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Fast Forward Joint Chiefs Chairman Backs Iran Deal
The top U.S. military officer supported a proposed nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, saying it reduced the risk of Tehran developing atomic arms while buying time to work with allies to confront the Islamic Republic over other “malign activities.” Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate hearing…
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Fast Forward White House Won’t Allow Jonathan Pollard To Leave U.S.
Israel offered a cautious welcome on Wednesday to the planned U.S. release of former spy Jonathan Pollard, wary that too warm a celebration might hurt efforts to persuade the Obama administration to let him leave for Israel immediately. Under parole terms announced on Tuesday, Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst who was convicted in…
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Fast Forward Israel Approves 300 Homes in Controversial Settlement
Israel gave final approval on Wednesday for plans to build 300 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, announcing the move as it carried out a court demolition order against two vacant apartment blocs at the site. Dozens of Jewish settlers have gathered over the past several days at Beit El…
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Fast Forward Jonathan Pollard Release Set for November
Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel, will be released on parole on Nov. 21 after 30 years in prison, a federal parole board ruled on Tuesday. Pollard’s release would remove a longstanding irritant in U.S.-Israel relations at a time of increased friction between the two close allies over…
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Fast Forward Search for Missing Teen Boaters Extended to Georgia
The search for two 14-year-old boys from South Florida who disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean on a fishing trip last week has been extended as far north as Savannah, Georgia, authorities said Tuesday. Rescue teams have seen no signs of the boys since their boat was found capsized and empty near Daytona Beach, Florida, on…
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Fast Forward Eliot Engel Sees ‘Number’ of Problems With Iran Deal
The top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Tuesday he sees “a number of” troublesome issues in the Iran nuclear deal. In remarks prepared for delivery at a hearing with top Obama administration officials, U.S. Representative Eliot Engel said he was troubled by reports about the arrangement reached for…
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Fast Forward Israel Chides Mike Huckabee for ‘Gas Chamber’ Remark
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee drew rare criticism from Israel on Tuesday for comments in which he accused President Barack Obama of marching Israelis “to the door of the oven” in a nuclear deal with Iran. Israeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz said on Facebook the former Arkansas governor was “genuinely concerned” about Israel’s future but…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teen Boater Still Missing Off Florida Coast
The search for two missing 14-year-old boys from South Florida whose empty boat was found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean has been extended north beyond Jacksonville to encompass an area the size of Maine, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday. The boys, Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, were last seen on Friday afternoon buying…
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