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Fast Forward Iran: No Strike While Nuclear Talks Continue
The round of nuclear talks between the six major world powers and Iran ended on Saturday in Istanbul without a significant breakthrough but with an agreement to reconvene next month. Sources close to the talks told Haaretz that the Iranians are demanding an American and European commitment not to carry out a military attack on…
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The Schmooze Jerusalem Park Inspired by NYC’s High Line
An old train track on Manhattan’s West Side has been transformed into an urban-ecological paradise. Over the past decade, Jerusalem has been trying something similar with its Train Track Park, which links neighborhoods that would otherwise have little do with each other. Architect Yair Avigdor and landscape architect Shlomi Zeevi have been busy planning and…
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Fast Forward Little Hope for Breakthrough in Iran Talks
Despite the dramatic media reports, don’t get too excited about the next round of talks between Iran and six nations regarding Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Those discussions are scheduled to start in Istanbul late this week. Anyone who calls this encounter “fateful” is likely overlooking the fact that meetings like this were held in the past….
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Fast Forward Airlines Cancel Tickets of ‘Fly-tilla’ Protesters
Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists were prevented from boarding Israel-bound flights on Friday, due to the fact that their names appeared on a blacklist distributed by the Israeli government to a number of European airlines. The activists were on their way to participate in a fly-in protest against Israeli construction in West Bank settlements, scheduled to…
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Culture Meeting Fearless Dissidents Over Burgers
The fearless refuseniks who attempted to hijack an airplane on June 15, 1970, in Leningrad in order to draw attention to the plight of Soviet Jews were “Zionist hooligans” to Soviet authorities, but to the writer Gal Beckerman they are nothing less than superheroes. In the summer of 2006, Beckerman found himself at a barbecue…
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Fast Forward Iran: Little Chance of Middle East War
There’s only a faint chance of war breaking in the Middle East, a top Iranian official was quoted by the country’s state-run TV station as saying on Thursday, blaming any regional instability on the presence of Western forces. The comment by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast came after, on Monday, the U.S. Navy indicated…
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Fast Forward Egypt Bars Ex-Mubarak Officials From Presidency
The Egyptian parliament passed a bill Thursday that forbids any senior officials of the former regime from running for presidential candidacy. The legislation still requires the approval of the ruling military council, before it can be made law. The bill is intended to thwart the candidacy of all those who served as head of the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Forces Ready To Thwart Fly-in Protest
Hundreds of police and special forces will converge on Ben-Gurion Airport to block the entry of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday, but human rights activists say the airport has no authority to deny entry to anyone intending to visit the Palestinian territories. Hundreds of police officers, most of them in plainclothes and unarmed, will await the…
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