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Fast Forward Some Illegal Settlement Buildings To Be Moved
Five apartment buildings in the Ulpana neighborhood on the outskirts of the Beit El settlement in the West Bank will be relocated under a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The five apartment buildings, home to about 30 families, would be moved several hundred yards to land that is not privately owned by Palestinians,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Warplanes Pound Targets in Gaza
Israeli Air Force planes attacked five sites in the Gaza Strip. The early Sunday morning attacks on three weapons manufacturing facilities in the central Gaza Strip and two tunnels that the Israel Defense Forces say are used to commit terrorist acts against Israeli military patrols in the area, was in retaliation for an attack on…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Survivor’s Kin Must Return Artifact
The family of a deceased Holocaust survivor must return to a German museum a 3,200-year-old artifact that he had brought with him to the United States, a New York state appellate court has ruled. It is not clear how Riven Flamenbaum gained ownership of the ancient gold Assyrian tablet, but the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin…
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Fast Forward Portman, Possible V.P. Candidate, Visits Israel
Sen. Rob Portman, reportedly on the short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination, met in Israel with its top leaders. The Ohio Republican, traveling during the Memorial Day recess, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday. Portman has been touted as a likely contender to be Mitt…
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Fast Forward Thousands in Istanbul Rally Against Israel
Thousands of Turks in Istanbul rallied against Israel Thursday, marking the second anniversary of an Israel Defense Forces raid on the Mavi Marmara ship that was part of a flotilla that claimed to be carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel had determined that the flotilla was violating its blockade of the coastal area, and found…
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Fast Forward Madonna Appeals for Mideast Peace at Concert
Madonna appealed for Middle East and world peace at the launch of her world tour in Israel. “You can’t be a fan of mine and not want peace in the world,” she told 30,000 fans packed into Ramat Gan station. She said she chose Israel to launch her tour in order to spread her message…
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Fast Forward Congress Wants Report on Iran Strike Consequences
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure requiring a report on the consequences of a military strike on Iran. The amendment to the Intelligence Authorization Act, initiated by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), passed Thursday by a voice vote. It requires the director of national intelligence to submit…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Back Court Ruling on Gay Marriage
The Reform movement, the Anti-Defamation League and Rabbis for Human Rights-NA welcomed a court decision ruling unconstitutional an application of the Defense of Marriage Act. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in Boston, on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling that denying gay couples federal benefits accorded to straight couples was…
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