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Fast Forward Israel Evacuates Embassy in Jordan as Protest Looms
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered the early evacuation of Israel’s embassy in Jordan on Wednesday, over fears of violent anti-Israel protests similar to those which erupted in Cairo last week. Protocol stipulates that all employees return to Israel every weekend, with the exclusion of one diplomatic representative as well as…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Says No Jewish Minority in Future State
The future independent Palestinian state will not include a Jewish minority, a top Palestinian official told USA Today on Wednesday, adding that it was in the best interest of both peoples to “be separated.” Maen Areikat, PLO Ambassador to the United States, made the comment just as the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas,…
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Fast Forward Livni Slams Bibi for Diplomatic Bungling
Opposition leader and Kadima chairwoman Tzipi Livni sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday, saying that it has led Israel to the “worst possible diplomatic situation.” Livni said that while the Netanyahu government speaks of national pride, Israeli ambassadors are being forced to flee countries in the middle of the night wearing kaffiyehs….
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Fast Forward Palestinians Seek To Wrest Concessions From U.S. Over Statehood Bid
Palestinian Authority officials understand that a Security Council petition for statehood would prompt a U.S. veto and are tying to wrest last-minute promises from the Obama administration. Statements made Tuesday by Mohammad Shtayyeh, a member of Fatah’s Central Committee, regarding the Palestinian Authority’s intention to address the UN Security Council, in addition to its General…
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Fast Forward Israel Points to Embassy Attack as Fodder Against Statehood Vote
Israel’s overseas ambassadors have been instructed by the Foreign Ministry to use last weekend’s attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo to convince decision-makers in the countries where they serve that United Nations recognition of a Palestinian state will lead to a violent eruption in the West Bank. Eviatar Manor, head of the ministry’s international…
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Fast Forward U.S. Hopes Cairo Embassy Attack ‘Isolated’
The United States is working to prevent recent discord between Egypt and Israel from spilling over to the rest of the Middle East, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, adding that Washington hoped that the attack on Israel’s Cairo embassy was an “isolated incident. Egypt’s army rulers have struggled to quell the public fury…
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Fast Forward Poll: Europeans Back Palestinian Statehood Bid
As the foreign minister of the European Union met in Brussels Monday to try to define a common position on the expected Palestinian declaration of statehood next week, the citizens of Europe made it clear what they wanted to happen. A new opinion poll published Monday shows that a majority of people in Germany, France…
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Fast Forward Intelligence Reports Suggest Talks With Palestinians
In recent weeks the Foreign Ministry, Military Intelligence, the Shin Bet security service and the Mossad have distributed a number of documents stating that a return to negotiations would tone down tensions and anger against Israel. The documents, issued ahead of the expected UN vote on a Palestinian state, also state that while changes in…
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