Dan Williams
By Dan Williams
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Fast Forward Winning Backing, ‘Short Fuse’ Avigdor Lieberman Seeks To Smooth Ruffled Feathers
When Israel scrambled two F-15 fighter jets last month to intercept an Egyptian airliner after faulty communication with the cockpit raised fears of a hijack, it took several tense minutes for the plane to be cleared to land. Any last-resort shoot-down decision in such a situation could fall to Israel’s defense minister if the prime…
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Fast Forward ‘Go to Hell’ Firebrand Avigdor Lieberman Jokes About Putting a Muzzle on It
In first remarks as Israel’s designated defense minister, right-wing settler Avigdor Lieberman joked about his fiery reputation: “I have undergone surgery to lengthen my fuse.” In a more serious vein, the Soviet-born 57-year-old struck a conciliatory note, emphasizing “a strong commitment, to the peace, to the final status agreement (with the Palestinians).” After Wednesday’s signing…
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Fast Forward Why Israel Sees 100-Year-Old Colonial Treaty as Invitation To Grab Arab Lands — and Kurds Do Too
A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the Ottomans in World War One, its borders have been blurred by sectarian bloodshed – and some in the region see opportunity in the chaos. These include Israelis or Kurds who seek to carve out their own turf,…
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Fast Forward Hamas Terror Tunnel From Gaza Is Uncovered
Israel’s military said it had discovered on Thursday a cross-border tunnel built by the Islamist Hamas group from the Gaza Strip, a day after a rare flare-up of violence along the frontier. The military said Wednesday’s violence, in which Hamas militants fired mortar bombs at Israeli forces, may have been an attempt by the Islamist…
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Fast Forward Israel Military Aid Package Hit Snags Amid Policy Disagreements With U.S.
Negotiations meant to enshrine U.S. defense aid for Israel over the next decade have snagged on disputes about the size, scope and fine print of a new multibillion-dollar package, officials say. Five months into the talks, several U.S. and Israeli officials disclosed details about the disputes to Reuters on condition of anonymity. The U.S. and…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Archives Go Online — and Political Controversy Follows
The orderly world of archives is in tumult in Israel after an effort to enhance transparency has instead led to allegations that access to sensitive documents is being restricted. The dispute is rooted in laws requiring online publications to be submitted for military censorship, which means that as the Israel State Archive digitizes its vast…
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Fast Forward Just 5% of Israelis Say Soldier Who Shot Helpless Palestinian Committed ‘Murder’
To Israel’s military prosecutors, a soldier who fired a bullet into the head of a wounded and motionless Palestinian assailant may be guilty of homicide. To many Israelis, he is a hero. That has fueled an unprecedented debate over the role and ethics of Israel’s conscript armed forces, long the symbol of national unity among…
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Fast Forward Meir Dagan, Israeli Spymaster Turned Netanyahu Critic, Dies at 71
JERUSALEM — Mossad director Meir Dagan, who after a long career spearheading shadow wars against Israel’s enemies became a vociferous critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s saber-rattling on Iran, died of cancer on Thursday, aged 71. A pugnacious retired army general, Dagan took over the Mossad in 2002, when a Palestinian revolt was raging, international…
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