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Fast Forward Syria Says Could Make ‘Surprise’ Response To Israel Strike
Syria’s ambassador to Lebanon said on Thursday that Damascus had the option of a “surprise decision” to respond to what it said was an Israeli air strike on a research centre on the outskirts of the Syrian capital on Wednesday. Syria could take “a surprise decision to respond to the aggression of the Israeli warplanes,”…
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Fast Forward Israel Hits Syria Arms Convoy To Lebanon
Israeli jets bombed a convoy near Syria’s border with Lebanon early on Wednesday, sources told Reuters, apparently targeting weapons destined for Hezbollah in what some called a warning to Damascus not to arm Israel’s Lebanese enemy. Syrian state television accused Israel of bombing a military research centre, at Jamraya between the capital and the nearby…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Set To Win Right To Form Government
Israeli President Shimon Peres began talks with political parties on Wednesday over who should form a new government and appears certain to ask incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to assemble it. The formal consultation procedure to nominate a lawmaker to form a government, the president’s only important executive power, began after Peres was presented with…
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Fast Forward Hamas To Teach More ‘Enemy Language’ Hebrew in Gaza Schools
Islamist Hamas authorities plan to expand Hebrew-language classes in the Gaza Strip’s high schools to help Palestinians know their enemy in times of conflict with Israel. Far from a sign that peace will soon break out, Hamas’s promotion of Hebrew learning in the Israeli-blockaded Mediterranean enclave aims to make linguistic skill a useful new front…
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Fast Forward Forward’s Yiddish Website Will Tap New Markets
The rapid revival of strict Orthodox Jewish communities that has shifted New York City’s religious demographics and transformed Israel’s political landscape has created a new market niche for a 115-year-old Yiddish newspaper. Next Monday, Forverts (Forward) will launch a daily news website for Yiddish speakers who are bringing the language of Eastern Europe’s Ashkenazi Jews…
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Fast Forward Gabby Giffords Makes Emotional Plea to Congress To Curb Gun Violence
Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, made an emotional plea on Wednesday for Congress to take action to curb gun violence in the aftermath of last month’s Connecticut school massacre, urging lawmakers to “be bold, be courageous.” Wearing a red outfit and speaking haltingly, Giffords appeared as the first person…
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Fast Forward Argentina Rejects Israel Summons Over Iran-Backed Bombing Truth Panel
Argentina’s government rejected the Israeli government’s summons of its ambassador in order to explain the memorandum of understanding signed between Argentina and Iran advancing the investigation of 1994 AMIA bombing case. “The attack was suffered by the people of our country on July 18 and did not involve any Israeli citizen. The victims were mostly…
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Fast Forward Gabby Giffords Plans Surprise Appearance in Congress for Gun Hearing
Former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, will make an appearance on Wednesday at the first congressional hearing on gun violence since last month’s Connecticut elementary school massacre. According to a senior Democratic aide and a person familiar with the proceedings, Giffords will testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing….
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