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Fast Forward Rocket Attacks Increase Following Peace Talks
Rocket attacks on southern Israel from Gaza have increased dramatically following the opening of peace talks in the region. Two Kassam rockets and nine mortar shells were fired on southern Israel Wednesday morning and early afternoon. One rocket landed in an industrial zone near Ashkelon; no injuries or property damage was reported. In response, Israel?s…
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Fast Forward President of Jewish Funders Network Will Step Down
The president of the Jewish Funders Network will step down at the end of 2010, according to a letter sent by the organization?s chairman to members. Mark Charendoff has led JFN, an organization for those who give $25,000 or more per year to Jewish charities, for nine years. ?Always a proponent of change, Mark wants…
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Fast Forward Israel Reportedly OKs U.S.-Saudi Arms Deal
Israel has privately signed off on a proposed arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia, a Washington columnist reported. At $60 billion, the deal is the most expensive arms deal ever. It will be spread out over five to 10 years. Syndicated columnist Douglas Bloomfield reported Tuesday that Israel has privately blessed the…
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Fast Forward Second Round of Peace Talks End With Call for Israel To Extend Settlement Freeze
The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians ended in Egypt with calls for Israel to extend its settlements freeze. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gathered Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheik. The three leaders met…
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Fast Forward Google To Acquire a Second Israeli Start-Up
Google reportedly will acquire a second Israeli start-up company. The Israeli business daily Globes reported Monday that Google is paying “several million dollars” to purchase Quiksee, also known as MentorWave Technologies. Other reports put the purchase price at $10 million, though neither Google nor Quiksee has responded to the reports. The company’s software reportedly enhanced…
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Fast Forward Ben Gurion Airport Workers End Strike
Workers at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel have ended their strike. The workers, who had started their strike Monday morning, reached an agreement later in the day with the treasury and transportation ministries on workers’ pensions. Airport workers had gone on strike during one of the busiest weeks of the year after negotiations between the…
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Fast Forward Bibi Signals Settlement Freeze Will Continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled he would heed, in part, an appeal from President Obama to continue the settlement freeze. “Between zero and one there are a lot of possibilities,” Haaretz quoted Netanyahu as telling his Cabinet ministers on Sunday. Other media quoted similar remarks from the prime minister, suggesting that he is considering…
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Fast Forward Castro Criticizes Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust Denial
Cuban leader Fidel Castro criticized Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust and promoting anti-Semitism. In a wide-ranging interview with Atlantic reporter Jeffrey Goldberg, Castro, a frequent critic of Israel, said the Iranian government could encourage peace by acknowledging the “unique” history of anti-Semitism and trying to understand why Israelis fear for their existence. “I think…
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