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Fast Forward Israel Air Force Bombs Gaza Weapons Factory
The Israeli Air Force bombed a building and two smuggling tunnels in Gaza. Wednesday night’s raid was in response to a Kassam rocket attack near a kibbutz in the western Negev several hours earlier. The building located in Gaza City was used to produce weapons, according to the IDF spokesperson. Some 55 rockets and mortar…
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Fast Forward Iranian Negotiators Accept Draft of Nuclear Enrichment Plan
Iranian negotiators have agreed to a draft of an accord which would allow most of its nuclear fuel to be enriched in Russia. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, said Wednesday that the Iranian negotiators currently meeting in Vienna had accepted the draft agreement, but added that it would have to be…
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Fast Forward In New York Exhibition Game, Ejected Maccabi Coach Refused To Leave
The head coach of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team refused to leave the court following his ejection from an exhibition game against the New York Knicks. Pini Gershon delayed play in Madison Square Garden for 10 minutes Sunday after he would not exit following his second technical foul in the third quarter. Security officials…
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Fast Forward Arrested Would-Be Spy Asked FBI for Israeli Citizenship
A former Pentagon contractor facing charges of attempting to spy for Israel allegedly sought Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Maryland, allegedly told an FBI agent claiming to be an Israeli agent that he had access to U.S. satellite information and once had held top security clearances, according to…
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Fast Forward U.S. Arrests Former NASA Scientist Over Alleged Israel Espionage Bid
U.S. authorities arrested a Defense Department official who allegedly agreed to spy for Israel. Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Maryland, allegedly told an FBI agent claiming to be an Israeli agent that he had access to U.S. satellite information and had once held top security clearances, news agencies reported on Monday. Nothing in the complaint…
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Fast Forward U.N. Human Rights Council Sends Goldstone Report to Security Council
The U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva sent the Goldstone report to the U.N. Security Council, while Richard Goldstone condemned the council for ignoring his findings on Hamas war crimes. The Human Rights Council voted 25 to 6 on Thursday to endorse the report and recommend that other U.N. bodies heed its recommendations. The report…
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Fast Forward Bibi Says Israeli Leaders Will Not Be Tried for War Crimes
Israeli leaders and soldiers will not be put on trial for war crimes, Benjamin Netanyahu said at the opening of the Knesset’s winter session. The Israeli prime minister used his policy speech to attack the Goldstone report that accused Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during last winter’s Gaza…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Don’t Believe ‘Lies’ That Israel Is Digging Under Temple Mount
Benjamin Netanyahu called on Arab citizens not to believe “lies” by “an extremist minority” accusing Israel of digging under the Temple Mount. “Last week, extremist elements tried to undermine quiet and peaceful life in Jerusalem,” the Israeli prime minister said at the start of Monday’s Cabinet meeting, just hours before the opening of the Knesset’s…
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