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Fast Forward Romania Poised To Pass Holocaust Restitution Bill
Romania is to fast-track claims from Holocaust survivors under an amended law on property restitution which is expected to be passed by parliament next week, legislators said on Tuesday. Romania was an ally of Nazi Germany during World War Two until it changed sides in August 1944, and much of the property seized during the…
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Fast Forward 2 Palestinian Suspected Attackers Slain by Israeli Troops
Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian woman and a man on Wednesday, saying they had tried to stab security forces at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. In the last half year, Palestinian attacks have killed 28 Israelis and two visiting U.S. citizens. Israeli forces have killed at least 193 Palestinians, 130 of whom…
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Fast Forward Security Council Slams Israel for ‘Golan Forever’ Claim
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voiced alarm over Israeli statements about the Golan Heights on Syria’s border with Israel, a declaration that elicited a sharp response from Israel. Earlier this month Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would never relinquish the Golan Heights, in a signal to Russia and the United States…
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Fast Forward Newtown ‘Truther’ Prof Who Challenged Jewish Parents Sues Over Firing
A former Florida college professor who was fired after he suggested the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax has sued the school for violation of his right to free speech, his attorney said on Tuesday. James Tracy was dismissed in January by Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, where he had taught since…
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Fast Forward Spectacular ‘Oppenheimer Blue’ Diamond Could Fetch $45M
The largest “fancy vivid blue” diamond ever to be offered at auction will form part of a dazzling jewelry sale in Geneva next month where it is seen as possibly fetching around $45 million, according to Christie’s. The rectangular-cut “Oppenheimer Blue,” which is measured at 14.62 carats, will take its place in the Magnificent Jewels…
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Fast Forward France Sets May 30 Date for Mideast Peace Conference
France will hold an international conference in Paris on May 30 in a bid relaunch talks between Palestinians and Israelis by the end of the year, its foreign minister said in remarks published on Thursday. With U.S. efforts to broker a two-state accord in tatters since April 2014 and Washington focused on a November presidential…
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Fast Forward Extremist Settlers Charged as ‘Jewish Terror Cell’ Targeting Palestinians
Israel has arrested six West Bank settlers for violence against Palestinians that included an assault and an attempt to set fire to a home, the Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday, describing the suspects as a “Jewish terror cell.” The group, which included a soldier and two minors, sought to copy the 2015 torching…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Crush Rivals in New York Landslides
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored sweeping victories in nominating contests in their home state of New York, and immediately cited them in arguing they are all but unstoppable as their respective parties’ presidential nominees. Trump’s crushing defeat of Ted Cruz in Tuesday’s primary election tilted the energy in the Republican race back…
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