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Fast Forward Israel Opens High-Speed Rail Link Between Tel Aviv Airport And Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel opened a high-speed rail link between Tel Aviv’s international airport and Jerusalem on Tuesday, part of a $2 billion project that has drawn Palestinian complaints over its route through small parts of the occupied West Bank. The train will cut travel time between Ben-Gurion Airport and a new, 80-meter (260 foot)…
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Fast Forward Yom Kippur Lures Israeli Cyclists And Kids Onto Empty Streets
Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is a time when many non-regular Israeli synagogue-goers take time to pray. It is also an annual opportunity for children to ride their bicycles on deserted streets. Almost all Israeli road traffic stops on Yom Kippur as most of the country’s Jewish majority refrains from driving….
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Fast Forward Palestinian Negotiator Says Trump Will Never Unveil Peace Plan
The United States will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace in the foreseeable future and is instead trying to unilaterally change the terms of reference for any future proposal, a senior Palestinian official said on Saturday. Echoing deep skepticism among the Palestinians, Arab countries and analysts, Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian chief negotiator, said…
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Fast Forward 11-Year-Old Palestinian Killed By Israel As Gaza Protests Rage
Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians — including an 11-year-old boy — and wounded at least 30 others taking part on Friday in weekly protests at the fortified Gaza Strip border, Palestinian medical officials said. The Israeli military said it used force necessary to prevent border breaches by some 12,000 Palestinians who massed at several points near…
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Fast Forward Trump Plans New $65M Cut In Humanitarian Aid To Palestinians
The Trump administration will announce a decision within days to cancel funding for a U.N. agency that supports Palestinian refugees, several people familiar with the decision said on Friday. The administration pledged $60 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in January but withheld another $65 million pending a review. That remaining…
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Fast Forward Alex Jones Must Face Lawsuit By Jewish Sandy Hook Parents
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones lost a bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against him by the parents of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre, according to court documents released on Thursday. Judge Scott Jenkins in Travis County, Texas, where Jones lives, said Jones’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit was “in…
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Fast Forward Israel Demolishes Family Home Of Palestinian Teen Who Killed Israeli
KAUBER, West Bank (Reuters) – The Israeli military on Tuesday demolished the family home of a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank who killed an Israeli in a Jewish settlement a month ago and was shot dead in the attack. Footage distributed by the military showed an armored bulldozer tearing into the one-story structure…
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Fast Forward Thomas Frieden, Ex-CDC Director, Charged With Sex Abuse
Thomas Frieden, a former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was arrested in New York City on Friday on charges of sexual abuse and harassment of a woman last year, the New York Police Department said. Frieden, who also once served as New York City’s health commissioner, turned himself into…
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