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Fast Forward Bibi Will Ask Cabinet To Legalize Outposts
Following the recommendations of Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a meeting of Likud ministers on Tuesday that he will ask the cabinet to approve the status of the Bruchin, Sansana and Rachalim, respectively. Several of the ministers also asked Netanyahu for updates regarding the Ulpana neighborhood of Beit El, which was…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Experts Watch N. Korea Test
A dozen Iranian nuclear experts visited North Korea last week to observe its failed rocket launch on Friday, South Korean state news agency Yonhap’s Washington correspondent reported. “On March 31, 12 Iranians of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) arrived in North Korea. “The Iranians undoubtedly were there to observe the missile launch and receive…
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Fast Forward Denmark Wants Answers on Activist’s Beating
The Danish ambassador to Israel Liselotte Plesner asked Israeli authorities on Monday for clarifications over the beating of a pro-Palestinian activist by a senior Israel Defense Forces officer which took place on Saturday. During the incident, Andreas Ias, a Danish activist, was hit in the face with an M-16 rifle by senior IDF officer Lt.-Col….
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Fast Forward Senior IDF Official Filmed Beating Activist
A senior IDF officer was filmed hit a leftist activist in the face with an M-16 rifle on Saturday. In the video, which was posted by the International Solidarity Movement on YouTube on Sunday, Lt.-Col. Shalom Eisner is seen beating youths who took part in a pro-Palestinian bike ride in the Jordan Valley. On Saturday,…
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Fast Forward ‘Fly-In’ Protesters Detained at Ben-Gurion Airport
About 30 pro-Palestinian activists were held by security forces at Ben-Gurion Airport after arriving on a flight from Paris on Sunday, ahead of what Israel Police estimates will be hundreds of activists and protesters due to arrive as part of the “Welcome to Palestine” fly-in protest. All in all, 30 activists were detained by security…
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Fast Forward Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Disqualified in Egypt
Egypt’s election body disqualified 10 candidates from the presidential poll on Saturday evening, including former Intelligence Minister Omar Suleiman, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat al-Shater and Salafi Hazem Abu Ismail, an official said. The candidates in Egypt’s presidential vote have 48 hours to appeal. According to reports in Egyptian media, Suleiman was disqualified because he lacks…
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News Israeli Bank Sues Wall Street Giants
Israel’s Bank Hapoalim has filed a massive $720 million suit against Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Countrywide over its losses in the U.S. subprime crisis, alleging that the U.S. institutions misled and defrauded it. Among Israel’s financial institutions, Hapoalim suffered the worst losses in the subprime crisis due to its investments in mortgage-backed securities….
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Fast Forward Israel-Bound Flights Canceled Amid ‘Fly-In’ Protest Plans
More than 60 percent of the 1,500 pro-Palestinian activists due to arrive in Israel on Sunday to take part in a fly-in protest have received notifications from airlines that their flights were canceled, the spokesman for the “Welcome to Palestine” protest told Haaretz on Saturday. The activists were planning to arrive in Israel to participate…
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