Forward Staff and Haaretz
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Fast Forward Barak: Decision on Iran Attack ‘Very Far Off’
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the decision about whether Israel would attack Iran’s nuclear program remained “very far off.” Barak made this statement Wednesday in an interview with Israel’s Army Radio. He did not specify whether “very far off” meant weeks, months or longer. The Defense Minister is scheduled to meet this week with…
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Fast Forward Erekat: Peace Talks Require Settlement Halt
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Monday that peace talks with Israel are contingent on a halt to West Bank settlement construction — and that he doesn’t expect any major progress to come out of his meeting with an Israeli envoy unless Israel agrees to that condition. Speaking to reporters, Erekat also said that Israel must…
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