Natasha Mozgovaya (Haaretz)
By Natasha Mozgovaya (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward U.S. State Dept. Criticizes Demolition of Palestinian Homes
U.S. State Department Spokesman Philip Crowley On Wednesday criticized Israel’s recent demolition of Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem, saying that it was precisely “the kind of unilateral action that undermines trust.” “It is the very kind of action that poses a potential obstacle to direct negotiations,” Crowley added, referring to U.S. aims to bring Israel…
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Fast Forward Obama Will Press Bibi on Direct Talks, Says Ambassador Oren
Moving from proximity talks to direct peace talks will be the main issue that U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to discuss in his upcoming meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. told Haaretz on Friday. Confirming Oren’s remarks, Daniel Shapiro, the senior director of Middle East and North Africa in…
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Fast Forward Death of N.Y. Jewish Millionaire — Murder or Suicide?
The mysterious death of an Orthodox Jewish millionaire on June 9 in New York has sparked a whirlwind of rumors, even though the medical examiner ruled the death a suicide. Solomon (Shlomo) Obstfeld fell to his death from the 19th floor of his posh Manhattan apartment, and while New York police have yet to close…
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Fast Forward Helen Thomas Loses Agent, Friends After Telling Jews To ‘Get the Hell Out of Palestine’
Senior White House Press Corps member Helen Thomas may have apologized for her recent on-camera remarks calling on Jews to “get the hell out of Palestine” and go home to Europe, but her reputation seems beyond repair amid the abounding calls for her resignation. In the wake of the incident, Thomas’ agent Nine Speaker Inc….
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Fast Forward White House Demands Investigation of Gaza Flotilla Raid
The White House on Tuesday demanded a “credible and transparent” investigation into the Israel Navy raid of a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip a day earlier, which left nine people dead and several more wounded. When asked why President Barack Obama’s administration did not condemn the “deliberate massacre” of international activists aboard…
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Fast Forward Obama Holds Impromptu Meeting With Barak
U.S. President Barack Obama held an impromptu meeting with Defense Minister Ehud Barak Monday, during which Obama affirmed his country’s “unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security.” Barak is to meet Wednesday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. According to White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, Obama “dropped by” a meeting…
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Fast Forward Petraeus Says He Doesn’t Blame Israel for Endangering U.S. Interests
Commander of the U.S. Military’s Central Command Gen. David Petraeus phoned his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, this week to deny reports that he had blamed Israeli policy for the failure in a regional solution and for endangering U.S. interests. Earlier this month, Petraeus warned the Pentagon that “America’s relationship with Israel is important, but not…
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Fast Forward Dershowitz Accuses J Street of Dividing Community
Rival Israel activists locked horns at Monday’s AIPAC conference in Washington as leading pro-Israel commentator Alan Dershowitz launched a blistering attack on pro-peace group J Street. J Street representative Hadar Susskind was in the middle of an interview with Haaretz when Dershowitz broke in to the conversation with a verbal onslaught against the group, which…
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