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Fast Forward Israeli Cabinet Can’t Agree on New Peace Plan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the eight senior cabinet members were unable to reach an agreement regarding the Quartet’s initiative for renewed talks between Israel and the Palestinians, despite prolonged discussions lasting until 2:00 A.M. on Wednesday. Netanyahu was expected to support the Quartet’s proposal; however, due to a lack of consensus with the senior…
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Fast Forward U.S. Slams Israeli Settlement Expansion
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that Israel’s decision to build 1,100 homes in Jerusalem’s contested Gilo neighborhood, which lies beyond the Green Line, is counter-productive to reviving peace talks with the Palestinians. “We believe that this morning’s announcement by the government of Israel approving the construction of (1,100) housing units in East…
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Fast Forward Obama Offers Rosh Hashanah Greetings
President Barack Obama on Tuesday extended a Rosh Hashanah greeting to Jews in the United States and the rest of the world in a recorded YouTube message. Watch the President’s Rosh Hashanah greeting: This year’s video, as opposed to previous years, had a much more modest message which resembled his speech to the United Nations…
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Fast Forward Bibi Says Palestinians Are Making ‘Terrible Mistake’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that he can deliver peace, claiming that the Palestinians were once again making a terrible mistake by not returning to the negotiating table. Netanyahu told Charlie Rose in an interview on PBS Monday night, that he is ready to negotiate “anywhere any time, without preconditions, just do it. It’s so…
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Fast Forward Israel Protest Leaders Reject Panel’s Report
Israel’s economic policies needed a root canal and the government proposals for change are merely superficial cleaning, social protest leaders said in a press conference on Tuesday, a day after the Trajtenberg Committee released its findings. The protest leaders called the peoposals for socioeconomic change set forth by the state-formed committe a “blatant insult.” The…
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Fast Forward Lawmakers Renew Threat to Cut Off Aid to Palestinians
Lawmakers said Monday that the Palestinians should think twice about their bid to gain recognition at the United Nations, urging the Palestinian Authority to “reverse course” and get back to the negotiation table. Speaking at a gathering of Congressmen and leaders of Jewish organizations outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, Rep. Gary Ackerman,…
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Fast Forward Israel Panel Head Calls for More Social Spending
Israel’s economic growth is not fairly distributed to all of its citizens, Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, the head of a governmental committee on socioeconomic change said on Monday, adding that despite the many security threats Israel was facing, the social security of its citizens was as important as its military might. Earlier Monday, Prof. Trajtenberg submitted…
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Fast Forward Peres Calls Abbas ‘Best’ Palestinian Leader
President Shimon Peres said Monday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is the best Palestinian leader for Israel. “I call on my friend Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who I respect and acknowledge as the best leader Israel will work with, to return to the negotiating table,” Peres said Monday at a Rosh Hashanah ceremony with foreign…
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