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Fast Forward Americans Angry Over Female Broadcast Limits
Members of Israel’s Second Authority for Television and Radio have received hundreds of e-mails in the last 24 hours demanding an end to practice of “silencing women.” The e-mails, which number over 2,000, call for authority members to reevaluate the decision to allow the ultra-Orthodox radio station “Kol Barama” to reduce the number of hours…
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Fast Forward Israeli Minister: Jail All African Migrants
Israel’s Interior Minister Eli Yishai said on Wednesday that most of the migrants from Africa are engaged in criminal actions and should be placed in detention facilities. Yishai said that Israel is willing to provide financial assistance for migrants to leave. In an interview with Army Radio, Yishai differentiated between refugees and asylum seekers, saying…
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Fast Forward Rand Corp. Advises Against Strike on Iran
The RAND Corporation, a think tank which advises the Pentagon, warned on Tuesday against an Israeli or American attack on Iran’s nuclear reactors, and recommended the Obama administration try to “quietly influence the internal Israeli discussion over the value of a military strike.” In a document published in the think tank’s periodical, Rand Review, RAND…
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Fast Forward Gilad Shalit Visits Set of ‘Homeland’
The young man poses for photos with the TV crew, and smiles sweetly at all those around the hallway, who, star-struck, find it hard to come up with anything to say. They reach out their hands to shake his. He obliges. His arms are thin but sturdy. The smile never leaving his face. His eyes…
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Fast Forward Israel Citizenship Based on Religion, Not Birthplace
The Haifa District Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal submitted by Professor Uzzi Ornan, who sought to compel Israel’s Interior Ministry to recognize his citizenship based on the fact that he was born in Israel, rather than on the grounds that he was Jewish. Ornan, a linguist and member of the Academy of the Hebrew…
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Fast Forward Minor Clashes Reported on ‘Nakba’ Day
Despite heightened security, Nakba Day events have been marked by a relative calm on Tuesday, with Palestinians in the West Bank and Israeli Arabs commemorating what they consider as the disaster of Israel’s formation with modest parades and protests. Army and police officials have been on high alert ahead of the Palestinian day of mourning,…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strike
Israel Prison Services reported on Monday that Palestinian prisoners have agreed to end their hunger strike. Senior sources within the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club told Haaretz that an agreement was forged between the Israel Prison Services and the prisoners, containing three main chapters concerning administrative detainees, solitary confinement policy, and visits from family members residing in…
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Fast Forward Israel Worried About Possible Iran Deal
Seven days before the opening of the next round of Iran nuclear talks, the pressure is on, as the media spins every trickle of information leaked about Iran. Troubled by a possible deal between Iran and the world powers, Israel views the talks, set to take place on May 23 in Baghdad, with some bitterness,…
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