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Fast Forward Abbas Agrees To Indirect Peace Talks, French News Agency Reports
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly has agreed in principle to hold indirect peace negotiations with Israel brokered by the United States. An unnamed senior Palestinian official confirmed the talks, which are expected to begin Feb. 20, the French news agency AFP reported Monday. The official told AFP that the talks brokered by U.S. Mideast…
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Fast Forward NYT Public Editor: Bronner Should Be Reassigned
The New York Times Public Editor has recommended that the newspaper’s Jerusalem bureau chief be reassigned since his son has joined the Israeli military. Clark Hoyt wrote in a column Saturday that he has heard from 400 readers who are convinced that Bronner cannot be objective now that his son has enlisted in the Israel…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Gaza Tunnels After Bombs Found on Beach
Israel attacked two Gaza smuggling tunnels in response to Hamas’ attempt to attack Israeli targets in the Mediterranean Sea. Israel’s Air Force on Tuesday night successfully hit and destroyed two smuggling tunnels used by Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip, according to the IDF spokespersons’ office. On Wednesday, a third explosives-laden barrel released by Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Limbaugh Praised by Jewish Groups
Jewish groups praised Rush Limbaugh for his “outspoken support for Israel” after his controversial remarks on Jews and the banking industry. “There has been controversy recently over statements made by radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh about Jewish voting patterns, political ties and the recent Massachusetts election. We are deeply dismayed by the unfounded criticism of…
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Fast Forward Israeli and Jewish-Themed Films Nominated for Oscars
Three Jewish-themed films and an Israeli film are in the running for Academy Awards. “Inglourious Basterds,” a Jewish revenge fantasy in which a squad of Jewish GIs wipes out the Nazi leadership, won nominations for best picture, directing and writing for Quentin Tarantino, best supporting actor for Christoph Waltz, and best cinematography for Robert Richardson….
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Fast Forward Seven Scientists Awarded Israel-Based Wolf Prizes
Seven renowned scientists are the winners of the prestigious Wolf Prizes. The $100,000 prizes, which will be presented in May by Israeli President Shimon Peres during a special Knesset session, were announced Monday in Jerusalem by Israeli Minister of Education and Wolf Foundation Council Chair Gideon Sa’ar. The prize for medicine was awarded to Professor…
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Fast Forward Hamas Blames Israel for Commander’s Death
Hamas blamed Israel for the assassination of a top Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel room. The body of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was discovered Jan. 20 in a luxury hotel. Though it looked like he had died of a heart attack, blood samples reportedly showed poison in his body. Hamas announced last Friday that it blamed…
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Fast Forward Howard Zinn, American Jewish Historian, Dies at 87
Howard Zinn, an American Jewish historian who wrote the “People’s History of the United States,” has died. Zinn, whose best-seller helped establish him as a central figure of the American left, died of a heart attack Wednesday in California. He was 87. Along with another Boston-based American Jewish professor, Noam Chomsky, Zinn was a leading…
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