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Fast Forward U.S. Slaps Down Benjamin Netanyahu for Blaming Holocaust on Muslims
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments on Wednesday linking a Muslim leader to the Holocaust were not supported by scholarly evidence, the State Department said, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry left Washington for talks on ending weeks of Palestinian-Israeli violence. Netanyahu, speaking just before the start of a visit to Germany, said that…
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Fast Forward UN Chief Meets Mahmoud Abbas But Scant Progress
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday but after two days of discussions in the region appeared no nearer to ending weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence. At a news conference with Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Ban denounced “hateful discourse” on both sides and said Israel’s…
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Fast Forward Could Israel Violence Push Economy Into Recession?
A surge in Palestinian attacks in Israel is raising concerns that the weakening economy could eventually be pushed into recession. There are already signs that some Israelis may be pulling back from spending – one of the pillars of Israeli growth at the moment – and tourism, still reeling from the 2014 Gaza conflict and…
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Fast Forward Military Ties Between Israel and U.S. Back on Track After Iran Spat
Israel and the United States signaled on Sunday they were putting disputes over the Iran nuclear deal behind them, announcing resumed talks on U.S. defense aid for Israel as it hosted Washington’s top general and a joint air force drill. The allies had been looking to agree on a 10-year military aid package to extend…
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Fast Forward 4 Israeli Cities Ban Arab Workers From Schools
At least four Israeli cities, including the commercial capital Tel Aviv, have banned Arab laborers from their schools, struggling to calm public fears fueled by the worst surge of Palestinian street attacks in years. Israel’s Interior Ministry, which oversees municipalities, declined immediate comment on Sunday on the decision, condemned by a party representing the country’s…
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Fast Forward Kerry To Meet Netanyahu, Abbas on Palestinian-Israeli Violence This Week
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he would meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Germany this week, followed by talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas after more than two weeks of violence between Israelis and Palestinians. It is the first time Kerry has confirmed media reports of a meeting with both…
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Fast Forward 4 Palestinians Killed in Suspected Stabbing Incidents
Israeli authorities said four Palestinians had been shot dead and a fifth seriously injured in thwarted knife attacks on Saturday in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank as tensions ran high after more than two weeks of unrest. Forty-one Palestinians and seven Israelis have died in the recent street violence, which was in part triggered…
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Fast Forward President Obama Condemns Violence in Israel
President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the recent outbreak of violence in Israel and urged Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to tamp down their rhetoric. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms violence directed against innocent people,” Obama said in a news conference. For two weeks, tensions about access to…
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