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Fast Forward Abbas Asked Israel To Let In Palestinians Fleeing Syria
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tried to get Israel to let 150,000 Palestinians fleeing war in Syria resettle in the West Bank, but dropped the request after the Jewish state demanded they first give up their right of return, he said. Syria is home to around 500,000 Palestinian refugees, some of whom have been fleeing the…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Unite To Foil Centrists Joining Coalition
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox parties said on Friday they would band together to fight for inclusion in any coalition government forged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his rightist Likud party’s narrow win in a Jan. 22 parliamentary election. The move stands to complicate an already formidable process facing Netanyahu of blending two vastly different sectors of…
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Fast Forward Obama Names Foreign Policy Aide Denis McDonough New Chief of Staff
President Barack Obama on Friday named longtime foreign policy aide Denis McDonough as his new White House chief of staff, tapping a trusted loyalist to help drive his second-term agenda as he unveiled a major overhaul of senior staff. Obama announced the appointment of McDonough, who had been widely tipped to fill the vacancy created…
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Fast Forward Austrian Jewish Leader Mends Fences With Lauder
The leader of Austria’s Jewish community said on Friday he had put aside differences with World Jewish Congress head Ron Lauder over Lauder’s alleged interference in the community’s leadership election. Oskar Deutsch, the president of Austria’s official IKG Jewish organisation, had last month banned Lauder from IKG property over complaints that he had offered incentives…
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Fast Forward IAEA To Israel: Iran Nuclear Issue Must Be Resolved Peacefully
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief has underlined to Israel’s president the need to resolve differences with Iran diplomatically, Yukiya Amano’s office said on Friday, rather than war as Israeli leaders have mooted. Israel, widely believed to be the only nuclear-armed state in the Middle East, has threatened possible military action if diplomacy and sanctions fail…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman’s Husband Benjamin Millepied Gets Top Paris Ballet Post
French dancer Benjamin Millepied, the choreographer of the film “Black Swan,” was on Thursday named director of dance at the Paris Opera Ballet, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious dance companies. Millepied, 35, who last year married the Oscar-winning star of “Black Swan,” Natalie Portman, with whom he has a son, will take…
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Fast Forward Secretary of State Pick John Kerry Talks Tough on Iran and Economy in Senate
John Kerry urged Congress to fix the U.S. economy to ensure the country’s role as a world leader and pledged to keep pressure on Iran at a Senate hearing on Thursday that left little doubt he will win easy confirmation as secretary of state. The five-term U.S. senator and Vietnam War veteran said the “first…
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Fast Forward French Court Tells Twitter to ID Anti-Semitic Users
A French court on Thursday ordered Twitter Inc to help identify the authors of anti-Semitic posts or face fines of 1,000 euros ($1,300) per day, as the social network firm comes under renewed pressure to combat racist and extremist messages. The order, requested by a Jewish student union and rights groups, concerned anti-Semitic material but…
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