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Fast Forward British Unions Block Israeli Expert’s Appearance
A master-class on conflict resolution that was set to be given by an Israeli lecturer in Manchester next week was canceled by the British National Health Service, after trade union members who were to take part in the class objected to participating in a workshop with an Israeli expert. Moty Cristal, an Israeli expert on…
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Fast Forward Egypt Candidate Says Camp David Is ‘Buried’
The leading candidate in Egypt’s presidential race said on Sunday that the Camp David Accords should be consigned to the shelves of history, describing the agreement as “dead and buried.” At a mass rally in southern Egypt, Amr Moussa, who is currently ahead in Egypt’s race for president, spoke of the peace agreement between Israel…
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Fast Forward Jewish Leader Faces Questions Over Sarkozy Column
The leader of the French-Jewish umbrella group CRIF has attracted critical headlines following a piece he wrote in Haaretz seeming to endorse France’s incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. “Richard Prasquier lost his honor” was just one of a dozen headlines attacking or quoting the CRIF leader after his piece appeared, explaining why he thinks Sarkozy is…
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Fast Forward Israeli Elections Could Be Held by August
General elections could be held as early as August, according to political sources. The time slot being considered ranges from the end of August to the beginning of November, which is when the United States will be electing its next president. As the Knesset’s summer session opens on Monday, it seems the focus will be…
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Fast Forward U.N. Says Israel Limits Human Rights Groups
A senior UN official in Geneva last week listed Israel among the countries that she says are restricting the activities of human rights groups. The statement, issued on Wednesday by UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay, lists Israel along with countries such as Belarus, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Ethiopia and Venezuela. Israel was named due to the…
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Fast Forward Angry Dispute Erupts Over Iran at Conference
An embarrassing confrontation broke out on Sunday during a panel discussion at a New York conference, when former Mossad chief Meir Dagan accused Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan of lying, while Erdan replied that Dagan is sabotaging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to put a halt to Iran’s nuclear aspirations. At the conference, sponsored by…
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Fast Forward Ex-Mossad Chief: Iran Is Global Problem
Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said on Sunday that Iran’s leadership is using “smart” diplomacy to advance its nuclear program, and that the Iranian threat is not a “quarrel” between Israel and Iran, but an international issue. Speaking at a conference sponsored by the Jerusalem Post in New York, Dagan described President Ahmadinejad’s regime as…
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv Coop Builds on Tent City
On Sunday, the first members’ assembly will be held for a Tel Aviv co-op, to be called Bar Kayma (Hebrew for “sustainable”), in which its members will vote on its menu, location and design. The prices paid for food and drink at the new co-op will only cover the cost of production, while guests will…
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