Barak Ravid (Haaretz)
By Barak Ravid (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward Bibi: I’m Willing To Take Risks for Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the European Union’s foreign policy chief that he is ready to take a political risk to reach an agreement with the Palestinians, but only if he does not have to take a security risk, sources say. During talks with Catherine Ashton, Netanyahu reiterated that he seeks to move forward…
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Fast Forward F.M. Lieberman: No Chance for Palestinian State by 2012
An independent Palestinian State is not a possibility in the next two years, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said following a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Jerusalem on Tuesday. “There is absolutely no chance of reaching a Palestinian state before the year 2012,” Lieberman said, adding that “one can dream and imagine, but we…
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Fast Forward Four Years On, Israel Says It’s ‘Making Every Effort’ To Secure Shalit’s Release
The Israeli government declared Monday that it was committed to seeing Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit freed after nearly four years of captivity in the Gaza Strip, hours after the soldier’s parents announced plans to intensify their campaign to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into securing their son’s release. Netanyahu’s office said in response…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Flotilla Probe Will Show Israel Acted Lawfully
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of Monday’s cabinet meeting that the main goal of the Gaza flotilla probe is to prove to the world that the Israel Navy operation on the Gaza-bound aid ship was appropriate and met international standards. “The government decision will make it clear to the world that Israel…
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Fast Forward Israel To Establish Flotilla Probe Panel; N. Ireland Peacemaker To Observe
The cabinet is set to approve Monday the establishment of an independent public committee to examine events around Israel’s takeover of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, in which nine Turkish activists were killed. The committee will include two international observers and tackle the legality of the blockade of Gaza and the legality of the navy’s actions….
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Fast Forward Israel To Create State Panel To Investigate Flotilla Raid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announce on Monday or Tuesday the creation of a state panel of inquiry to investigate the Israel Navy’s deadly raid of a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip last week. A senior source in Jerusalem said the panel would comprise top justices experienced in matters of…
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Fast Forward Israel Begins Deporting Activists Captured During Flotilla Raid
Israel has begun deporting the first batch of foreign activists seized aboard a six-ship humanitarian aid flotilla seized in an Israel Navy raid en route to the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said early Wednesday, indicating that the rest of the activists will be escorted out of the country throughout the day. The decision to…
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Fast Forward At Least 10 Dead After Israeli Navy Boards Gaza-Bound Flotilla
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he regretted the loss of life sustained by international activists after Israel Navy commandos stormed a flotilla bringing aid to the Gaza Strip, but said the Israeli troops who opened fire were justified for defending themselves. Netanyahu, who earlier in the day canceled his planned visit to Washington…
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