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Fast Forward U.S. To Store More Weapons in Israel
The United States will store an additional $400 million in emergency military equipment in Israel. The new equipment, which is available to Israel in the event of an emergency, will bring to $1.2 billion by 2012 the amount of American military equipment being stockpiled in Israel. Congress approved for storage in Israel the new weapons,…
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Fast Forward Secretary Clinton: Israeli Housing Plans Are Counterproductive
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Israeli plans to build additional housing in eastern Jerusalem is counterproductive to peace talks. Clinton made the statement Wednesday during a joint video conference with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in which she announced that the United States would give an additional $150 million to the…
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Fast Forward UN Secretary Expresses Concern Over Jerusalem Building
United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon told Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting that he is concerned over plans to build hundreds of housing units in eastern Jerusalem. Ban and Israel’s prime minister met Monday night in New York, shortly after Netanyahu’s arrival following an address in New Orleans. The leaders also spoke about efforts to restart…
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Fast Forward Bill Clinton: Rabin Would Have Approved of Chelsea Marrying a Jew
If the Israelis and Palestinians cut a peace deal, Syria likely would ally itself with the West over Iran, and Lebanon would be truly independent, Bill Clinton said. The former president also warned that Israel will need friends in the region for a future when attacks from Gaza are conducted not with crude, inaccurate rockets…
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Fast Forward Homeland Security Advises Jewish Orgs.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised Jewish institutions on protecting themselves from terrorist threats. About 500 Jewish agencies joined a 75-minute conference call on Wednesday focusing on security. The call was organized after the thwarted mail-bomb threat against two Jewish institutions in Chicago. Paul Goldenberg, national director of the Secure Community Network, the central…
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News The Chosen: The Jews of the 112th Congress
Crossposted from JTA The following is a list of the 39 Jewish members — 12 senators and 27 representatives — who are expected to serve in the 112th U.S. Congress, which is set to convene in January: U.S. SENATE Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)* Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)** Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Al Franken (D-Minn.) Herb…
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Fast Forward Knesset Committee Paves the Way for Civil Unions
A Knesset committee has made it possible for a civil unions law to be implemented in Israel. The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Wednesday approved a registration fee of about $165 for couples to obtain a civil marriage. The law, passed in March and set to be implemented next week, will allow non-Jewish…
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Fast Forward Defying Ban, PA’s Fayyad Attends Jerusalem Dedication
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attended dedication ceremonies for a school in eastern Jerusalem, despite an Israeli ban. Fayyad on Tuesday attended the dedication of a school in the Dahiyat al-Barid neighborhood, which is located on the Palestinian side of the security fence. He skipped ceremonies to inaugurate a road in Shuafat and visit…
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