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Fast Forward Report: Mossad Is Recruiting Iranian Dissidents
A leading French newspaper, Le Figaro, reported on Wednesday that Israeli Mossad agents are recruiting and training Iranian dissidents from Iraq’s Kurdish region to work against the regime in Tehran. Quoting a security source in Baghdad, Le Figaro reported that members of the Israeli intelligence agency are actively operating in Kurdistan and recruiting Iranian exiles…
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News Ethiopians Rally Against Racism in Israel
Hundreds of demonstrators hit the streets of the Israeli town of Kiryat Malachi on Tuesday afternoon, protesting what they call the discrimination of Ethiopian immigrants. According to Ethiopian residents of Kiryat Malachi, housing committees in the city have been refusing to sell them apartments. The protest was not only attended by Ethiopian immigrants, but by…
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Fast Forward In Israel, Right-Wing Activists Put on House Arrest
The Jerusalem District Court released five right-wing extremists to house arrest, days after being indicted for monitoring Israel Defense Forces operations in the West Bank in an attempt to thwart the demolition of illegal outposts. On Sunday, the Jerusalem District Prosecutor’s Office submitted a severe indictment against the five activists, charging them with tracking army…
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Fast Forward Gilad Shalit’s Father: I Want To Give Back
Noam Shalit, the father of the former Israel Defense Forces soldier who was recently released from Hamas captivity, said Tuesday that he decided to run for the Labor Party list because he wants to give something back to Israeli society. On Monday, Shalit announced his intention to run for a place on the Israel Labor…
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Fast Forward Archeologists Find 1,500-Year-Old Bread Stamp
A 1,500-year-old seal with the image of the seven-branched Temple Menorah has been discovered near the city of Acre. The ceramic stamp, which dates from the Byzantine period in the 6th century CE, was found during ongoing Israel Antiquities Authority excavations at Horbat Uza, east of Acre, which are being undertaken before the construction of…
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Fast Forward Israel Prepares To Absorb Syrian Refugees
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said Tuesday that Israel is preparing to absorb Alawite refugees once Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime collapses, which he expects to happen in the coming months. Speaking at a Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs committee meeting, Gantz said Assad’s turmoil could cause him to seek a military…
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Fast Forward Bibi Mulls Gestures to Palestinians for Talks
At the request of American and Jordanian authorities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering several confidence-building measures vis-a-vis the Palestinians. In return, the prime minister expects Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to continue the talks that began in Jordan a week ago, and to refrain from pursuing statehood at the United Nations. Netanyahu’s envoy Isaac Molho…
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Fast Forward Gilad Shalit’s Father Plans Run for Office
Noam Shalit, father of Gilad Shalit, the ex-Israel Defense Forces soldier who spent five years in Hamas captivity in Gaza, announced on Monday that he intends to run for a place on the Israel Labor Party list for the next Knesset. Noam Shalit, who has been a member of the Israel Labor Party since 1996,…
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