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Fast Forward McCarthy ‘Right in Every Word’: Israeli Lawmaker
Israeli MK Ofir Akunis, who sponsored the bill to limit foreign funding to Israeli human rights organization, stood behind Senator Joseph’s McCarthy’s actions in the 1950s. Speaking on Sunday on the “London and Kirshenbaum” television show on Channel 10, Akunis said McCarthy – who in the 1950s presided over a committee that investigated Americans suspected…
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News GOP Wants Ambassador to Belgium Axed
Some Jewish groups and others were demanding Sunday that United States President Barak Obama take action against his ambassador to Belgium, following comments the envoy made to the effect that Israel’s political positions serve as some sort of explanation for anti-Semitism amongst Muslims. Ambassador Howard Gutman, who is Jewish, made the controversial remarks at a…
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Fast Forward U.S. Ambassador Criticizes Anti-NGO Law
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, recently relayed a message to senior members of the Prime Minister’s Office that the Obama administration is concerned by proposed legislation that will potentially limit funding by foreign governments for nonprofit organizations. Shapiro said the proposed legislation is much more extreme than U.S. law or similar laws in…
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Fast Forward Clinton Shocked at Israeli Women’s Status
Several Israeli government ministers on Sunday sharply responded to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her critical comments on the status of women in Israel and Knesset bills that would restrict left-wing organizations. Speaking to a closed forum in Washington on Saturday, Clinton criticized recent legislative attempts in Israel to restrict left-wing organizations and expressed…
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Fast Forward Barak: We Can’t Allow Iran To Get Bomb
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday that Iran is getting closer to developing a nuclear bomb, and that new and more crippling sanctions should be imposed on the Islamic Republic. Speaking on “Meet the Press,” a Channel 2 program, Barak denied however that the latest blasts that occurred in Iran mark the beginning…
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Israel News Controversial Ad Campaign Scrapped
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to discontinue a controversial Immigration and Absorption Ministry campaign in the United States aimed at convincing expatriate Israelis to return. The campaign, which warns Israelis that if they continue to live in the United States, they or their children are likely to become assimilated, has raised the ire…
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Fast Forward Panetta Urges Israel To ‘Mend Fences’
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to “reach out and mend fences” with Turkey, Egypt and other security partners in the Middle East, saying he is troubled by the Jewish state’s growing isolation in the volatile region. He also pressed Israeli leaders to do more to restart peace talks with the Palestinians…
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Fast Forward Islamic Parties Win 60% of Egypt Vote
Although official results have not yet been published, Al-Jazeera reported on Friday night that the Islamist bloc won 60 percent of the vote in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections. This marks an unprecedented achievement for the Islamist bloc and surpasses expectations. According to the report, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party won…
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