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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Insists ‘Sacred Duty’ To Give Speech to Congress
Speaking to a group of American Jewish leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his intention to address Congress next month, despite calls for him to cancel the speech. In a speech Monday night to a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Netanyahu said the March 3 address to a…
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Fast Forward Israel Election Chief Rules Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress Needs Tape Delay
The head of Israel’s election commission acted on Monday to limit any pre-election boost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may get from a March 3 speech to the U.S. Congress in which he will warn of the threat from Iran’s nuclear program. The speech has caused controversy in Israel and the United States, where the Democrats…
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres Refutes Benjamin Netanyahu’s Aliyah Call to Europe Jews
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres repudiated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for embattled European Jews to move en masse to Israel. “Come because you want to live in Israel,” Peres said Sunday night in New York. “Jews can live all over the world,” he said. “Just keep your children Jewish.” Peres did not specifically…
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Fast Forward John Boehner Admits Keeping Netanyahu Speech Secret To Stop White House From ‘Interfering’
John Boehner, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said he kept the White House out of the loop when he invited Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress because he did not want it to interfere. “I wanted to make sure that there was no interference,” Rep. Boehner (R-Ohio), said Sunday in an interview…
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Fast Forward After Copenhagen, Some Jewish Leaders Want Offensive Against Radical Islamists
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Jews in Europe to move to Israel in the wake of an attack on a synagogue in Copenhagen. “Extremist Islamic terrorism has struck Europe again, this time in Denmark. We send our condolences to the Danish people and to the Jewish community in Denmark. Jews have been murdered…
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Fast Forward Mike Huckabee Backs Benjamin Netanyahu Speech During Israel Visit
On a visit to Israel, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee voiced support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s impending address to Congress. Huckabee, a likely 2016 Reublican candidate for president, also dismissed the prospects of ongoing American negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. To prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, he said, America…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Backs Down in Israel Prize Feud
(Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed down in a fight over Israel’s most prestigious arts and sciences award on Friday, saying he would not meddle in the prize days after removing several of its judges for not reflecting “Israeli society.” Netanyahu’s office said he would respect the advice of the attorney-general, who warned against involvement…
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Fast Forward Elie Wiesel Supports to Netanyahu’s Speech as Poll Shows Americans Oppose It
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is lending his support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech to Congress on the dangers of Iran’s nuclear program – an address that has antagonized the White House and divided American Jews. An outspoken New Jersey Orthodox rabbi, Shmuley Boteach, said on Thursday…
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