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Fast Forward Obama Spurs Israeli Debate on Gay Marriage
Comments by President Barack Obama in support of same-sex marriage in an ABC News interview on Wednesday have sparked debate in among Israeli ministers and MKs, and also among U.S. Jewish groups. Speaking to a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group within the Likud party on Thursday, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said that Israel is…
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Fast Forward Illegal West Bank Outpost Warily Awaits Its Fate
Two native English-speaking families whose homes on a disputed West Bank hilltop have been slated for demolition in less than two months by Israel’s Supreme Court are expressing a range of emotions – from uncertainty, resignation and cautious optimism, to disappointment in a government and legal system they say has let them down. “This isn’t…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Dig Bares Site of ‘Miracle’ Quarry
In “The Buildings of Justinian,” the Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea wrote at length about the churches the emperor built in the 6th century. He related a miracle that occurred during the construction of the Nea Church, in what is now the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City: “God revealed a natural supply of stone…
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Fast Forward Hillary Wants Bibi’s Coalition To Push for Peace
Washington hopes the new, expanded coalition will enable Israel to take steps to advance peace talks with the Palestinians, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Over the past few years, Netanyahu has repeatedly claimed that he couldn’t make certain gestures toward the Palestinians for fear…
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Fast Forward Israeli Gays Praise Obama Marriage Statement
Israel’s LGBT community praised President Barack Obama on Thursday for expressing his support for same-sex marriages. In an interview that aired Wednesday with ABC, Obama stated he had personally concluded that same sex couples should be able to get married. Irit Rosenblum, founder and CEO of the organization New Family, called the move extremely important….
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Fast Forward Will Mofaz Flip and Support Iran Strike?
Cabinet members who oppose a strike on Iran said Kadima head Shaul Mofaz might backtrack and align with the more hawkish Benjamin Netanyahu, now that the two are in the same government. Mofaz, who has consistently opposed an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, joined the Netanyahu government on Tuesday despite having called the prime…
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Fast Forward Archeologists Find Evidence of Early Jews
Archaeologists at a controversial site in the Elah Valley Tuesday announced a discovery that should further stir up the scholarly debate over the Bible’s historical veracity. Two small containers, one of clay and one of stone, unearthed at Khirbet Qeiyafa near Beit Shemesh, are believed to be the first-ever archaeological evidence of Judean ritual dating…
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Fast Forward Nakba Day Coming to Tel Aviv U.
Tel Aviv University’s dean of students recently approved a ceremony to commemorate Nakba Day, to take place on campus on Monday, May 14th. Nakba is the Arabic word for catastrophe, and for Israeli Arabs, Nakba day marks the anniversary of the evens of 1948. In January, the High Court of Justice upheld the controversial Nakba…
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