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Fast Forward $128M Plan To Preserve Israel’s Coastal Cliffs
A new government company is to be formed to cope with the erosion and possible collapse of the sandstone cliffs that line the Mediterranean shore, ministers in the “socioeconomic cabinet” decided on Tuesday. The new body is to be called The Government Company for Protecting the Cliffs of the Mediterranean Shore, Ltd. It will be…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Alice Schlesinger Crashes Out
Israeli judoka Alice Schlesinger lost her chance to win a gold medal at the London Games today when she lost in the quarterfinals of the women’s -63kg competition, and finished ranked seventh after a subsequent loss in the consolation bracket. She headed into the consolation bracket with an injured elbow, fighting a match against France’s…
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Fast Forward Bibi Insists He Hasn’t Made Iran Decision
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday in an interview with Israel’s Channel 2 that he has yet to make a decision on whether or not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Netanyahu said that “Israel cannot count on anyone else” when it comes to the Iranian threat. During the interview, the prime minister was asked to…
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Fast Forward Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi Sends Message to Israel
Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi sent a missive to President Shimon Peres on Tuesday wishing stability and security for all of the region’s nations, including Israel. “I am looking forward to exerting our best efforts to get the Middle East peace process back to its right track in order to achieve security and stability for all…
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Fast Forward 30 Suspected Pedophiles Busted in Israel
About 30 individuals suspected of pedophilia were arrested overnight Tuesday, the result of a police operation in which an undercover female officer assumed the identity of a 12-year-old-girl. During the operation, called “computerized interception,” a large police contingent stormed the houses of suspects all over the country, from Be’er Sheva in the south, to Kiryat…
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Fast Forward Israel Spends $270M on Settlements
The government spent NIS 1.1 billion (about $270 million) on West Bank settlements last year, and could save at least that much if it were to make its spending proportionate to the number of Israelis who live in the settlements, according to two different reports made public this week. Last year’s government spending on the…
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Fast Forward Romney Suggests Israelis Are Superior
Palestinians were upset that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel. What annoyed them even more was a remark Romney made during a fundraiser Monday morning in Jerusalem attended by some 40 wealthy American-Jewish supporters. Romney spoke about the economic differences between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, ignoring the limitations that…
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Fast Forward Aly Raisman Rides ‘Hava Nagila’ to Win
Israelis may have been disappointed by the performance of their country’s Olympic athletes, but American Jews were collectively kvelling at the showing of gymnast Alexandra Raisman, who was the undisputed star. Raisman, 18, a nice Jewish girl from Massachusetts known by her nickname Aly, not only stunned spectators by grabbing one of the two spots…
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