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Fast Forward Israel Named Safest Investment Destination of Decade
Israel’s financial market represents the safest return on investment among a group of 24 developed countries in the last decade, a study by finance network Bloomberg revealed on Monday, this despite what the study cites as the many threats the country faced during that time period. According the “Bloomberg Riskless Return Ranking,” Tel Aviv-25 index,…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitism Drops by 16% in France, Study Says
The year 2011 saw a 16.5% drop in anti-Semitism in France, according to a study released by the French service for the protection of the Jewish community (SPCJ) together with the French Interior Ministry. The study, released late January in light of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and is now in its sixth year running, recorded…
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Fast Forward Bibi’s New Border Proposal Looks Familiar
Three weeks after the end of the talks that took place between Israel and the Palestinians in Amman, Israeli officials revealed their version of the events, laying the blame on the failure of the talks on Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Despite the mutual “blame game,” according to positions presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Fast Forward Report: Strike on Iran Would Require 100 Planes
Israel will need to use at least 100 planes and fly more than 1,000 miles above unfriendly airspace should it decide to attack Iran, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing the assessment of U.S. defense officials close to the Pentagon. According to the report, American military analysts and defense officials believe that an…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Elyashiv Wakes Up, Is Responsive
Exactly two weeks after being hospitalized while unconscious and in critical condition, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community, opened his eyes for the first time, it was reported on Sunday. Rabbi Elyashiv was hospitalized in the emergency care unit at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem due to heart, lungs and…
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Fast Forward Barak’s Iran Stance Worries White House
Visits to Jerusalem by senior U.S. officials this week reflect a growing concern in Washington over the possibility that Israel will decide to attack nuclear sites in Iran. The Americans are particularly worried about the hawkish line that Defense Minister Ehud Barak has adopted on the matter. They apparently have the impression, however, that Prime…
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Fast Forward Illegal Settlements Flout Mideast Peace Pact
Settlers from West Bank outposts have taken control of land in Area B and are thus in breach of the 1995 Oslo agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, says Dror Etkes, an anti-settlement activist. Area B was defined in the Oslo Accords as land under Palestinian civil control and Israeli military control. According to Etkes,…
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Fast Forward U.S.: Signs Point to Israeli Attack on Iran
As senior U.S. security adviser Tom Donilon arrived in Saturday night to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue with top Israeli officials, a U.S. official has told Haaretz that all the messages from Israel in recent months pointed to the likelihood of an Israeli strike on Iran. Deputy U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon is set…
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