a reason, but the move comes amid objections to Hill’s speech by the Anti-Defamation League and other groups.
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