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Fast Forward U.N. Nuclear Agency Rejects Arab Move To Chide Israel
Member states of the U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday rejected an Arab resolution targeting Israel over its assumed atomic arsenal, in a diplomatic victory for the Jewish state and Western countries opposing the initiative. Arab states had submitted the non-binding text – which called on Israel to join a global anti-nuclear weapons pact – to…
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Fast Forward Giant Berlin Mall Opens on Iconic Jewish Store Site
A gigantic German department store, rebuilt in the heart of Berlin on the rubble of a shopping centre seized by the Nazis, was opened on Thursday with a ceremony paying tribute to its original Jewish owners. The near 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) “Mall of Berlin” – an entire quarter with a glass-covered arcade, 270…
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Fast Forward Filmmaker Portratys Bethlehem as Diverse Model for Middle East
When Palestinian filmmaker Leila Sansour returned to Bethlehem to make a film about her home town, she had no idea she would end up running a campaign to put the ancient city on the world map as a model for diversity in the Middle East. Sansour left Bethlehem as a teenager in 1983, disdainful of…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas-Led Palestinian Unity Government To Rule Over Gaza
A unity government is to take control of the Gaza Strip, after a breakthrough in talks between Palestinian factions on Thursday which could strengthen their hand in talks with Israel next month. The Gaza ceasefire struck in August between Israel and the Palestinians called for the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas, to take…
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Fast Forward ISIS Militant Who Beheaded Steven Sotloff and James Foley Identified
The masked Islamic State militant in the videos depicting the beheading of two Americans has been identified, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday, but he did not give the person’s name or nationality. “I believe that we have identified (him). I’m not going to tell you who I believe it is,” Comey told a…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Says Too Many Israelis Ready To Dump Peace Bid
President Barack Obama lamented on Wednesday that “too many Israelis” were ready to abandon Middle East peace efforts and urged them to reflect on the matter, saying the status quo with the Palestinians was unsustainable. As part of a broader speech to the United Nations Assembly, Obama appeared to gently chide close U.S. ally Israel…
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Fast Forward Israel Boosts Defense Spending by 10%
Israel will increase its 2015 defense budget by 6 billion shekels ($1.6 billion) or more than 10 percent to 57 billion shekels, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday. The 50-day Gaza conflict which ended last month has underpinned hefty budget demands by the Defense Ministry. With Israel also preparing for a possible confrontation…
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Fast Forward N.Y. Officials Slam Anti-Muslim Bus Ads
New York City politicians and religious leaders on Tuesday criticized a series of anti-Islam advertisements due to appear on 100 city buses, with many critics calling for the campaign to be blocked. Melissa Mark-Viverito, the speaker of the City Council, and Comptroller Scott Stringer joined a rally outside City Hall organized by the Arab American…
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