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Fast Forward Adopted Durban II Outcome Paper Calls for Holocaust Commemoration
The Durban final outcome document was adopted three days early. In a surprise development, the delegates in Geneva for the United Nations-sponsored Durban Review Conference adopted the document Tuesday by consensus. It came a day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the opening of the parley blasted Israel as a “most cruel and repressive regime,”…
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Fast Forward Report: Rep. Harman on Wiretap Agreeing To Intervene in AIPAC Case
A former CIA director asked for a wiretap on a Jewish congresswoman after she allegedly agreed to intervene on behalf of two indicted former AIPAC staffers. CQ Politics, a division of Congressional Quarterly, reported Sunday that then-CIA chief Porter Goss agreed to request a wiretap on U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) after she intervenes in…
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Fast Forward In Call to Netanyahu, Abbas Urges Cooperation
Mahmoud Abbas told Benjamin Netanyahu during a call to extend Passover greetings that “both sides need to work for peace.” The Palestinian Authority president called Israel’s prime minister Sunday in honor of the holiday. Reportedly it is the first time the two leaders have spoken since Netanyahu’s government took office March 31. During the short…
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Fast Forward U.S. To Join Talks With Iran About Regime’s Nuclear Program
Iran announced it has made more progress on uranium enrichment, a day after the United States said it would join talks with Iran on its nuclear program. Israeli sources commented Thursday on the U.S. announcement, saying Israel did not object to the move as long as western powers worked to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear…
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Fast Forward Goldstone To Head U.N. Inquiry Into Israel’s Gaza Conduct
A Jewish South African with close ties to Israel will head a U.N. inquiry into alleged war crimes during Israel’s recent war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Richard Goldstone, a trustee of Hebrew University, will head the commission appointed Friday by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council. Israel did not say whether it will cooperate;…
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Fast Forward Black College Creates Jewish Program Named for Rabin
A historically black college in Atlanta launched a new initiative named for Yitzhak Rabin. The initiative, known as the Rabin-King Initiative, will be housed at Morehouse College in Atlanta. It draws on the legacies of the former Israeli prime minister and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and was established in partnership with the Israeli…
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Fast Forward Jenin Orchestra Disbanded After Playing For Holocaust Survivors
A Palestinian youth orchestra from Jenin was disbanded after it played for Holocaust survivors in Israel. Palestinian authorities also banned Strings of Freedom orchestra conductor Wafa Younis from the northern West Bank refugee camp and her apartment, where she taught the 13 music students, was sealed off, the Associated Press reported Sunday. The orchestra played…
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News Labor’s Role in Bibi’s Team
Depending on one’s interpretation, Labor’s decision to join Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led coalition grants Israel’s incoming government either a kosher seal of approval or a fig leaf to disguise a right-wing agenda. Either way, Labor’s move will make Netanyahu Israel’s next prime minister. After a contentious meeting of the Labor Central Committee on March 24, members…
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