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Fast Forward Did Charles Hynes Use $200K in Seized Funds for Failed Brooklyn Reelection Push?
An investigation into former six-term Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes found his office spent more than $200,000 in seized criminal funds on consultant services for his failed reelection campaign last year, a report said on Monday. A 27-page report by the New York City Department of Investigations reviewed by Reuters said Hynes is potentially guilty…
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Fast Forward Israel Kills Palestinian in West Bank Checkpoint Shooting
Israeli troops on Tuesday shot dead a Palestinian who the military said had opened fire and wounded a soldier at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian mainstream Fatah group identified the man as Alaa Odeh, a 30-year-old mobile phone shop owner, and along with relatives accused soldiers of killing him in cold…
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Fast Forward Israel Slams U.S. for Working With Palestinian Unity Government
Israel said on Monday it was “deeply disappointed” by the U.S. State Department saying it would work with a Palestinian unity government that includes Hamas Islamists opposed to Israel’s existence. In a statement to reporters issued after Washington’s announcement, an Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity said: “We are deeply disappointed by the State…
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Fast Forward ‘Egypt Jon Stewart’ Show Is Cancelled
Egypt’s top TV satirist said on Monday his show had been canceled, amid speculation it was because his latest script poked fun at a presidential election won by the former army chief. Bassem Youssef, known as the “Egyptian Jon Stewart”, told a news conference the Saudi-owned MBC Masr TV station had been put under more…
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Fast Forward Jewish Soccer Bigwig Sees New Vote on Qatar 2022 World Cup
The vote for the hosting of the 2022 World Cup must be re-run if corruption allegations surrounding Qatar’s winning campaign are proved to be accurate, Lord Goldsmith, a member of FIFA’s Independent Governance Committee, said on Monday. A British newspaper on Sunday claimed it had evidence that around $5 million was paid to officials in…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Unity Government Sworn In
President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a Palestinian unity government on Monday in a reconciliation deal with Hamas Islamists that led Israel to freeze U.S.-brokered peace talks. Abbas, whose Palestinian Authority in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is dependent on foreign aid, appeared to be banking on Western acceptance – over Israeli objections – of a 16-member…
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Fast Forward Israel Warns Europe Far Right Against Neo-Nazi Allies
Israel urged Europe’s rising right-wing parties on Sunday not to ally with “neo-Nazi, racist” parties, saying it would not recognize political blocs with ties to such groups. After their resounding victories in the May 22-25 election for the European Parliament, various nationalist and anti-immigration parties have been negotiating on forming coalitions within the assembly. Though…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Urges World Not To Recognize Palestinian Unity Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned against any international rush to recognize a Palestinian government due to be announced under a unity pact between the Fatah and Hamas Islamist groups. Israel and the West classify Hamas as a terrorist organization and have no official dealings with the movement, which advocates the destruction of…
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