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Fast Forward Peres to German Parliament: Hunt Down Nazi War Criminals
Israeli President Shimon Peres urged Germans on Wednesday to do everything in their power to bring remaining Nazi war criminals to justice, saying that International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks not only a memorial day for the victims, but also serves as a warning of the tragic consequences of inaction in the face of atrocity. Marking…
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Fast Forward Iranians Link Killing of Nuclear Scientist to Israel
Days before the assassination of a university scientist, Iran had received information that Israeli and American intelligence intended to carry out terrorist acts in Tehran, claimed Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran’s parliament. In a statement on January 13, one day after the attack, he blamed the two countries for it. Washington has rejected Iran’s…
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Fast Forward Hamas Receives Israel’s Response to Shalit Deal
A senior Hamas official on Tuesday confirmed that the Islamist group had received Israel?s response to a prisoner swap deal for the release of Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit. The Hamas government was scheduled to hold its weekly meeting later Tuesday, and the deal was likely on the agenda, said the official. A German…
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Fast Forward Despite Freeze, Israel Okays 84 New Settlement Buildings
Israel has approved the construction of 84 buildings in West Bank settlements, despite a 10-month moratorium on new building in the territories announced a week earlier by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The coordinator of government activities in the territories, Maj. Gen. Eitan Dangot, gave the official approval for the move after the political echelon authorized…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Report: Hamas Tested a Missile That Could Hit Tel Aviv
Iran has supplied Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip with a missile that is capable of striking Tel Aviv, Israeli defense sources said. Military Intelligence Chief General Amos Yadlin told the Knesset foreign affairs and defense committee on November 3 that Hamas has recently tested a missile capable of reaching targets at a distance of…
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Fast Forward Israel Warns Nationals To Leave Sinai Peninsula
Israel on Tuesday issued a travel warning for its nationals visiting the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, advising them to leave the area immediately. The warning came from the government’s counterterrorism unit. The unit warned Israelis of planned attacks during the upcoming Jewish holiday period, which begins with Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), at sundown…
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Fast Forward Lieberman Says He’d Do It All ‘Exactly The Same’
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman responded to an announcement by police that they would recommend an indictment against him by saying if he could go back, he would do everything exactly the same. On August 2, the police’s National Fraud Squad recommended that Lieberman be indicted for serious crimes, including money laundering, acceptance of bribes,…
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Fast Forward Gunman Fires on Security Guards at U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.
A gunman walked into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington on Wednesday and opened fire on security guards, police said. Sergeant David Schlosser, a spokesman for the U.S. Park Police, said the gunman fired at two security guards who returned fire. One of the guards and the gunman were shot, but the extent of…
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