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Fast Forward Iran Denies Israel Was Behind Deadly Blast
Iran on Wednesday denied press speculation that Israel was behind the explosion at a military base near Tehran which killed 17 members of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). “Whatever the enemies say about the IRGC base incident is fiction and therefore not important,” Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani told Fars news agency. Time Magazine quoted a Western…
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Fast Forward Peres Says Bibi Bills ‘Deviate’ From Democracy
President Shimon Peres on Tuesday harshly criticized a series of controversial bills recently proposed by right-wing lawmakers, saying they indicate a digression from democracy. Peres spoke about the recent bills proposed to change the face of Israel’s Supreme Court, which critics say would restrict freedom of expression and weaken the judicial system. “These proposals deviate…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Agree to Unity Government, New Vote
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas agreed to hold elections next May and are due to establish a caretaker government in the coming weeks which will exclude Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Palestinian sources said Tuesday. According to Palestinian sources, a breakthrough in Egyptian mediation efforts occurred in recent days, ahead of the meeting expected to…
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The Schmooze Too Cute! Baby Giraffe Born in Israel
Crossposted from Haaretz A joyous occasion took place at the Ramat Gan Safari on Monday, as one of the safari’s female giraffe’s gave birth to a healthy baby boy, after a lengthy and complicated labor. Dikla began birthing the baby giraffe at 1 P.M., when chief safari veterinarian Yigal Horowitz noticed that the process was…
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres Opposes Attack on Iran
The international community should engage in a ?moral? attack on Iran, not a military one, President Shimon Peres said in an interview on Monday, adding that Tehran?s support of terror was as much a global concern as the economic crisis. Peres? comments came after the United Nation?s nuclear watchdog released a report last week, which…
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Fast Forward Bibi’s Laws Blasted as Attack on Democracy
As the Knesset get ready to vote Monday on a number of controversial bills, MKs from both the opposition and the governing coalition have voiced strong criticism of the proposed laws, saying they are draconian and anti-democratic. ?We will fight Netanyahu?s draconian laws,? said Kadima chairwoman and opposition leader Tzipi Livni. ?This is an attempt…
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Fast Forward Democrats Blast GOP Plan to ‘Zero’ Israel Aid
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz sharply challenged the Republican field, including Mitt Romney, for pledging to zero out the foreign aid budget, including resources the U.S. provides to Israel. ?I?m aghast that the leading Republican contenders for President tonight, including Mitt Romney, pledged to zero out the foreign aid budget including the traditional…
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Fast Forward Israel May Be Behind Iran Blast: Report
Israel is behind the recent explosion at an Iran missile base, a Western intelligence source told Time Magazine. ?Don?t believe the Iranians that it was an accident,? the Western official told Time, insisting that widespread assumptions that Israel?s Mossad was responsible for Saturday?s blast, which killed 17 and wounded 15, were correct. The official also…
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