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Fast Forward Army Wants Fatah Prisoners Freed
Next month, the IDF will give the government a list of the gestures it recommends, including releasing additional Palestinian prisoners and perhaps transferring additional parts of the West Bank to Palestinian security control. The army considers this necessary to help Abbas regain the upper hand in his ongoing battle with Hamas for control of the…
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Fast Forward Gilad Shalit Says He Is ‘Happy to be Home’
President Shimon Peres visited Gilad Shalit and his family at their home in Mitzpe Hila on Monday, less than a week after the Israel Defense Forces soldier was released from the Hamas captors who abducted him and held him for more than five years. Peres was the first Israeli official to visit Shalit at his…
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Fast Forward Israel Offers Aid to Quake-Ravaged Turkey
Israeli President Shimon Peres called Turkish President Abdullah Gul and offered his condolences following the 7.3 magnitude quake that struck southeastern Turkey earlier Sunday, that may have claimed the lives of up to 1,000 people. “Speaking as a human being, a Jew and an Israeli who remembers and is aware of the depth of the…
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Fast Forward New Security Council May Be Cooler to Palestinians
The new composition of the UN Security Council after the election Friday of temporary members to the body will be friendlier to the United States and less inclined to vote for Palestinian inclusion in the council, diplomatic officials and news analysts in New York have said. Pakistan, Morocco, Togo and Guatemala were elected to the…
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Fast Forward Ariel Sharon Moves Fingers, Knows Family, Son Says
Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who suffered a massive stroke six years ago and is in a coma, responds to some requests and has but on some weight, despite being fed intravenously, his son, Gilad Sharon, told the New York Times. “When he is awake, he looks at me and moves fingers when I ask…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Offers Partial Settlement Freeze
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’s willing to freeze government construction in West Bank settlements as well as all construction on government land there. In return, he needs an agreement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume direct peace talks. According to a senior Israeli official, Abbas has not yet responded, but he has been…
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Fast Forward Obama Calls Gadhafy’s Death End of Era
President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the death of Libyan Leader Muammar Gadhafi marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the Libyan people, and is an opportunity for them to determine their own destiny. “For four decades, the Gadhafi regime ruled the Libyan people with an iron fist, Libya’s wealth was…
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Fast Forward Noam Shalit Disputes Claim Son Was Treated Well
Noam Shalit, father of recently released Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, said on Thursday that claims his son was not tortured during his time in Hamas captivity should be taken “with a grain of salt.” “Gilad went through harsh things, at least in the first period (of his captivity). It is correct that after…
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