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Fast Forward Some in U.S. Looking Forward to Statehood Bid
Despite the rapid unraveling of Israeli ties with both Turkey and Egypt, September is still seen as the month that would precipitate a “diplomatic tsunami” as a result of the impending UN vote on Palestinian statehood, letting the fact that two Israeli ambassadors were forced to leave neighboring countries take a distant backseat. The leftist…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Praise Obama Jobs Plan
U.S. Jewish groups praised aspects of President Obama’s jobs proposal. “Congress should begin work on the President’s recommendations for improvements to our homes, schools, and roads without delay,” the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the public policy umbrella group, said in a statement after Obama delivered his proposals to Congress in a speech Sept. 8….
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Fast Forward Security Tightened at Israeli Embassy in Jordan
Security around Israel’s embassy in Amman, Jordan has been increased as a result of the recent violent mob attack on Israel’s embassy in Cairo. More security forces and armored vehicles have been seen on the main roads leading to the embassy, according to Arab reports cited in the Israeli media. The increased security comes amid…
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Fast Forward ADL Supports Metal Cross at Ground Zero
The Anti-Defamation League said it supports the inclusion of the World Trade Center Cross in the permanent memorial to 9/11 victims at Ground Zero. The cross-shaped steel beams were found in the rubble at the site of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks and were moved last month to a permanent location in…
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Fast Forward Boy Dies of Injuries Suffered in Hurricane Irene
The 5-year-old who was electrocuted by a fallen power wire during Hurricane Irene has died. Reuven Herbst died Sept. 9 in the pediatric burn unit at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla where he has been in critical condition since Aug. 28, according to reports. Reuven and his father were walking through a puddle near…
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Fast Forward Tenth Anniversary of Terror Attacks Marked
The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States was commemorated throughout the world, including in Israel. In an Op-Ed published in newspapers around the world on Sunday, President Obama wrote: ” 9/11 was not only an attack on the United States, it was an attack on the world and on the…
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Fast Forward Bibi Praises U.S. After Cairo Embassy Staff Escape
Some 80 personnel and family members of Israel’s embassy in Cairo are safe after being removed in an emergency rescue operation. During a riot outside the embassy Friday night, violent protesters broke down the eight-foot-high security wall surrounding the embassy compound and entered the building. Once the riots turned violent, Israel’s ambassador to Egypt, embassy…
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Fast Forward Top U.S. Officials Warn Abbas on Statehood Bid
Top U.S. officials warned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that pressing for U.N. statehood recognition would harm relations with the United States. “They talked about some sort of confrontation, which means there will be a big difference” between the United States and the Palestinians, Abbas told media Thursday, a day after meeting Dennis Ross and…
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