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Fast Forward Congressmen Decry Helen Thomas Award
The award given to controversial journalist Helen Thomas by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sparked anger not only in Israel, but in the U.S. Congress as well. Two senior congressmen sent Abbas a letter denouncing the award and hinting that such a move may hurt U.S. assistance to the P.A. The congressmen — Republican Steve…
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Fast Forward Israel Skeptical About Syria Truce Prospects
Israeli officials are very skeptical the Syrian government and opposition will stick to the cease-fire that UN envoy Kofi Annan hopes will take hold on Tuesday. Annan, a former UN general secretary, has been traveling to Syria for several weeks in an attempt to broker a truce between President Bashar Assad and opposition forces, after…
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Fast Forward Grass Isn’t Only Prominent Figure Banned From Israel
On Sunday, Israel’s Interior Minister Eli Yishai declared the German author Gunter Grass persona non grata in Israel, after he published a poem claiming that Israel is a threat to world peace. “Gunter’s poems are an attempt to fan the flames of hatred against the State of Israel and the Israeli people, and thus to…
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Fast Forward Abbas Threatens To Revive Statehood Drama
The Palestinian Authority will renew its efforts to win UN recognition for a Palestinian state if it does not receive a positive response from Israel to its positions on a prospective peace deal, PA President Mahmoud Abbas told an unofficial Israeli delegation on Sunday. Abbas gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a month to respond to…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Iran Will Try To Fool World
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced skepticism on Sunday over talks with Iran, scheduled to begin in Istanbul between the six Western powers and Tehran. In a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in his Caesarea home, Netanyahu said that Israel will follow the talks closely “since Iran is using them to delay and…
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Fast Forward Israeli Opera Says No to Wagner Again
The Israeli Opera has asked a U.K.-based Israeli choreographer to remove an excerpt of a Richard Wagner opera from the soundtrack of her show, which will be showcased in Tel Aviv next month. Israeli Opera director Hanna Munitz has asked Jasmin Vardimon to replace the overture of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhauser,” which features in the opening…
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The Schmooze Israeli Opera Says No To Wagner Again
The Israeli Opera has asked a U.K.-based Israeli choreographer to remove an excerpt of a Richard Wagner opera from the soundtrack of her show, which will be showcased in Tel Aviv next month. Israeli Opera director Hanna Munitz has asked Jasmin Vardimon to replace the overture of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhauser,” which features in the opening…
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Fast Forward Bibi Pleads for Jonathan Pollard’s Release
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday for the release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who was hospitalized over the weekend following deterioration in his medical condition. “The Jewish holiday of freedom should become Pollard’s private holiday of freedom, Netanyahu said.”I will continue working toward his release.” President Shimon Peres met with Pollard’s wife, Esther,…
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