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Fast Forward New Flotilla Heading for Gaza
The Israeli Navy is tracking two ships, believed be part of a new flotilla to Gaza, that departed Wednesday from Turkey headed for the Gaza Strip, according to the IDF spokesperson. The IDF intends to intercept the vessels if they continue on their course. According to information obtained by security services, the two ships left…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Israel ‘Right’ To Build Settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that construction in Jerusalem is Israel’s right and obligation, referring to his recent decision to accelerate settlement building in response to the Palestinians’ newly granted UNESCO membership. “We will continue developing Jerusalem, its neighborhoods, and people,” Netanyahu said during a special Knesset session. “This is our right and…
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Fast Forward Report: Israel Is Major Asset to U.S.
A new report argues that Israel is an underappreciated strategic asset to the United States. According to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy – as expressed in their latest report, Israel: A Strategic Asset for the United States – the U.S.-Israel relationship is not a one-way street at all. Its authors argue that Americans…
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Fast Forward Iran Warns of Heavy Price if Israel Attacks
Iran’s military chief warned Wednesday that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear development sites will come at a heavy price, according to the Iranian ISNA news agency. Responding to reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to gain a majority in the cabinet for an attack on Iran, the chairman of the joint…
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Fast Forward After UNESCO Vote, Israel Speeds Up Settlements
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his forum of eight senior ministers decided Tuesday to initiate a new wave of settlement construction in the West Bank, as part of a wider set of sanctions Israel decided to impose on the Palestinian Authority after it was accepted to UNESCO as a member on Monday. Netanyahu’s office said…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Hope To Join 16 More Agencies
After being granted full membership at the United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO, the Palestinian Authority is seeking to become a member of the World Health Organization and of 15 smaller UN agencies. The forum of eight senior Israeli government ministers will convene later on Tuesday to discuss Israel’s response to the matter. A source at…
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Fast Forward Window for Diplomacy Shutting on Iran
Israeli ambassadors in Western countries have been instructed to inform high-ranking politicians that the window of opportunity for imposing effective sanctions on Iran is closing, as part of a renewed diplomatic offensive aimed at using new sanctions to stop Tehran from developing a nuclear bomb. The Foreign Ministry campaign, which began in mid-September, seeks to…
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Fast Forward Goldstone: Israel No ‘Apartheid’ State
Judge Richard Goldstone, who led the UN investigative commission into Israel and Hamas’ conduct during Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, defending Israel against charges of it being an “apartheid state” in a New York Times op-ed published Tuesday. Goldstone, who was harshly criticized for his scathing report which determined that Israel and Hamas committed war crimes…
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