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Fast Forward No Hope for Peace While Arab Unrest Continues
For decades Prof. Itamar Rabinovich has studied the Middle East, analyzing Israel’s complex status in the region and documenting its attempts to achieve peace with its neighbors. For four years (1993-1996 ) he himself took an active part in the diplomatic efforts as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and head of the Israeli delegation…
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Fast Forward Boston Woman Detained Over Tallit at Western Wall
Jerusalem Police detained an American woman for nearly four hours on Thursday for wearing a tallit, or prayer shawl, “incorrectly” at the Western Wall. Deb Houben, a native of Boston, was taken aside by police after concluding a prayer service celebrating the beginning of the Hebrew month with 65 other people from Women of the…
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Fast Forward World’s Syria ‘Paralysis’ Bodes Ill for Iran: Barak
The international community’s “paralysis” in the face of ongoing strife and violence in Syria highlights the importance of a unified global front against Iran’s nuclear program, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in an interview to U.S. media on Wednesday. Barak’s comments came on the heels of a recent round of P5+1 nuclear talks with Iran…
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Fast Forward Escalation Continues as Israeli Planes Strike Gaza
The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday evening struck two targets in the northern Gaza Strip, in response to earlier rocket fire. The two targets were terrorist bases, according to an IDF statement. Earlier on Wednesday, a rocket fired from Gaza directly hit a home in the Sdot Negev Regional Council, one of around 50 rockets…
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Fast Forward Replica of Ancient Egyptian Synagogue on Display
A replica of an ancient Egyptian synagogue arrived in Tel Aviv’s Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People. The model of the magnificent Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue from Alexandria was added to the museum’s permanent collection on Monday, where it joined 20 other models of synagogues from around the world. The synagogue in Alexandria,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Lawmaker Takes Aim at Lesbians
Israeli lawmaker Anastassia Michaeli (Yisrael Beiteinu) continued her onslaught on homosexuals in an interview for the Israeli daily Maariv that will be published on Thursday. “Young girls become pregnant and have abortions that hurt their chances to get pregnant in the future, and in the end they become lesbians,” Michaeli said in an interview. “Relationships…
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Fast Forward S. Israel Hit by Barrage of 20 Rockets
Gaza rocket fire renewed Wednesday as more than 20 missiles were fired into southern Israel. A barrage of rockets and mortar shells hit one of the towns in Eshkol Regional Council around noon on Wednesday, causing a fire to erupt. No casualties were reported. Later on Wednesday, the Israel Air Force carried out a strike…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Talks End Without Progress
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton grimly summed up the third round of nuclear talks with Iran, saying at a press conference in Moscow that the gaps between the Islamic Republic and the six Western powers remain significant and fundamental. “The choice is Iran’s,” Ashton said. “We expect Iran to decide whether it…
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