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Fast Forward Israel Protesters Plan To Present ‘Charter’ for Justice
A week after the violent protests in Tel Aviv, rallies were scheduled to take place on Saturday in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Afula. In Tel Aviv, activists will march from Habima Sqare to the Tel Aviv Museum. Among the speakers are retired Major General Ze’ev Even-Hen, who lost his daughter Topaz in the 2010…
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Fast Forward Israel Woefully Unready for ‘Next War’
Fear of war looms this summer, as it has most summers since the Second Lebanon War ended in August 2006. This is partly due to Israel’s approaching decision on whether to attack Iran’s nuclear sites. Another reason is the ongoing political upheaval in the region. Egypt and Syria are busy with internal affairs, which have…
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Fast Forward Iran: No One Listens to U.S. Threats
U.S. warnings of the possibility of a military strike against Iran are void, and only meant to undermine the stability of other nations, a senior Iranian official told the state-run television outlet Press TV. The comment by Iran?s parliamentary speaker came as diplomatic efforts to solve the decade-long stand-off altered at a round of talks…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Draft Law Must Apply to All
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he would only support a law over IDF enlistment and national service if it applies to every Israeli citizen, including Israel?s Arab population and the ultra-Orthodox. ??I will not bring a law to a vote which does not also require equal enlistment for the Ultra-Orthodox and Arabs,?…
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Fast Forward Polish Police Probe ‘I Miss You, Jew’ Scrawl
Polish authorities are investigating a slogan reading “I Miss You, Jew” that was painted on a gallery near Warsaw’s Academy of Fine Arts earlier this week, with investigators unsure as of yet whether the new graffiti was meant as an anti-Semitic attack. The 5-meter long inscription was painted on a gallery owned by Polish businessman…
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Fast Forward Bibi Wants Flexibility on Haredi Draft Law
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded on Wednesday that Shas ministers soften their positions regarding legislation to draft ultra-Orthodox men into military or civilian service, or that they suggest alternatives to the proposals being formulated by a government panel. Netanyahu met with the Haredi legislators on Wednesday, to discuss the issue being addressed by he Plesner…
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Fast Forward Putin Insists He’s Open-Minded on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin told senior Israeli officials on Monday that while he was not obligated to Syrian President Bashar Assad, he urged the West to think carefully before trying to remove him, a senior Israeli diplomatic sources said on Monday. “We asked Putin for Russia to work more actively to preserve stability in Syria,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Child-Killer: We Can’t Show Weakness
An Israeli Border Police officer charged with causing the death of a 10-year-old Palestinian boy in the West Bank four years ago claims that although he was in a bullet-proof vehicle, he felt he had to respond after stones were thrown at the car. “If they see you don’t respond, it will be seen as…
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