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Fast Forward Selfies at Jerusalem Holy Site Are Palestinian Trend
Palestinians young and old have jumped on a trend for taking “selfies” at Al Aqsa, the 8th century Muslim shrine in Jerusalem, both as a personal memento and for relatives prevented from visiting the ancient compound. While selfies are hardly new, Palestinians have embraced the phenomenon during the holy month of Ramadan as a way…
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Fast Forward Burt Shavitz, Jewish Burt’s Bees Founder, Dies at 80
Burt Shavitz, co-founder and namesake for natural care product company Burt’s Bees, has died, the company said on Sunday. He was 80. Shavitz, a “a wild-bearded and free-spirited Maine man” and beekeeper, co-founded the company with artist Roxanne Quimby in 1984, the company said in a statement. The pair started off making candles from beeswax…
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Fast Forward Kerry Urges Iran To Make Hard Choices, Says U.S. Ready To Walk
An Iranian nuclear agreement is possible this week if Iran makes the “hard choices” necessary, but if not, the United States remains ready to walk away from the negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday. Speaking after his third meeting of the day with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Kerry said…
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Fast Forward Iran Beefs Up Radar System After Israel Warns of Possible Military Action
Iran says it has deployed a new domestically built long-range radar system, signaling a strengthening of its air defenses as it holds what may be the final days of talks on a nuclear deal with world powers. Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) air defense force, unveiled the Ghadir…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Says Iran Will Be ‘Existential Threat’ to Israel, Deal or No
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that even if a deal is reached with Iran over its nuclear program, Tehran’s “aggressiveness will not end” and it will remain a principal state sponsor of terrorism. “They will continue to destabilize governments in the region and beyond. They will continue to use their proxies…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Talks Inch Toward Finish Line
A year and half of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers were creeping towards the finish line on Friday as negotiators wrestled with sticking points including questions about Tehran’s past atomic research. Iran is in talks with the United States and five other powers – Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia – on an…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton Rooting for Iran Nuclear Deal
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Friday she hoped that 18 months of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers would yield a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program. “I so hope that we are able to get a deal in the next week that puts a lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” the…
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Fast Forward Stone-Throwing Palestinian Killed by Israeli Colonel
A senior Israeli army officer shot and killed a Palestinian youth who was throwing stones near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. A Palestinian witness and an Israeli military spokeswoman said the Palestinian was among a group throwing stones at an army vehicle near Qalandiya, a major…
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