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Fast Forward Ilan Grapel Swap Starts as Prisoners Moved to Border
The prisoner exchange deal for the release of Israeli-American Ilan Grapel, who has been held in Egypt for four month on espionage charges, got underway on Thursday morning as a convoy carrying 25 Egyptian prisoners departed from Israel’s Ella Prison en route to the southern border. The convoy comprising nine Israel Prison Service vehicles were…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Gaza After Rocket Attack
The rocket attack launched from militants in the Gaza Strip this week proves Israel must stand firm against the coastal territory’s Hamas rulers in the wake of the prisoner swap deal that secured abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit’s release, right-wing MKs said Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces earlier Thursday targeted four sites in the Gaza…
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Fast Forward Foreign Minister Steps Up Attack on Abbas
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s office released on Wednesday a document to dozens of foreign embassies, saying Palestinian President is the main obstacle to the peace process. The release of the document comes as the Quartet representatives are holding talks in Jerusalem and in Ramallah in an effort to renew negotiations. On Monday, Lieberman called Abbas…
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Fast Forward Shin Bet Ex-Chief Defends Abbas
Former Shin Bet security service director Yuval Diskin defended Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, saying that Abbas is against terrorism. “[Abbas] is against terrorism, although not because he loves us,” Diskin told a student conference in southern Israel. On Monday, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman severely criticized the Palestinian president, telling reporters that Abbas was…
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Fast Forward Ilan Grapel To Be Freed Thursday in Taba
Israeli-American law student Ilan Grapel will be released on Thursday at 9 A.M. at the Taba crossing on the Israel-Egypt border, the Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Grapel will be brought to the crossing in a vehicle with civilian license plates. Heavy security preparations are reportedly underway in the Taba…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Demand Release of Barghouti
The Palestinian Authority is set to demand that the Quartet pressure Israel to release prisoners in fulfillment of a pledge made by former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, senior Palestinian sources told Haaretz on Monday. Among the prisoners The PA wants released are Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat, both members of…
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Fast Forward Bibi Offers Quake Condolences to Turkish Leader
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, offering his condolences for the many casualties of a massive earthquake that struck Turkey’s east a day before. Sources in the Prime Minister’s Office indicated that Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s offer to send rescue crews and aid in wake of the earthquake,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Foreign Minister Says Abbas Should Quit
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the “greatest obstacle” to regional order, telling reporters in Jerusalem it would be a “blessing” if the Palestinian leader were to resign. “If there is one obstacle that should be removed immediately, it is Abu Mazen [Abbas,” he said. “If he were to…
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