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Fast Forward Pope Visits Mass Grave of Nazi Victims
Pope Benedict XVI visited the mass grave of the victims of a Nazi massacre near Rome. The pope on Sunday called the 1944 massacre of 335 Italian Jews and Catholics by Nazi soldiers at the Ardeatine Caves a “grave offense against God.” The victims included Italian army officers, resistance fighters, civilians and 75 members of…
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Fast Forward Will Carter Press for Alan Gross’s Release During Cuba Visit?
Jimmy Carter is scheduled to visit Jewish leaders during a trip to Cuba, leading to speculation that the former U.S. president will ask the Cuban government to release jailed American contractor Alan Gross. Carter, who is well known for his activism on behalf of human rights, will spend three days in Cuba on a private…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Bomb Kills British Tourist
The lone casualty in the bombing at a bus stop in central Jerusalem was a British woman studying at Hebrew University. Mary Jean Gardner, 59, had been in Israel since January, the Jewish Chronicle reported. British Foreign Secretary William Hague called Wednesday’s attack a “callous and disgusting act of terrorism directed against innocent civilians which…
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Fast Forward Sec. Gates Arrives in Israel After Blast
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Israel, where he is expected to press Israel and the Palestinians to restart peace talks in the wake of increased unrest. Gates, who landed in Israel on Thursday morning, less than a day after a bomb attack in central Jerusalem and following days of attacks between Israel…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Gaza, Following Rocket Attacks in Southern Israel
Israeli combat planes pounded the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the worst barrage of rocket attacks on southern Israel in two years. The French news agency AFP and Israel Radio reported repeated strikes on the strip late Monday night. Israel Radio said that there were reports from Palestinian sources of 17 wounded. The army was…
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Fast Forward Palin Arrives in Israel, Is Scheduled To Meet Netanyahu
Potential 2012 presidential contender Sarah Palin arrived in Israel for what is being called a private visit. Palin, who was the Republican nominee for vice president in the 2008 elections and served as the governor of Alaska, landed in Israel Sunday on her way back to the United States from a speech she delivered to…
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Fast Forward Israeli Knesset To Hold Hearings on J Street
Is turnabout fair play when Israel examines the critics who would examine its actions? Groups on the Jewish left expressed outrage after the Knesset subcommittee on public diplomacy voted to convene hearings on J Street, the Washington-based lobby that calls itself “pro-Israel, pro-peace.” The hearing is set to take place in late March, and J…
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Fast Forward House Bill Could Force U.S. to Move Embassy to Jerusalem
Top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are circulating a bill that would strip the president of his power to waive a law requiring him to move the embassy to Jerusalem. The bill, launched March 10 and sponsored by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), the chairman of the House’s Europe Subcommittee, is also backed by…
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