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Fast Forward Israel Says It Lacks Evidence To Try Suspects in Palestinian Murders
Israel is still trying to gather evidence against far-right Jews arrested for a lethal arson attack in July on a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank, the public security minister said on Friday, playing down prospects of an imminent trial. A police announcement on Thursday that several “youths belonging to a Jewish terror group”…
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Fast Forward Israel Seeks Germany Aid in West Bank Labeling Feud
A senior Israeli offical called on Germany on Thursday to urge other European countries to oppose EU plans to require products from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories to be so labeled. “Obviously, there is no question of Germany following this disastrous move,” Israeli Knesset speaker Yuli Yoel Edelstein told Reuters after a forum on…
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Fast Forward Jewish Suspects in Palestinian Family Murders Complain of Mistreatment
Members of a “Jewish terror group” have been arrested over a July arson attack on a Palestinian home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that killed a toddler and his parents, Israeli police said on Thursday. A police statement did not say how many suspects were in custody. It said a court order banning disclosure of…
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Fast Forward Sandy Berger, Former Clinton National Security Adviser, Dies at 70
Samuel “Sandy” Berger, a national security adviser for President Bill Clinton whose reputation was marred by his theft of classified documents after leaving office, died early on Wednesday. Berger, who was 70, had been suffering from cancer, according to a statement from the Albright Stonebridge consulting firm where he worked. Richard N. Haass, president of…
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Fast Forward 2,800-Year-Old King Hezekiah Clay Seal Found in Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a mark from the seal of biblical King Hezekiah, who helped build Jerusalem into an ancient metropolis. The circular inscription, on a piece of clay less than a centimeter (0.4 inches) long, may very well have been made by the king himself, said Eilat Mazar of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University who directed…
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Fast Forward 95-Year-Old Auschwitz Paramedic Faces Trial for 3,681 Murders
A German court on Tuesday permitted the trial of a 95-year-old German man accused of being an accessory to the murder of at least 3,681 people at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The higher court of Rostock in northern Germany deemed Hubert Z. fit for trial, overruling a previous decision by a lower court that…
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The Schmooze Zuckerbergs Welcome Daughter Named Max — Vow To Give Away Billions
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said his wife Priscilla Chan has given birth to their first child, a daughter, on Tuesday. “Priscilla and I are so happy to welcome our daughter Max into this world,” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post. Zuckerberg and his wife also said they plan to give away 99 percent…
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Fast Forward Jerry Seinfeld Plays Monthly Gigs at Upper West Side Theater
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld on Tuesday announced a series of stand-up shows in New York next year, saying he will perform once a month at a theater in his Manhattan neighborhood. The Emmy-winning co-creator of “Seinfeld,” the beloved 1990s comedy series “about nothing,” will take on a residency at the city’s Beacon Theatre, performing once a…
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