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3 Palestinians, 1 Israeli Killed in Fresh West Bank Attacks

Attacks involving knives and a car-ramming in the occupied West Bank on Sunday left an Israeli woman dead, while all the assailants were killed when security forces and civilians intervened.

Three attacks, including one by a teenage girl, were the latest in a nearly two-month wave of violence that had shown signs of subsiding last week before a new series of assaults took place on Thursday.

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Israeli Spy Pollard Released after 30 Years in U.S. Jail

Jewish American spy Jonathan Pollard was released from a U.S. prison Friday after serving nearly 30 years for passing American secrets to Israel, in a move welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The decades-long punishment has been deemed disproportionate by the Jewish state, where Pollard is seen by some as a national hero.

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Berri Warned of Israel's 'Real Threat' to Lebanon's Oil Wealth

Speaker Nabih Berri received on Thursday a message from the Lebanese Petroleum Association that Lebanon's offshore oil wealth is under threat from Israel, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Friday.

It said: “Lebanon's wealth is under real threat from Israel due to its excessive actions in stealing its oil.”

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As Spy Served Prison Time in U.S., his Legend Grew in Israel

The new synagogue's sanctuary in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem is not named for a Jewish patriarch or major donor, but instead for a shaggy, bespectacled man who has spent 30 years in a U.S. prison.

"Someone who tries to help Israel, and suffers because of it, is a combination between a hero and a martyr," said Daniel Luria, head of the Jewish settler organization building the synagogue.

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Netanyahu Urges 'Global Solution to Terror' in Call with Hollande

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for "a global solution" to terrorism in a phone call with Francois Hollande on Wednesday to express his solidarity after the Paris attacks, the French presidency said.

Netanyahu "wanted to convey a message of support and stressed that terrorism was a global problem requiring a global solution," the presidency said, five days after Paris was rocked by gun and suicide attacks that killed 129 people.

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Israel Aircraft Hit Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire

Israeli aircraft hit two training camps in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to a rocket fired toward the south of the Jewish state, sources on both sides said Wednesday.

There were no reports of casualties from either the rocket or the retaliatory strikes.

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Israel Bans Islamic Movement Radical Wing on Pain of Jail

Israel banned the radical wing of the country's main Islamist organization on Tuesday accusing it of instigating violence at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, which preceded weeks of Palestinian unrest.

The ban comes as Israel moves on several fronts in a bid to stop the knife, gun and car-ramming attacks, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly declaring his intention to crack down on those he accused of incitement.

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Israelis Kill 2 Palestinians in Clashes over Home Demolition

Israeli forces shot dead at least two Palestinians on Monday when heavy clashes erupted during an operation to destroy the West Bank home of an alleged attacker, the latest in a series of punitive demolitions.

In a bid to halt a wave of knife, gun and car-ramming attacks that began at the start of October, Israeli authorities have moved to expedite demolitions of suspects' homes, a controversial measure meant to act as a deterrent.

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Israel Razes Homes of Four Palestinian 'Attackers'

Israeli troops razed the West Bank homes of four Palestinians accused of attacking Israelis on Saturday, pressing a controversial policy of punitive demolitions after weeks of deadly unrest.

The demolitions came hours after two Israelis were shot dead in an apparent ambush near the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron on Friday in the most serious attack on Israelis in nearly a month.

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EU Labels Israeli Settlement Goods, but some Embrace the Tag

The wine, jewelry and chocolate that arrives on Andreas Boldt's doorstep in rural Germany each month come from places deemed illegal under international law, but he doesn't care.

"I buy these products to strengthen the communities there," he said of the $100 (90 euros) box sent directly from Jewish businesses in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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