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Fast Forward 40,000 Gaza Civil Servants Launch Strike
Some 40,000 public servants hired by Hamas went on strike in Gaza on Thursday in a pay dispute that could test the resilience of the new Palestinian government, formed just weeks ago under the Islamist group’s unity pact with President Mahmoud Abbas. All government offices in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip were closed as a result…
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Fast Forward Brussels Jewish Museum Suspect Extradition Is Approved by French Court
A French court on Thursday approved the extradition to Belgium of the French suspect in a May 24 shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels that left four people dead. Mehdi Nemmouche, 29, has been held in police custody on anti-terror laws on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and possession of weapons in relation to…
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The Schmooze North Korea Threatens War Over Seth Rogen Flick
North Korea denounced a forthcoming American comedy film featuring a plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong Un as an act of terrorism and threatened to unleash a “merciless counter-measure” if Washington failed to ban the movie. The movie “The Interview”, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, is scheduled for release in December. “Making and…
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Fast Forward 120 Palestinian Detainees End Mass Hunger Strike
Scores of Palestinians on hunger-strike ended their protest against detention without trial on Wednesday after winning concessions but no major change of policy from Israel. About 120 Palestinians on so-called “administrative detention” began fasting on April 24 and were joined over the past two months by 180 others. About 75 needed hospitalization, fueling debate in…
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Fast Forward Bob Dylan ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ Lyrics Fetch $2M at Auction
Bob Dylan’s handwritten manuscript for “Like a Rolling Stone” sold for just over $2 million on Tuesday at Sotheby’s rock and roll auction, which also included memorabilia from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley. The price for the annotated lyrics for “Like a Rolling Stone,” considered one of the most influential songs in…
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Fast Forward Israel Scales Back Crackdown Amid Growing Anger
Israel scaled back a search for three missing teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday after 11 days of operations raised fears of a general uprising and undermined Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israel has accused Abbas’s political rivals, the Islamist group Hamas, of orchestrating the abduction of the Jewish youths on June 12. It…
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Fast Forward Donald Sterling Claims ‘Duped’ Into Mental Exam That Uncovered Dementia
Attorneys for Donald Sterling told a probate court judge on Monday that the Los Angeles Clippers co-owner had been duped into medical examinations that determined he lacked the mental capacity to have a say in the $2 billion sale of his team. Sterling’s attorneys, speaking during a pre-trial hearing in the legal battle for control…
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Fast Forward Israel Air Strikes Kill 10 Syrian Soldiers
Israeli air strikes on Syrian military positions killed at least 10 members of Syria’s army, a monitoring group said on Monday, a day after Israel said an attack from inside Syria killed an Israeli boy in the Golan Heights. Israeli tanks and warplanes fired at Syrian army positions overnight on Sunday in response to what…
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