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Fast Forward Two Palestinian Teens Arrested in Fogel Family Murder
Two teenage Palestinians from a West Bank village have been arrested in the murders of five members of the Fogel family in a West Bank Jewish settlement. The Israeli military announced Sunday that Israeli security services – including the Israel Defense Forces, the Shin Bet security service and police – were involved in the arrest…
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Fast Forward Obama ‘Prays for Peace’ in Passover Message
President Obama in his Passover message “prayed for peace” for Israel while calling for the alleviation of injustice against those “not yet free” in the Middle East. “The story of Passover, which recalls the passage of the children of Israel from bondage and repression to freedom and liberty, inspires hope that those enslaved can become…
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Fast Forward U.S. Senate Calls on U.N. To Rescind Goldstone Report
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution calling on the United Nations to rescind the Goldstone report. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) initiated the resolution last week after Richard Goldstone, a South African judge, retracted a key conclusion of the U.N. report he helped author on the 2009 Gaza war – that…
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Fast Forward Boehner To Invite Bibi To Address Joint Session of Congress
Rep. John Boehner, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress. “It will be a great honor for Congress to welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu next month as part of his official visit to the United States,” Boehner (R-Ohio)…
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Fast Forward Avigdor Lieberman Faces Indictment for Fraud
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said he has no cause for concern following an announcement that he would be indicted on graft charges. “I know and you know that I always acted in accordance with the law, and there is no reason for worry,” Lieberman said Wednesday. “After 15 years, I finally will have an…
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Fast Forward Bibi Cancels Meeting With Justin Bieber Over Apparent Snub
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly has canceled a meeting with pop star Justin Bieber after the singer refused to meet with children from southern Israel. Netanyahu, who was scheduled to meet Bieber on Wednesday night, a day before his concert in Tel Aviv, invited children living in communities that have been hit by rockets…
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Fast Forward Kids in Communities Hard-Hit by Rocket Attacks Will Receive Free Bieber Tickets
Some 700 children from southern Israeli communities that have been hit by rockets and missiles from Gaza were given free tickets to pop star Justin Bieber’s concert. The tickets for Thursday’s show in Tel Aviv, as well as transportation, are a gift of The Schusterman Foundation-Israel, The Morningstar Foundation and ROI Community of Young Jewish…
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Fast Forward Congressional Legislation Calls on U.N. To Rescind Goldstone Report
Legislation calling on the United Nations to rescind the Goldstone report is circulating in both houses of Congress. A Senate resolution, introduced April 8 by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and James Risch (R-Idaho), calls on the U.N. Human Rights Council to “reflect the author’s repudiation of the Goldstone report’s central findings, rescind the report, and…
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