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Fast Forward Boutros-Ghali, UN Chief and Camp David Talks Figure, Dies at 93
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the former United Nations secretary-general who as a member of the Egyptian Cabinet was key to achieving the Camp David peace accords, has died. Boutros-Ghali died Tuesday in a Cairo hospital, where he had been admitted for a broken pelvis, at 93. His death was announced at the start of a U.N. Security…
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Fast Forward South Africa Water Conference Scrapped in Flap Over Israel Envoy
A Johannesburg conference dealing with the water crisis in South Africa was canceled due to criticism concerning the inclusion of Israel’s ambassador to South Africa. The envoy, Arthur Lenk, was to be part of a panel at the conference scheduled for the end of February on “equitable and sustainable water management for poverty alleviation,” the…
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Fast Forward Paris City Council Condemns BDS — From Both Left and Right
The Paris City Council adopted two nonbinding resolutions condemning attempts to boycott Israel, which are illegal in France. The two resolutions, one submitted by the Socialist-led coalition of Mayor Anne Hidalgo and the other by center-right members of the City Council, were adopted Tuesday, according to the French-language Muslim news website saphirnews.com. One of the…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Pinto Reports to Prison for Bribery
Yoshiyahu Pinto, an Israeli rabbi who has counseled such celebrities as LeBron James, entered prison to serve a one-year term for bribery. Pinto arrived at Nitzan Prison in central Israel on Tuesday afternoon, later than scheduled after he first made an unexpected visit to a Jerusalem hospital for medical treatment. He is scheduled to serve…
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Fast Forward Washington Post Reporter Detained by Israel Police
Washington Post Jerusalem bureau chief William Booth was detained by Border Police in Jerusalem. Booth was detained at the Damascus Gate outside of the Old City of Jerusalem on accusations of “incitement” and released an hour later after questioning at a nearby police station, the Times of Israel reported, citing a police spokesman. Booth and…
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Fast Forward Italy Cracks Open Fascist-Era ‘Cabinet of Shame’ Archives
The Italian government has released thousands of previous classified documents related to fascist and Nazi war crimes committed in Italy during World War II. The documents were declassified from a parliamentary commission that had investigated the concealment of files related to these crimes. Specifically, the commission had dealt with what was dubbed the “cabinet of…
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Fast Forward France Presents Plan for Israel-Palestinian Peace Push
France has presented Israel and the Palestinians with a proposal for an international peace conference. French Ambassador to Israel Patrick Maisonnave met Tuesday morning with the head of the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic office Alon Ushpiz. During the meeting, Maisonnave disclosed details of the French initiative to bring Israel and the Palestinians together for an international…
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Fast Forward Billionaire David Rubenstein Gives $18M to Spruce Up Lincoln Memorial
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein has donated $18.5 million to repair and restore the Lincoln Memorial. The donation from Rubenstein, the co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, to the National Park Foundation’s Centennial Campaign for America’s National Parks was announced on Monday, President’s Day. In the past few years, he has given tens of millions…
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