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Fast Forward Israeli, Lebanese, U.N. Officials To Meet Over Killing of Border Guard
Israeli, Lebanese and U.N. military officers will meet on Monday to defuse tension after a “rogue” Lebanese soldier shot dead an Israeli soldier the day before, Israel’s defence minister said. The Lebanese soldier went missing after the cross-border shooting, but has now been found, a Lebanese security source said. Sunday’s incident jarred the relatively stable…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Shot and Killed Along Lebanese Border
An Israeli soldier was killed on Sunday when a Lebanese sniper opened fire in a normally quiet area of the border between the two countries, and a U.N. peacekeeping force said it was working with both sides to keep the incident from escalating. Israel’s military said in a statement that a sniper from the Lebanese…
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Fast Forward 4,000 Evacuated From Flood-Damaged Homes in Northern Gaza
More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from flood-damaged homes in northern Gaza in what the United Nations has called “a disaster area”, officials said on Saturday. Flooding has been so severe that access to many homes is by rowing boat and water is reported to be two metres (more than six feet) high in…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Lifts Shabbat Public Transport Ban in Light of Snowstorm
Jerusalem’s heaviest snow for 50 years forced Israeli authorities to lift a Jewish sabbath public transport ban on Saturday and allow trains out of the city where highways were shut to traffic. Troops in armoured personnel carriers were helping emergency services crews to try to restore electricity for thousands in the Jerusalem area and Defence…
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Fast Forward Possible Peace Deal Could Come By the End of April, Kerry Says
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday Israel and the Palestinians were still on schedule to reach a full Middle East peace deal by the end of April, and both sides were committed to the talks. Speaking at the end of his second visit to the region in a week, Kerry said the…
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Fast Forward U.S. Embassy Condemns Romanian TV’s Anti-Semitic Christmas Carol
The U.S. embassy in Romania on Thursday condemned the broadcast of an anti-Semitic Christmas carol by state television, joining a long list of critics. Jewish groups, Romanian media and politicians, the Israeli embassy and other diplomatic missions have attacked the decision by channel TVR3 to air the song, which uses a pejorative word for Jews…
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The Schmooze Golden Globe Noms: Who Gets What?
Slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” and 1970s con-artist caper “American Hustle” led the Golden Globe Awards nominations announced on Thursday with seven nods each, fortifying their frontrunner positions in a crowded field ahead of the Oscars. In the coveted best drama category, “12 Years a Slave” will compete against piracy tale “Captain Phillips,” space…
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Fast Forward Kerry Returns To Israel To Try To Save Faltering Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed back to the Middle East on Thursday, a week after his previous visit ended with Palestinian dissatisfaction over U.S. security ideas for an elusive land-for-peace deal with Israel. Kerry, who has quipped that his frequent trips to the region have become a commute, planned separate meetings with Palestinian…
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