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Fast Forward Obama Predicts Security Council Will Pass Iran Sanctions Within Weeks
President Obama predicted that the U.N. Security Council would pass a new round of sanctions against Iran within weeks. Obama acknowledged, however, on Tuesday that the necessary votes are still not there. Among the five veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council, Britain, France and the United States favor the sanctions, and Russia has indicated…
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Fast Forward British Lawmakers Say Israel Is ‘Buying’ Political Influence
Two British lawmakers accused supporters of Israel of “buying” influence in the Conservative Party. Both used anti-Semitic stereotypes in their statements, reportedly made last week, which drew criticism from the body that monitors anti-Semitism in Britain. Addressing a meeting at the House of Commons of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Friends of Al Aksa, Labor…
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Fast Forward ADL Calls Carter Apology ‘Insincere’
Jimmy Carter’s apology last December to the Jewish community was insincere, the Anti-Defamation League said. The Anti-Defamation League issued a statement last Friday questioning Carter’s apology, which came in a letter published by JTA, following a speech by the former U.S. president during a conference in Atlanta last week on U.S.-Arab relations. “As far as…
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Fast Forward Bibi Says He’s Working To ‘Reduce the Gaps’ Between Israel and U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called recent unflattering Israeli media reports about the Obama administration “unacceptable.” Netanyahu also said that he and his advisers are working to “reduce the gaps” with the United States on ways to advance the peace process. “I have recently heard anonymous, unworthy remarks in the media regarding the American administration…
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Fast Forward In Tight Race, Candidate Disavows J Street
A candidate in a tight Democratic primary race in suburban Philadelphia asked J Street to pull its endorsement. Doug Pike told the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent that he was not aware of the depth of his differences with J Street when he accepted the left-wing, pro-Israel group’s endorsement. He also suggested that he had faced tough…
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Fast Forward Berkeley Student President Vetoes Divestment Bill
The student government president at the University of California vetoed a bill calling for divestment from two companies doing business with Israel. Will Smelko, the president of the Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley, shot down the bill Wednesday, the Daily Californian reported. The association’s Senate had passed the bill last week by…
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Fast Forward Israel Considered for Nude Photo Project
Photographer Spencer Tunick, who is famous for taking photographs of nude crowds at sites around the world, is planning to bring his project to Israel. “He has not decided on a site yet, but when there’s a lot of press coverage he is less likely to come somewhere,” Tunick’s producer in Israel, Harry Fruchter, told…
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Fast Forward Rep. Weiner Received Anti-Semitic Notes During Health-Care Debate
Jewish Democratic congressman who figured prominently in passing the health care reform bill got anti-Semitic notes during the final days of passage. U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was one of the most visible and outspoken proponents of the legislation, which Congress approved on Sunday. Some opponents of the bill affiliated with the “Tea Party” movement…
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