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Fast Forward General Says Israel and Hamas Share ‘Common Interests’
Israel and Hamas share common interests, and the Palestinian Islamists must stay in power in the Gaza Strip to prevent the enclave descending into chaos, an Israeli general was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Major-General Sami Turgeman, who as commander of Israel’s forces outside Gaza had a leading role in last year’s war with Hamas,…
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Fast Forward David Miliband Won’t Run for Labor Chief After Brother’s Loss
Former foreign minister David Miliband said on Monday he would not put himself forward to run Britain’s opposition Labor Party and criticized his brother Ed, the outgoing leader, for allowing himself to be seen as taking the party too far back to the left. Ed Miliband, who beat his older and better known brother in…
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Fast Forward Suspect Arrested for Powder Threat to Colorado Jewish Sites
Police in Colorado have arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of sending envelopes containing white powder, later deemed harmless, and at least one threatening message to a Jewish community center and synagogue, authorities said on Friday. The Boulder Jewish Community Center, which has a preschool, was evacuated after one letter was found with a note reading:…
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Fast Forward Etan Patz Murder Judge Declares Mistrial
A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the marathon trial of Pedro Hernandez, who had confessed to killing Etan Patz, the New York City boy whose 1979 disappearance raised awareness of the plight of missing and abducted children and their families. Immediately after state Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley’s mistrial ruling, Assistant District Attorney…
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Fast Forward Ed Miliband Behind in Britain Exit Polls
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives are on course to win the most seats in parliament but will be just shy of an outright majority, an exit poll showed on Thursday after voting closed in a national election. The poll put the Conservatives on 316 seats and the main opposition Labor Party on 239. The…
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Fast Forward U.S. Senate Passes Iran Nuclear Review Bill
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review, and potentially reject, an international nuclear agreement with Iran. The 98-1 vote sent the measure to the House of Representatives, which is expected to consider it as soon as next week. The White House has said President Barack…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Soccer Chief Renews Push for Israel Suspension
The head of the Palestinian Football Association reinforced his call for Israel to be suspended from FIFA on Thursday, saying the Israeli Football Association was part of an “apartheid, racist government” that was damaging Palestinian soccer. The PFA accuses Israel of obstructing its activities and restricting the movement of players between the Gaza Strip and…
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Fast Forward Israel Scrambles To Avoid Suspension From World Soccer
Israel’s top soccer administrators will meet FIFA President Sepp Blatter in Zurich on Wednesday in a late bid to avert a vote called by the Palestinians to suspend Israel from the world body. An official from Israel’s FA told Reuters that chairman Ofer Eini and chief executive Rotem Kamer would urge Blatter to use his…
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