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Fast Forward Olmert Takes Stand in Corruption Trial
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began testifying on his own behalf at his trial on corruption charges. Olmert told judges in Jerusalem District Court Tuesday on the first day of the defense phase of the trial that “I am fighting for my life here and nothing else.” He spent most of the session telling…
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Fast Forward Reference to 1967 Lines Pulled From G8 Statement
A reference to the 1967 lines as the basis for a future border was reportedly removed at Canada’s request from a G8 summit statement calling for renewed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Reuters cited unnamed diplomatic sources who said that the language was stricken at Canada’s insistence. The G8 summit, which is taking place this year in Deauville,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Residence in E. Jerusalem Feted by Lawmakers
Israeli lawmakers attended the dedication of a Jewish apartment complex in a Palestinian neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem. The ceremony Wednesday marked the completion of apartments for 110 religious Jewish families in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Jerusalem, located on the Mount of Olives. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud…
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Fast Forward Poll: D.C. Trip Sends Bibi’s Popularity Soaring
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity has risen dramatically following his Washington trip, according to a poll. Some 47 percent of Israelis polled believe Netanyahu’s trip to the United States was a success and some 10 percent viewed it as a failure, the new Haaretz poll found. The poll found that 51 percent of those…
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Fast Forward Suspect in Giffords Shooting Declared Unfit for Trial
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gifford’s alleged assailant, Jared Loughner, has been ruled unfit for trial but will be reassessed in four months. U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns, ruling Wednesday in Tucson that Loughner does not “have a rational understanding of the proceedings” at this time, sent him to a psychiatric facility and ordered a new…
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Fast Forward Abbas: Bibi’s Congressional Speech Left ‘Nothing To Build On’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said there was nothing for peace talks to build on in Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress. Abbas, speaking to the Palestine Liberation Organization and also with reporters on Wednesday in Ramallah, asserted that if no progress is made in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians that he will…
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News Bibi: I Will Present My Vision for Peace to Congress
Israel’s prime minister said he will present his vision for a secure Israeli-Palestinian peace when he addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday morning. Speaking at the annual banquet dinner of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee late Monday night in Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu told the crowd of 10,000, “Peace between Israelis and Palestinians…
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Fast Forward San Francisco Puts Circumcision Ban on the Ballot
A measure seeking to ban male circumcision will appear on the November ballot in San Francisco. More than 7,700 signatures from city residents on a petition in support of the measure were approved as valid by city officials on Wednesday. At least 7,168 signatures were required, and more than 12,000 were submitted. The measure, which…
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