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Fast Forward Israel Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon Hurts Ties With U.S. by Shooting From Hip
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon is in hot water again with the United States for caustic criticism of his country’s main ally that has put more strain on already testy relations with the Obama administration. And the hawkish former general, widely popular in Israel for being an apparent straight-shooter who does not shy from speaking…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Want Marwan Barghouti Freed Now
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Washington to mediate with Israel for the release of Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader and possible presidential contender jailed a decade ago over a spate of suicide bombings. Israel agreed last year to free 104 Palestinian prisoners in what it termed a gesture of goodwill to mark the resumption…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Shot Dead While Foraging Wild Thistles for Cooking
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said, in the latest killing to overshadow U.S.-brokered peace talks. The family of Youssef Shawamra said he was killed after he went foraging for wild thistles used in local cooking. Hospital officials said he was 15, while one…
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Fast Forward Israel Balks at Releasing Palestinian Prisoners
Israel told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday it might not carry out a final stage of a Palestinian prisoner release unless he commits to prolonging peace talks beyond a U.S.-set April deadline for a deal. Israel’s chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni, issued the warning just a day after Abbas, at a White House meeting with…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Cheer Mahmoud Abbas on Eve of U.S. Visit
Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets on Monday to show their support for President Mahmoud Abbas, who is under heavy pressure as he prepares to meet U.S. President Barack Obama. Abbas, scheduled to see Obama later in the day in Washington, complained last week that he had come under great duress during U.S.-brokered peace…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Pushes Mahmoud Abbas To Make Compromises for Peace
Secretary of State John Kerry urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday “to make the tough decisions that will be necessary” before an April 29 deadline for a peace deal with Israel, a U.S. official said. President Barack Obama meets Abbas on Monday, nearly two weeks after the U.S. leader sat down with Israeli Prime…
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Fast Forward David Brenner, Jewish Comedian, Dies at 78
David Brenner, a stand-up comedian who appeared regularly on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” died on Saturday in New York, a family spokesman said. He was 78. Brenner, who had been battling cancer and performed most recently on New Year’s Eve, passed away at his home in New York surrounded by his family, publicist…
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Fast Forward Latvian Nazi SS Veterans March in Annual Riga Parade
Latvians who fought in the local unit of Nazi Germany’s Waffen SS held their annual parade on Sunday, an event which the government feared could raise tensions with Russia as former Soviet states watch events in Ukraine with growing concern. Around 1,500 people – veterans in their 80s and 90s and their supporters – marched…
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